CRISPR gene therapy seems to cure dangerous inflammatory condition
Nine out of 10 people who received a new version of a CRISPR-based treatment for a potentially life-threatening inflammatory condition seem to have be
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Rare Australian pink diamonds emerged when a supercontinent broke up
Understanding how the world’s largest-known collection of pink diamonds came to the surface in Australia around 1.3 billion years ago could help us fi
Parkinson’s disease: Exercise may stop crucial neurons from degrading
Regular exercise prevents neurons crucial for movement from degrading in rats with symptoms of Parkinson’s disease, potentially explaining why consist
Hearing aids reduce cognitive decline for people at risk of dementia
Wearing a hearing aid didn’t reduce the rate of cognitive decline among a group of older people when compared with just receiving general health advic
Remnants of the universe’s first stars may have been found
The first stars in our universe may have blown up in relatively weak supernovae, and astronomers believe they have found three clouds of ash remaining
Tiny elusive gecko rediscovered on one of the Galapagos islands
Leaf-toed geckos were thought to be locally extinct on Rabida Island, but the diminutive reptiles have re-emerged after a campaign to eliminate invasi
Special contact lenses let you see infrared light – even in the dark
Nanoparticle-infused contact lenses can transform infrared radiation into different colours of visible light, potentially enabling a new form of night
Fewer than half the calories grown on farms now reach our plates
In 2020, the world produced more than enough calories to feed the global population, but only half of those calories reached people’s plates due to ri
Europe could face weeks of 40°C heat in current worst-case scenario
A perfect storm of conditions priming the atmosphere for extreme heat could result in devastating droughts and deadly temperatures lasting for weeks a
Two-fingered dinosaur used its enormous claws to eat leaves
A dinosaur fossil discovered in Mongolia boasts the largest ever complete claw, but the herbivorous species only used it to grasp vegetation