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Your washing machine may not actually rid clothes of harmful bacteria

Washing your clothing on high temperature cycles may not completely disinfect it, researchers have found, because washing machines don't necessarily sustain high enough temperatures

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A six-and-a-half-centimetre snail is one of the rarest animals at the park. The Giant Magnolia Snail had been thought to have been extinct before living specimens were found in southern Vietnam in 2012.Classified as critically endangered, there are thought to be as few as 300 of the left coiling snail in the world with eight at Longleat and just 56 in European zoos and Safari Parks. Keeper Samantha Peeke has been ensuring they settle in and the snails will soon be able to be seen in the Animal Adventure area of the Park.?They are kept in a sterile environment to protect them, and each has an ID tag. We are hoping they will start breeding which will be incredible for the species. Tom_Anders_GiantSnail

Life

A giant snail that lives up to its name

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Environment

Microplastics could be hampering the ocean’s ability to capture carbon

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Mind

Bitter argument breaks out over controversial theory of consciousness

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Technology

Deepfake makers can now evade an unusual detection method

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Health

Our wounds heal slower than the cuts and scrapes of other primates

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Environment

Trump administration jeopardises key report on climate change

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Technology

Reddit users were subjected to AI-powered experiment without consent

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Physics

‘Dark photon’ theory of light aims to tear up a century of physics

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Health

Air filters in classrooms reduce sick days by more than 10 per cent

Putting air filters in classrooms seems to boost student attendance, which may be due to them reducing levels of air pollution, pollen, pathogens or all three

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Society

US plans massive health database to study autism – will it work?

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Chemistry

A new version of the periodic table could change how we measure time

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Earth

Earthquakes could be an overlooked source of underground hydrogen fuel

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Humans

Humans evolved to survive mild burns at the expense of severe ones

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