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Insects on Car Number Plate

Environment

Flying insects splatting on cars have dropped by 60 per cent in UK

A survey finds that between 2004 and 2021 there have been huge declines in the number of insect "splats per mile" on cars in the UK, with the fall particularly bad in England

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The FRAMe Project functional model in comparison to the Fragment A visual and the AMRP X-Ray images. The central large gear-b1 with the four arms is visible. The Fragments of the Mechanism are exhibited in National Archaeological Museum of Athens, Greece.

Space

Ancient computer may have had its clock set to 23 December 178 BC

News

We must recognise science’s unsung global pioneers to alter its future

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We must recognise science’s unsung global pioneers to alter its future

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DJWYNK Molecular Cuisine mango jelly on white background

Humans

How to perform the culinary technique of spherification at home

Regulars

Science needs to address its imagination problem - lives depend on it

Humans

Science needs to address its imagination problem - lives depend on it

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Deep-fried ice cream with caramel sauce

Humans

How to create a delicious deep-fried ice cream dessert

Regulars

Homemade Cucumber Pickles in Jars

Humans

How to perfectly pickle your cucumbers

Regulars

PWBMC4 Multi-coloured biodegradable and compostable paper straws in a cafe in London, UK

Technology

Edible straws made by bacteria are better than paper or plastic ones

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Humans

Snowflake spotters needed to give climate science a boost

Regulars

The secret life of cheese: How marvellous microbes create its flavour

Life

The secret life of cheese: How marvellous microbes create its flavour

We have been making cheese for millennia, but researchers are only now getting to grips with how bacteria, fungi and viruses combine to create its characteristic flavours and textures

Features

Humans

Kenneth Libbrecht interview: A grand unified theory of snowflakes

Features

Technology

Mary Robinette Kowal: An exclusive short story for 91av

Culture

Technology

2021 in review: CRISPR-edited food goes on sale to public

News

Humans

How climate change is shaking up the hops that give beer its flavour

Features