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Chemistry

Foie gras made without force-feeding thanks to molecular mimicry

Scientists have replicated the luxurious mouthfeel of foie gras using the liver and fat of ducks reared and slaughtered normally, avoiding the controversial techniques involved in traditional production

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Technology

Ex-UK cyber chief says asking Apple to break encryption was ‘naive’

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Technology

Smartphones may be beneficial to children – if they avoid social media

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Environment

Floating wood could help us refreeze the Arctic seas

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Environment

Even moderate CO2 emissions could lead to 7°C of warming by 2200

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Chemistry

Water can turn into a superacid that makes diamonds

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Environment

Greenland has gained over 1600 km of new coastline as glaciers retreat

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Life

Bizarre fossil may have been an entirely new type of life

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Space

NASA has made the first radio telescope observations on the moon

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A classroom decorated to resemble a woodland as part of a myopia trial in a school in Lijiang in Yunnan province, China

Health

Classrooms decorated like woodlands seem to slow myopia progression

Spending a lot of time outdoors may be the best way to prevent myopia, or delay its progression, but this isn't always practical. Now, research suggests that bringing the outside in may be a valid workaround

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Space

German company set for first commercial rocket launch from Europe

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Humans

A radical new idea for how our ancestors invented stone tools

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Humans

Relics in Tutankhamun’s tomb hint he invented elaborate burial rites

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Life

Monkeys choose babysitters based on who has more parenting experience

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