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By Science Correspondent Scientists can now identify individuals with nearly 97% accuracy—just by analyzing how they breathe. In a groundbreaking study published June 12 in Current Biology, researchers from the Weizmann Institute of Science in Israel have shown that each person’s breathing pattern is as unique as a
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By Science Correspondent Innovators at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) are tapping into an abundant and often overlooked source of clean drinking water—the air around us. As pressure mounts on traditional water supplies like rivers and reservoirs, a new solution is emerging that could transform access to safe water
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By Science Correspondent A team of engineers at Massachusetts Institution of Technology (MIT) has developed a new way to produce low-emission hydrogen fuel—using recycled aluminum, seawater, and even a splash of caffeine. Hydrogen is often touted as a clean fuel, but most current production methods rely heavily on fossil
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By Jill Dando News A major crop boost is on ice – literally – as Britain sends hundreds of vegetable seed samples to the Svalbard Global Seed Vault in the Arctic, the world’s ultimate backup for our food future. The UK Vegetable Genebank at the University of Warwick has packed off
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By Science Correspondent Researchers from UCL and Edinburgh Napier University have developed a new method to turn cow dung into a valuable manufacturing material—cellulose—used in products ranging from surgical masks to food packaging. The technique, described in The Journal of Cleaner Production, uses an innovation called ‘pressurised spinning’
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By Jill Dando News Why do cats generally live longer than dogs? New research suggests that longer livespans of mammals like cats could be linked to their bigger brains and more complex immune systems. An international team of scientists led by the University of Bath studied evolutionary differences between mammal
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By Jill Dando News A team of scientists studying dolphins off the coast of Florida has won a $100,000 prize for uncovering new clues about how the animals may communicate with each other. Led by biologist Laela Sayigh from Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, the researchers focused on “non-signature whistles”
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By Science Correspondent Scientists have developed a groundbreaking antivenom that protects against bites from 19 of the world’s most dangerous snakes, including black mambas, king cobras, and taipans. Described on May 2 in the Cell Press journal Cell, the new antivenom combines protective human-derived antibodies with a small molecule
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By Science Correspondent Dame Dr Maggie Aderin called school trips ‘critical for kids’ development’ as she attended the National Space Centre with pupils from Thornhill Community Academy as part of The Hyundai Great British School Trip. The British space scientist and educator interacted with the exhibits alongside the pupils and
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By Science Correspondent Scientists have uncovered the oldest ant ever discovered—a 113-million-year-old “hell ant” fossil found in northeastern Brazil. The find, detailed in Current Biology, reveals new insights into ant evolution and global distribution during the Cretaceous period. Preserved in limestone from the Crato Formation, the fossil belongs to
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By Health Correspondent Researchers at UCL have tested a new scoring system to better assess stroke risk in patients with narrowed arteries caused by atherosclerosis. This tool could help avoid unnecessary surgeries and stent procedures. Atherosclerosis is a common condition where arteries become clogged and hardened by plaque, including in
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By Joel ,16, Jill Dando News Correspondent The Science Museum and UK space company Magdrive are running a competition for children to design a mission patch for Magdrive’s first space test! The winning patch will be used on the Going Rogue mission and shown in the museum’s new
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By Science Correspondent New research from The University of Manchester may reshape our understanding of what happens to the immune system when we fast. Funded by the Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC), the study on mice shows that the brain’s hypothalamus controls how the immune system adapts
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By Science Editor The dirt on astronauts’ boots might one day power space exploration. A study published on April 3 in Device journal shows that solar cells made from simulated Moon dust can efficiently convert sunlight into energy, resist radiation, and reduce the need for bringing heavy materials from Earth.
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By Jill Dando News Despite being prehistoric predator and prey, massive meat-eating and plant-eating dinosaurs drank together from shallow freshwater lagoons on the Isle of Skye, 167 million years ago, according to newly identified tracks. The 131 footprints at Prince Charles’s Point on Skye’s Trotternish Peninsula makes the
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By Science Correspondent NASA has announced the astronauts and cosmonauts selected for the upcoming SpaceX Crew-11 mission to the International Space Station (ISS), marking the 11th crew rotation flight as part of NASA’s Commercial Crew Program. The mission, slated for launch no earlier than July 2025, will feature four