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The EU must take the driver’s seat in fossil fuel-free transport
Transportation is the connective tissue of our society. It brings us prosperity, but also rapidly rising greenhouse gas emissions and other air pollutants, threatening the health of the planet and…
Steep physical decline with age is not inevitable – here’s how strength training can change the trajectory
Raise your hand if you regularly find yourself walking up a flight of stairs. What about carrying heavy bags of groceries? How about picking up your child or grandchild? Most…
In a first, genetically modified silkworms produced pure spider silk
Spider silk is prized for its unrivaled strength and toughness. But figuring out a way to mass-produce it is no easy feat. Spiders cannot be put to work to pump…
First-ever Afterglow of Huge Planetary Collision in Outer Space
Image shows a visualisation of the huge, glowing planetary body produced by a planetary collision. In the foreground, fragments of ice and rock fly away from the collision and will…
Plot Thickens in Hunt for Ninth Planet
Outer reaches of the solar system could harbor another – ninth planet—or evidence modifying laws of gravity. An artist’s impression of a Kuiper Belt object (KBO), located on the outer…
French taxi drivers bring unfair competition case against Uber
Credit: CC0 Public Domain Around 2,480 taxi drivers will embark on another round of their latest legal fight against Uber in Paris on Friday accusing the American giant of unfair…
Most accurate test to date developed to measure biological aging
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain A team of European researchers has developed a new test that can accurately measure biological aging in a clinical setting. The discovery was made while studying…
A new lens on the Universe’s most energetic particles
Newswise — Osaka, Japan – Showers in bathrooms bring us comfort; showers from space bring astrophysicists joy. Osaka Metropolitan University scientists have observed, with their novel method, cosmic-ray extensive air…
