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Insects are thriving in England's rivers after fall in metal pollution

An analysis of 30 years of monitoring data shows an upward trend in the population of insects and other invertebrates in English rivers, which may be linked to lower levels of zinc and copper

19/05/2023

Stem cells treat diabetes without triggering immune response in mice

The cells could potentially be used to treat range of medical conditions, from heart attacks to cancer, without having to be made from scratch for each person

08/05/2023

Kelp forests capture nearly 5 million tonnes of CO2 annually

Towering underwater kelp forests generate a potential value of $500 billion each year by providing a boost to commercial fishing, as well as nitrogen and carbon removal

18/04/2023

Probiotics shield corals from deadly tissue loss disease

A bacterial treatment for coral stopped or slowed 68 per cent of infections with stony coral tissue loss disease in the lab, and it prevented the spread of the disease as well

06/04/2023

We can suck CO2 from the air and store it in the ocean as baking soda

A copper-based material boosts the effectiveness of the direct air capture process, turning carbon dioxide into sodium bicarbonate through a reaction with seawater

08/03/2023

Loofah-inspired gel purifies contaminated water with warmth of the sun

A material that sucks up water while leaving behind contaminants such as oils, metals and microplastics could help improve water quality in regions without electricity

08/02/2023

AI has designed bacteria-killing proteins from scratch – and they work

An AI was tasked with creating proteins with anti-microbial properties. Researchers then created a subset of the proteins and found some did the job

26/01/2023

Drug clears sleeping sickness parasite from the body in clinical trial

In a small trial, an experimental medicine was 100 per cent effective at ridding the parasite that causes sleeping sickness from the bodies of people with an early to intermediate infection

29/11/2022

Robotic pill that delivers drugs to gut could end insulin injections

A drug-carrying capsule with a motor protects medicines from stomach acid and enzymes before releasing them in the small intestine

28/09/2022

Genetic tweaks to upgrade photosynthesis boost soy yield by a fifth

Researchers have succeeded in making photosynthesis more efficient in soybean plants, in a major breakthrough that will mean less forest has to be cut down to make way for farms

18/08/2022

Saiga antelopes have increased 10-fold after mass die-off in 2015

More than a million large-nose antelopes now roam the Kazakhstan steppe, a big rebound from the 130,000 animals left after a fatal bacterial disease killed half of the population

12/08/2022