SCIENCE

Floating wood could help us refreeze the Arctic seas

Sea ice coverage in the Arctic has rapidly declined due to global warmingArterra Picture Library / Alamy Modified floating wood…

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Why it would be utter madness to stop funding mRNA vaccine technology

Moderna’s covid-19 vaccine uses mRNA technologyImago/Alamy This week, researchers in the US were told to remove all references to mRNA…

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The world’s climate is in uncharted territory, warns major report

Meltwater runs off the Bråsvellbreen Glacier in the Norwegian archipelago of SvalbardSebnem Coskun/Anadolu via Getty Images Unprecedented levels of ocean…

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The surprising new idea behind what sparked life on Earth

Sparks between water droplets may have started life as we know itShutterstock/Perry Correll The first molecules necessary for life on…

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The 13 drugs and supplements that could slow brain ageing

Our actual age can differ from the age our brain appears to beJulien Tromeur / Alamy Seven genes have been…

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Thousands join Stand Up for Science rallies across the US

Stand Up for Science rally in Washington Square Park in New York City on 7 MarchJames Dinneen Thousands of people…

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Intuitive Machines: Athena lander reached the moon – but seems to have fallen over

The IM-2 mission in low lunar orbitIntuitive Machines Intuitive Machines’ Athena lander has made it to the moon, but it…

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US military wants to grow giant biological structures in space

DARPA envisions growing structures hundreds of metres longScience Photo Library / Alamy Stock Photo The US military is brainstorming ways…

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US scientists rebuild climate risk map deleted from government site

The FEMA map detailed how climate change could affect the risk of various hazards across the USAndrii Biletskyi/Alamy Researchers in…

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Hunter-gatherers get less sleep than people in industrial societies

Members of the Himba community in Namibia get just 5.5 hours of sleep a night on averageNick Fox / Alamy…

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