Those using more than 900 watts and emitting more than 80 decibels are now banned in…
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New research reveals why is yawning so contagious
New research sheds light on why yawns are so contagious.
Clues to why leaves come in many sizes
Scientists are closer to solving one of the big puzzles of the plant world - why…
Otter ‘social learning’ observed in Anglia Ruskin University study
Researchers observe smooth-coated otters watching and learning from each other.
Hyperloop pod breaks own high-speed record
More tests next month might mean the pods for the science-fictional transport system hit 500 km/h
The scientists watching stars being born
This is the largest radio telescope on Earth, 5,000m up in the Atacama Desert. It can…
Amazon study discovers 381 new species in two-year period
Conservation charity WWF warns that the species were found in areas at risk from human activity.
Science funding: Will ‘picking winners’ work?
Why has the government returned to an industrial strategy abandoned in the 1980s?
The animals rescued from war zones
Vet Amir Khalil goes into conflict areas to save the zoo animals left behind.