By Michael Le Page Atmospheric CO2 is forecast to rise more than usual due to extreme Australian wildfires Andrew Murry/Getty Images The concentration of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere is what matters when it comes to climate change and the UKs Met Offic…
By Clare Wilson Antibiotic resistant bacteria has previously been found in dust Basak Gurbuz Derman/Getty Images Germophobes look away now. Genes that make bacteria resistant to antibiotics have been found in dust in buildings in a form that could be passe…
By Leah Crane An artist’s impression of SN 2006gy NASA/CXC/M.Weiss The mystery of a strange exploding star spotted in 2006 may finally be solved. At the time it was discovered, the supernova SN 2006gy was the brightest we had seen, and since then researche…
By Press Association and New Scientist staff Description:TIZIANA FABI/AFP via Getty Images Three people are being tested for a coronavirus in Edinburgh, and a fourth possible case is thought to be in Glasgow. If these are confirmed, they may become the firs…
By Donna Lu Thanks to modern imaging and 3D printing, we now know what an ancient Egyptian mummy sounded like. David Howard at Royal Holloway, University of London, and his colleagues have reconstructed the vocal tract of Nesyamun, a priest who lived more t…
By Clare Wilson Snake milking can get messy Kirill Kukhmar/TASS via Getty Images Snake glands have for the first time been grown in the lab as tiny balls of cells called organoids that become filled with venom. It might mean the end of “milking” snakes for…
By James Wong Yarvin Market Journeys / Alamy Stock Photo YOU could be forgiven for thinking we are living in the midst of a nutritional apocalypse. “You’d have to eat 10 tomatoes today to get the same level of nutrients as one in the 1950s,” declared an act…
By Clare Wilson Parents are advised not to give solid food to babies until they reach a certain age Eli Asenova/Getty Images WHEN you have a child with food allergies, the fear of a severe reaction is always there, says Emma Amoscato. “It’s not just mealti…
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