Not far from the hallowed spires and research labs of Oxford University, two workers in overalls and hard hats are searching for air travel’s “holy grail” – climate-friendly airline fuel…
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Is the world’s big idea for greener air travel a flight of fancy?
This is the starting point for Europe’s lofty dreams of greener air travel – a collection point in Malaysia for greasy plastic bottles filled with discarded frying oil, thousands of…
High levels of antihistamine drugs can reduce fitness gains, study finds
Credit: Journal of Applied Physiology (2025). DOI: 10.1152/japplphysiol.00687.2024 For some, the word “histamine” might evoke thoughts of seasonal allergies: runny noses, scratchy throats and itchy eyes. But the molecule also…
Puberty blockers do not cause problems with sexual functioning in transgender adults, study finds
Credit: CC0 Public Domain During puberty, all kinds of hormonal changes take place in the body, which lead to the development of external sexual characteristics, such as breast growth, a…
Study reveals East Asia’s earliest gold-inlaid spear sheath
In 1954, a bronze spear sheath dating from Japan’s Kofun period (AD 300–538) was found beneath a rock on Okinoshima, a sacred island located off the coast of Munakata, Fukuoka.…
A new tool predicts when users will reject a new technology
If you can predict that a new technology will not be adopted, then there is a lot of money to be saved. Sarang Shaikh and colleagues have developed a tool…
Cache of military helmets from both World Wars discovered during roadworks
Road construction works in the Polish city of Wroclaw have unearthed an unusual cache of military objects from WWI and WWII. The discovery was made on Koszarowa Street, coincidently just…
Engineers simulate lunar lighting for Artemis III moon landing
NASA engineers inside the Flat Floor Facility at Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Alabama, mimic lander inspection and assessment tasks future Artemis astronauts may do during Artemis III. Lights…
