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Category: Science
Covid-19 news: Pregnant women added to UK’s vaccine pri...
The latest coronavirus news updated every day including coronavirus cases, the latest news, features and interviews from New Scien...
Large deposits of water found on Mars below the surface...
Previous discoveries of water on Mars were limited to the poles or deep underground, but water deposits spotted near the surface a...
Tougher action needed to stop oak-killing moth's spread...
Seven years of concerted action to slow the spread of Oak Processionary Moth have failed to stop its consistent outward expansion ...
Indigenous groups threatened by gold exploration in rem...
Gold mining in the municipality of São Gabriel da Cachoeira would drive deforestation and increase mercury pollution, say ecologis...
Scientists keep inventing ways for pigs to breathe via ...
Flushing trillions of tiny oxygen bubbles through the rectum increases blood oxygen in pigs and could be an alternative to ventila...
Freshwater fish can recover from mercury pollution in j...
Mercury pollution is a major global environmental problem, with small-scale gold mining and coal burning the two biggest sources, ...
Did monkeys really sail the oceans on floating rafts of...
The mystery of how some species colonised new continents is as old as the theory of evolution itself. Now, with fresh clues surfac...
Neanderthals may have cleared a European forest with fi...
When Neanderthals lived at a site called Neumark-Nord in Germany, the region had far fewer trees than surrounding areas, suggestin...
Sticky robot hand inspired by geckos combines delicacy ...
Robotic hands often trade strength for adaptability, but a sticky coating inspired by gecko feet has given this artificial hand a ...
What is Web3 and how will it change the way we use the ...
A new online buzzword has got some people excited, but will Web3 actually change the way we do things online?
Newly hatched gloomy octopuses may seek out light to ca...
Two-millimetre-long gloomy octopus hatchlings move towards a source of light, possibly because it makes it easier to hunt prey
Covid-19 news: Chris Whitty urges caution as UK cases h...
The latest coronavirus news updated every day including coronavirus cases, the latest news, features and interviews from New Scien...