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Single mum's Nasa internship funded by strangers
A single mother almost missed out on a coveted Nasa internship until strangers stepped in to…
Will India energy pledges lead to CO2 rise?
India’s political parties promise free electricity to farmers and ambitious infrastructure projects. Click here…
Crickets have hit the high street – can they save the planet?
A London food chain is now including insects on its menu but can eating insects help…
Bedbugs survived the dinosaur extinction event
The much-maligned bedbug has been around for 115 million years – since dinosaurs ruled the Earth. …
Artificial life form given 'synthetic DNA'
UK scientists have created an artificial version of the stomach bug E. coli that is based…
Plastic pollution: Flip-flop tide engulfs 'paradise' island
Up to a million shoes are among the tide of plastic debris washed up on an…
Antarctic instability 'is spreading'
Almost a quarter of the West Antarctic Ice Sheet is now unstable, according to a new…
Medieval manuscript code unlocked by Bristol academic
The document stumped Alan Turing and the FBI before being deciphered by a research assistant. …
Snakebites: Like having my hand smashed by a hammer'
The bites are a “hidden” health crisis causing a death every four minutes, says World Health…