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Fungus farming by ants has evolved independently in populations separated by the Atlantic Ocean – the latest example was ...

A thin material made from seaweed can handle high temperatures but only takes a few weeks to break down in a composting bin ...

A report from the US Environmental Protection Agency found that routine releases of toxic chemicals were on the rise recently ...

By quickly analysing where and when NBA players take their shots, an artificial intelligence could help their opponents gain an advantage ...

Details of how the UK government is planning to reach net zero by 2050 reveal that the five biggest policy areas include ...

Using a model of a human small intestine, researchers found that microplastics in high-fat foods significantly increase the ...

An explosive filled with gaps can only detonate after a liquid is poured into it, which could make it unusually safe for ...

Observations from five spacecraft over 40 years have shown that as Saturn’s rings slowly disintegrate, the particles fall ...

Simple calculations, such as factoring low numbers, can be made by mixing together differently shaped strands of DNA ...

Mapping the volcanoes of Venus is surprisingly easier than doing the same on Earth, because many of the volcanoes on our ...

Older cells may fail to make proteins or may make proteins that don't function as they should, in a discovery that could lead ...