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Help cancer research by playing the GENIGMA phone puzzle game

Technology

Help cancer research by playing the GENIGMA phone puzzle game

DNA becomes disordered inside cancer cells, and playing GENIGMA on your smartphone will help researchers discover the dangerous forms DNA can fold into, says Layal Liverpool

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strawberries growing in vintage enamel bowl on painted green chair

Humans

How to grow strawberries and protect them from slugs

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HDKGGA Milky Way. Night sky with stars and silhouette of a man

Space

The sky-measuring trick that every stargazer should know

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Deep-fried ice cream with caramel sauce

Humans

How to create a delicious deep-fried ice cream dessert

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Life

Identify local wildlife and aid research with the iNaturalist app

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Plastic bottle cloches protecting lettuce and pea shoots

Humans

Protect your plants from cold snaps with home-made cloches

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2DC4CH7 Closeup of the double cluster of Perseus constellation, with many stars as background in the deep space, taken with my telescope.

Space

How to spot the Double Cluster and the Carina Nebula this week

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Homemade Cucumber Pickles in Jars

Humans

How to perfectly pickle your cucumbers

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Help discover the origins of meteor showers by spotting shooting stars

Space

Help discover the origins of meteor showers by spotting shooting stars

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Brassica oleracea - Early purple sprouting broccoli covered in frost in a vegetable garden

Humans

Winter is purple sprouting broccoli's time to shine

The brassica family boasts a dizzying variety of forms, but purple sprouting broccoli may be the best of them all, says Clare Wilson

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Space

Find the most distant galaxy visible to the naked eye

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Humans

Snowflake spotters needed to give climate science a boost

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Humans

How to make a beautiful gingerbread house that won't fall down

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Environment

It’s time to tuck your plants into a compost bed for winter

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