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23/07/2024
Scottish wildcats bred in captivity are to be released into the wild for the first time in a bid to save the critically endangered species, it has been announced.
24/03/2023
For decades, researchers had suspected that the seemingly random dots and stripes on cave paintings across Europe contained a hidden meaning, yet they were unable to decipher them.
05/01/2023
Pine martens are making a comeback in the south of England after scientists found evidence they are breeding in the New Forest. The cat-sized predator is a relative of stoats and otters and was once widespread across Britain before hunting drove…
01/12/2022
Haemophiliacs could receive a single injection to cure the faulty gene that causes the disease, a University College London (UCL) study suggests There are around 6,000 people in the UK with haemophilia, a genetic condition which disproportionately…
20/07/2022
A psychedelic chemical found in magic mushrooms is safe to give to people in small doses, early research suggests. The findings from King’s College London are based on a trial which gave 60 people psilocybin in either a 10 or 25 milligram dose.
04/01/2022
A genetic “Swiss army knife” has been created which could treat incurable hereditary diseases such as cystic fibrosis, sickle cell anaemia and Parkinson’s. The technology is an improvement on the ground-breaking Crispr gene-editing procedure first…
03/09/2021
A novel material, dubbed 'vegan spider silk', has been created by researchers at the University of Cambridge and may be a long-term replacement for single-use plastic.
10/06/2021
Swallowable cameras the size of capsules will be given to NHS patients in a “sci-fi” bid to check for cancer. Taking more than 57,000 pictures as they work through the digestive system, the disposable devices are intended to replace complicated and…
11/03/2021
The UK's population of cranes has reached its highest level for more than 400 years, conservationists have said.
22/04/2020
Food can be eaten for up to six months after the best-before date and weeks beyond its use-by date, according to consumer watchdogs.
06/04/2020
British medics say they have achieved results “beyond our wildest dreams” in efforts to treat the most serious form of haemophilia.
05/01/2020