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By Science Correspondent Urban canals can cut nearby temperatures by more than 2°C during heatwaves, potentially offering millions of people a natural way to escape the worst of summer heat, new research has found. A study by researchers at The University of Manchester found that canals reduce daytime temperatures
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By Science Correspondent University of Warwick researchers are helping develop new technology that could give vegetable growers an earlier warning when damaging pests appear in their crops. The TRACER-Pest project is working on an automated system that uses artificial intelligence to monitor pests in onion and brassica crops. The
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By Science Correspondent A new edible coating made from seaweed could help keep strawberries fresher for longer, reducing food waste and cutting the need for refrigeration. Researchers at the University of British Columbia have developed the clear coating using agar – a natural ingredient derived from red seaweed that's
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By Science Correspondent A giant glacier that once carved its way through the eastern Himalayas almost 100 kilometres long has had its remarkable history revealed by an international team of scientists. Researchers led by the University of Manchester have reconstructed the glacier's journey over tens of thousands of
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By Science Correspondent Scientists develop stretchy fibre that can be turned back into new clothing again and again. Scientists at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) have developed a new type of recyclable yarn that could help reduce the millions of tonnes of clothing sent to landfill every year. The
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By Science Correspondent Time Team is heading back to one of Britain's most important archaeological sites after a mysterious underground feature was discovered beneath the Ness of Brodgar in Orkney. The new excavation follows the discovery of a large circular anomaly during ground-penetrating radar surveys carried out
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By Science Correspondent Scientists have found a way to monitor emperor penguins during Antarctica's dark winter for the first time, using satellite radar technology that works without sunlight. The breakthrough could help researchers better understand how emperor penguin populations are changing as climate change continues to affect Antarctic
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By Science Correspondent UK scientists and companies, including a team from University of Leicester, are playing a key role in a major international mission launched to improve understanding of how Earth is protected from the Sun. The Solar wind Magnetosphere Ionosphere Link Explorer (SMILE) mission launched aboard a Vega-C
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By Ethan Cooke, Good News Post Correspondent Playing with the grandkids is a sweet affair until, suddenly, you find yourself plunged into the grass, sore legs following. Has one of the adolescent rascals pushed you over, or is it something more unfortunate? The latter, it seems. The deterioration of knee
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By Health Correspondent Scientists at the University of Bristol say they have discovered a new way to detect the earliest signs of heart and kidney disease using a simple blood test. The research, published in Nature Communications, focuses on damage to tiny blood vessels that can occur long before serious
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By Science Correspondent Scientists have developed a faster, lower-cost way to study viruses that could one day help treat infections where antibiotics no longer work. A research team at the University of Leicester has created a new method to analyse bacteriophages — viruses that infect and destroy harmful bacteria — more
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By Science Correspondent A team of international scientists has developed a powerful new way to track where soybeans are grown—offering a major step forward in tackling one of the world’s leading causes of deforestation. Researchers from the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, World Forest ID, the University of Sheffield
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By Health Correspondent Scientists say an existing type of drug could one day help treat a rare form of vascular dementia, after new research revealed how the disease damages blood vessels in the brain. The study, led by the University of Manchester with support from the University of Leicester, looked
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By Science Correspondent British scientists, including a team from Space Park Leicester, have launched microscopic worms to the International Space Station (ISS) in a groundbreaking experiment aimed at improving understanding of long-duration space travel. The project, led by the University of Exeter and built by the University of Leicester
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By Science Correspondent Dogs may have been man’s best friend far earlier than scientists once believed, after a major breakthrough study pushed back their origins by more than 5,000 years. Researchers, including experts from UCL, have uncovered genetic evidence showing dogs were living alongside humans around 15,800
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By Health Correspondent Could the secret to living beyond 100 be hidden in your blood? Scientists in Switzerland have discovered that people who live past 100 may have blood that behaves more like someone decades younger. The study, carried out by researchers at the University of Geneva and University of