Scientists

Siblings with unique genetic change help scientists progress drug search for type 1 diabetes

Two siblings who have the only known mutations in a key gene anywhere in the world have helped scientists gain…

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Scientists create octopus survival guide to minimize impacts of fishing

Octopuses have been around for hundreds of millions of years, but did you know that most only live for a…

2 years ago

Scientists close in on TB blood test which could detect millions of silent spreaders

Scientists have taken a major step towards developing a blood test that could identify millions of people who spread tuberculosis…

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Scientists propose new theory that explains sand ripples on Mars and on Earth

Sand ripples are fascinating. They are symmetrical, yet wind -- which causes them -- is very much not. Furthermore, they…

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Gulf corals still suffering more than a decade after Deepwater Horizon oil spill, scientists report

Deep-water corals in the Gulf of Mexico are still struggling to recover from the devastating Deepwater Horizon oil spill in…

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Scientists reveal why blueberries are blue

Tiny external structures in the wax coating of blueberries give them their blue colour, researchers at the University of Bristol…

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Scientists see an ultra-fast movement on surface of HIV virus

As the HIV virus glides up outside a human cell to dock and possibly inject its deadly cargo of genetic…

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Scientists design a two-legged robot powered by muscle tissue

Compared to robots, human bodies are flexible, capable of fine movements, and can convert energy efficiently into movement. Drawing inspiration…

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Google DeepMind Scientists Said to Be in Talks to Leave and Form AI Startup

A pair of scientists at Google DeepMind, the Alphabet artificial intelligence division, have been talking with investors about forming an…

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The heat is on: Scientists discover southern Africa’s temps will rise past the rhinos’ tolerance

Southern Africa contains the vast majority of the world's remaining populations of both black and white rhinoceroses (80% and 92%,…

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