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GMO photosynthesis breakthrough: Genetically-tweaked food crops harness sunlight 20% more efficiently
Researchers developed a way to make photosynthesis - the natural process that all plants use to convert sunlight energy into ...
New evidence refutes ‘lab-leak’ theory of COVID-19 origins
Scientists say there is "compelling evidence" that Wuhan's Huanan seafood and wildlife market was at the center of the Covid-19 ...
The mind-bending effects of speaking multiple languages
It turns out that when a multilingual person wants to speak, the languages they know can be active at the ...
Viewpoint: Are reports that organic farming led to Sri Lanka’s economic collapse overblown?
Sri Lanka is now in the worst economic crisis they have seen in decades, schools are closed, fuel is in ...
Gum disease and tooth loss have been largely overlooked as risk factors for dementia
A close link is emerging between oral health and some of the world's most pressing diseases, including cardiovascular disease, diabetes ...
UK split: Here’s why England and Scotland are going in different directions in regulating agricultural gene editing
The UK government has introduced a Genetic Technology (Precision Breeding) Bill which would set different rules from the EU following ...
Where did the Black Death begin? DNA in ancient teeth provide clues
Researchers believe they have discovered the origins of the Black Death, more than 600 years after it killed tens of ...
Swimming’s global oversight body bans trans women swimmers from elite events if they went through male puberty
Fina, swimming's world governing body, has voted to stop transgender athletes from competing in women's elite races if they have ...
‘Unnatural selection’: How humans are altering the evolution of other animals
The bouncing orange specks could be popcorn dancing on a hot plate. But there's something odd about how they move ...
Humans sleep a lot more than other primates. Here’s an evolutionary explanation why
On dry nights, the San hunter-gatherers of Namibia often sleep under the stars. They have no electric lights or new ...
Human brains are a lot smaller than they were 3,000 years ago – and studying ant brains may explain why
Your ancestors had bigger brains than you. Several thousand years ago, humans reached a milestone in their history – the ...
‘A social construct with no biological reality’: Breaking down hymen myths
The belief that the hymen provides physical "proof" of sexual history is the premise of virginity testing, a practice condemned ...
Most humans eat three meals a day. Is that what’s best for our health?
Intermittent fasting, where you restrict your food intake to an eight-hour window, is becoming a huge area of research. Giving our ...
One year along, long COVID still plagues victims and confounds scientists
The core experience of long Covid revolves around the unholy trinity of fatigue, brain fog and muscle pain. But there is ...
Even mild COVID can cause visible changes in the brain
Catching Covid may cause changes to the brain, a study suggests. Scientists found significant differences in MRI (magnetic resonance imaging) ...
Study challenges health orthodoxy: Vegetable-rich diet alone does not reduce heart disease risk
Vegetables may be good for you, but eating a lot of them is unlikely to reduce your risk of a ...
‘Double sleeping’: Did the industrial revolution end humans’ proclivity to sleep in two shifts?
In the 17th Century, a night of sleep went something like this. From as early as 21:00 to 23:00, those ...
‘Mission to find the perfect tomato’: Gene editing brings us antioxidant-rich, high-yielding varieties
The bushy tangle of elongated leaves and small red fruits were characteristic of a wild species of tomato plant native ...
Could eating cheese and other dairy products cause disturbing dreams?
Eating cheese late at night, the rumour goes, will give you strange dreams. As far back as 1964, a researcher ...
Israel has vaccinated more than half of children aged 12 to 15. What can we learn from this endeavor?
As more and more countries around the world are beginning to offer Covid-19 vaccines for children over 12, Israel offers ...
More than domestication: Simply sharing environments with humans has radically altered the behavior of many animal species
Humans have a long history of domesticating animals, a process that has spanned thousands of years. Charles Darwin was the ...
No more coffee or chocolate? Climate change could turn many everyday foods into rare luxuries
While historically certain foods such as coffee, chocolate and spices were luxury items, today these foods are supermarket staples in ...
WHO greenlights historic malaria vaccine rollout in Africa — although efficacy is limited
Malaria has been one of the biggest scourges on humanity for millennia and mostly kills babies and infants. Having a ...
Less than half of cultures around the world indulge in romantic lip kissing — a uniquely human endeavor
Less than half of all societies kiss with their lips, according to a study of 168 cultures from around the ...
The painful life of a long COVID victim
Most days I wake up in pain and go to bed with pain. I have vertigo, migraines and blurred vision ...
How AI could supercharge the development of new drugs
Understanding the shapes of proteins is critical for advancing medicine, but until now, only a fraction of these have been ...
CRISPR can alter an embryo’s genes forever. What happens when there are ‘mistakes’?
[He Jiankui] made the first genetically modified babies in the history of humankind. After 3.7 billion years of continuous, undisturbed ...
Dark web: COVID vaccines and fake vaccine passports for sale
Covid-19 vaccines, vaccine passports and faked negative test papers are being sold on the darknet. Prices range between $500 (£360) ...
