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Category: Science
Mystery microbes have been lurking unsuspected in most ...
Corals are full of symbiotic organisms but biologists have found a new form of microbe that doesn't seem to benefit its hosts
Leaf-inspired material makes different liquids flow in ...
Inspired by a type of spiky evergreen leaf, researchers have come up with a material that forces different fluids to flow in oppos...
Here are the Astronomy Photographer of the Year winners
These images of the sun, the moon and the planets of the solar system took some of the top prizes in this year’s Astronomy Photogr...
Smart reporting tool could combat fake news on encrypte...
Messaging apps that use end-to-end encryption, such as WhatsApp, make it hard to tackle disinformation, but a smart reporting tool...
Jaguars face major threat from Amazon deforestation and...
Prospects for South America's biggest wild cat are likely to get worse in the short term unless the Brazilian government strengthe...
Sharon Peacock interview: How we track down new coronav...
Sharon Peacock leads a group of researchers who started sequencing the genome of the coronavirus in March 2020 and identified the ...
Piles of animal dung reveal the location of an ancient ...
Analysis of fossilised faeces from rock hyraxes shows that the extremely dry area of Wadi Sana in Yemen was once a lush oasis
Ancient spiders locked in amber died looking after thei...
Modern spiders are known to be devoted parents, and ancient spiders trapped in 99-million-year-old amber seem to have cared for th...
New climate plans fall far short of limiting global war...
The gap between the emissions reductions needed for 1.5°C and countries' pledges has closed by up to 15 per cent - but Climate Act...
Younger generations are the most fatalistic about clima...
A survey carried out by New Scientist and King’s College London shows that just one in five Baby Boomers say there is no point in ...
Covid-19 news: England could see 2000 to 7000 hospitali...
The latest coronavirus news updated every day including coronavirus cases, the latest news, features and interviews from New Scien...
Bin tax in England could help the UK meet net zero clim...
Stalled recycling rates in England could be lifted through a bin tax, giving people a financial incentive to send less waste to la...