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Most people with covid-19 are still infectious after five days

Most people with covid-19 are still infectious after five...

One quarter of people are still infectious seven days after symptoms begin, and...

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Quantum computer made of 6 super-sized atoms could imitate the brain

Quantum computer made of 6 super-sized atoms could imitate...

Simulations of a quantum computer made of six rubidium atoms suggest it could run...

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People with half a brain removed do well at face and word recognition

People with half a brain removed do well at face and word...

Adults who had the left or right hemisphere of their brain removed as children to...

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A large nuclear war could leave 5 billion people without enough to eat

A large nuclear war could leave 5 billion people without...

The after-effects of nuclear war would be catastrophic for agriculture. Simulations...

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AI that recommends diets based on the microbiome relieves constipation

AI that recommends diets based on the microbiome relieves...

People with chronic constipation who ate an AI-recommended diet for six weeks had...

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Zephyr solar-powered drone smashes record with 2-month-long flight

Zephyr solar-powered drone smashes record with 2-month-long...

The Airbus Zephyr S, a military reconnaissance aircraft, has more than doubled the...

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Using propane in air conditioners could prevent 0.1°C of warming

Using propane in air conditioners could prevent 0.1°C of...

There are expected to be 3.7 billion air conditioners in operation by 2050. Using...

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Faint distant galaxies spotted by JWST may be closer than they appear

Faint distant galaxies spotted by JWST may be closer than...

Because of a calibration update for one of the James Webb Space Telescope’s main...

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Simple chemistry can recycle polystyrene into more valuable products

Simple chemistry can recycle polystyrene into more valuable...

UV light plus aluminium chloride as a catalyst can break down polystyrene so that...

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Millimetre-wave beams could give us access to deep geothermal energy

Millimetre-wave beams could give us access to deep geothermal...

Optimised for fusion research, millimetre-wave beam technology could be adapted...

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Am I Normal? review: Deep-dive sets us straight on our need for norms

Am I Normal? review: Deep-dive sets us straight on our...

When it comes to human physiology, behaviour and social interaction, it is time...

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Ants are under attack from outsiders in these intimate photos

Ants are under attack from outsiders in these intimate...

These images, taken from new book The Guests of Ants, reveal the behaviour of myrmecophiles,...

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What Alaska's record-breaking wildfires mean for the Arctic's future

What Alaska's record-breaking wildfires mean for the Arctic's...

Wildfires in Alaska have already burned more than three times as much territory...

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Half of Buenos Aires’s methane emissions may come from one landfill

Half of Buenos Aires’s methane emissions may come from...

Around of a fifth of global methane emissions come from rotting landfills. Satellites...

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Vegetarian women have 33 per cent higher risk of breaking a hip

Vegetarian women have 33 per cent higher risk of breaking...

A large study tracking women in the UK finds that vegetarians have a higher risk...

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With drought in England more frequent, how can it keep water flowing?

With drought in England more frequent, how can it keep...

A growing population and climate change means the UK needs to consider long-term...