A new study published on 27 August in Nature Climate Change has shown that elevated carbon dioxide (CO2) levels in the atmosphere are affecting the nutrient content of staple crops,
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How are human and animal brains different? A newly discovered cell type may offer some clues
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A new study published in Nature Neuroscience on 27 August, led by Prof Ed Lein and his team from the University of Szeged in Szeged, Hungary along with colleagues from
Latest breakthrough in lithium-oxygen technology brings more powerful rechargeable batteries one step closer to reality
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The key to longer-range electric cars, smartphones that last several days without charging, and long-term storage of renewable energy that could be used on demand by the grid may be the
In a guidance note published on 23 August, the UK government has laid bare some of the potential consequences that crashing out of the EU with no deal will have
New insights on obesity: Burning the midnight oil and other neurological factors could be contributing to weight gain
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Two separate studies published this week have shed some light onto why some people seem to have more trouble losing weight than others. One study published on 22 August in
How climate change is affecting global forests: bigger trees are producing more light scattering compounds but may be soaking up less CO2
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Climate change is causing longer growing seasons that produce bigger trees but they may be soaking up less carbon dioxide (CO2). A study slated for publication later this year in
Quantum Computing is still many years away, however, a new paper published on 20 August in Nature Photonics has just made a huge leap towards turning the concept into reality
After 13 long years, scientists have achieved the once ‘impossible’ task of mapping the genome of wheat. Wheat is the most widely grown crop worldwide and is essential for food
A new study published on August 15 in Nature suggests that alternatives to harmful neonicotinoid pesticides may be just as harmful to bumble bees. New sulfoximine-based pesticides were touted as
A new study published on August 16 in the American Journal of Psychiatry has found that pregnant women exposed to the insecticide dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane, commonly known as DDT, are at a