Grisly photo of a zombie fungus bursting from a fly wins competition
This dramatic image of the fruiting bodies of a parasitic fungus erupting from a fly’s body won Roberto García Roa the top prize in the BMC Ecology and Evolution image…
Nomad Century review: a bold plan to manage climate migration
Gaia Vince’s new book, Nomad Century: How to survive the climate upheaval, argues that mass migration caused by Earth’s climate crisis could be turned into a plus. Could her plan…
UK toilets and showers will need water efficiency labels by 2025
Water-efficiency labels will be introduced in the UK for new toilets, taps, showers, dishwashers, washing machines and washer-dryers in the hope of creating water and energy bill savings Environment 2…
Insulin-blocking protein may be the secret to queen ants’ long lives
Indian jumping ant queens live nine times longer than worker females in the same colony, which may be due to insulin-blocking proteins they produce once they begin reproduction Life 1…
Meta AI can tell which words you hear by reading your brainwaves
The company behind Facebook has created an AI that could one day be used to help nonverbal people better communicate Technology 1 September 2022 By Matthew Sparkes Are you thinking…
Battery made of crab shell and zinc is rechargeable and biodegradable
A zinc battery made using a compound from crab shells can be recharged at least 1000 times and can biodegrade or be recycled at the end of its life Technology…
Quantum magnet is billions of times colder than interstellar space
A magnet made out of ytterbium atoms is only a billionth of a degree warmer than absolute zero. Understanding how it works could help physicists build high-temperature superconductors Physics 1…
Bioengineered plants help produce moth pheromones for pest control
Pheromones are often used by farmers for controlling pest insects but the chemical process for producing them is expensive. A method for making them using bioengineered oil plants could be…
US authorises the use of dual-variant covid-19 vaccine boosters
The US Food and Drug Administration authorised the use of versions of Moderna and Pfizer/BioNTech covid-19 vaccines that target both the original virus and two omicron subvariants Health 1 September…
AI that can see pain in a mouse’s face could aid drug development
A new artificial intelligence that monitors mice grimaces to score their pain from 0 to 8 may help researchers judge the effectiveness of a new pain-relieving treatment Health 1 September…