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Pancreatic cancer linked to disrupted circadian clocks in cells

Pancreatic cancer linked to disrupted circadian clocks...

Circadian clock genes in almost all our cells follow regular 24-hour patterns, but...

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Inside an insect farm: Are mealworms a sustainable meat alternative?

Inside an insect farm: Are mealworms a sustainable meat...

The French biotech company Ÿnsect plans to open 15 mealworm factories by 2030. We...

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Lizards that survived wildfires are more alert to the sound of flames

Lizards that survived wildfires are more alert to the sound...

Western fence lizards that experience wildfire learn that fire is a major threat,...

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Breakaway iceberg raises concerns over Antarctica’s 'doomsday glacier'

Breakaway iceberg raises concerns over Antarctica’s 'doomsday...

A massive iceberg that has been stuck on the seafloor in front of the Thwaites glacier...

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Why we shouldn't attribute human motivations to animals like bees

Why we shouldn't attribute human motivations to animals...

Anthropomorphising animals such as chimps, dolphins and bees will stifle scientific...

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The worst-case climate scenarios are no longer plausible today

The worst-case climate scenarios are no longer plausible...

Ten years ago, we feared that catastrophic global warming of between 4°C and 5°C...

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Attention Span review: A welcome injection of evidence

Attention Span review: A welcome injection of evidence

Gloria Mark has studied distraction since 2004. Her first book is a valuable guide...

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NASA picture is best yet of a permanently shadowed region on the moon

NASA picture is best yet of a permanently shadowed region...

The new ShadowCam instrument has sent its first image back from lunar orbit, showing...

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The Milky Way seems to be missing nearly half of its regular matter

The Milky Way seems to be missing nearly half of its regular...

Measurements of a blast of radio waves passing through our galaxy have shown that...

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JWST has taken astonishing images of debris orbiting a nearby star

JWST has taken astonishing images of debris orbiting a...

NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope has observed a glowing disc of debris left over...

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Anti-wrinkle patch uses microneedle injections to restore skin

Anti-wrinkle patch uses microneedle injections to restore...

A skin patch with microneedles that inject mRNA reduced wrinkles in mice with UV-damaged...

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2022 Tonga eruption means we may hit 1.5°C of global warming earlier

2022 Tonga eruption means we may hit 1.5°C of global warming...

The massive eruption of a Tongan volcano in January 2022 has made it more likely...

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Vaginal swabs could be used to predict likelihood of preterm births

Vaginal swabs could be used to predict likelihood of preterm...

We often don't know the causes of preterm birth – but analysing metabolic substances...

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One brain network may be involved in six mental health conditions

One brain network may be involved in six mental health...

Depression, anxiety, schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, addiction and obsessive-compulsive...

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Largest flower found in amber was frozen in time millions of years ago

Largest flower found in amber was frozen in time millions...

This beautiful flower was trapped in amber between 33 million and 38 million years...

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Should schools ban ChatGPT or embrace the technology instead?

Should schools ban ChatGPT or embrace the technology instead?

School districts and universities are banning the ChatGPT AI that writes in a human-like...