Gas-filled black balloons create eerie floating worlds
16 August 2017
Artist Tadao Cern's pairs of helium and air-filled balloons floating in glass tanks show just how easily scientific principles can be turned into art
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Goldfish go months without oxygen by making alcohol inside cells
11 August 2017
Goldfish and crucian carp have evolved enzymes that turn carbohydrates into alcohol when no oxygen is available – helping the fish survive in ice-locked pools
Type 1 diabetes may be halted by experimental immunotherapy
9 August 2017
For the first time, an immunotherapy approach for treating type 1 diabetes has been found to be safe, and it seems to stop the condition from getting worse
Ancient skull belonged to a cousin of the ape common ancestor
9 August 2017
A 13-million-year-old skull found in Kenya provides the best evidence yet for the African origins of the ancient species that gave rise to all living apes
Penguin tail feathers reveal secrets of where they swim for food
8 August 2017
Conservationists need to track penguin populations, but tagging hundreds of birds is impractical. A technique borrowed from forensics offers a solution
Tackling resistant malaria may fuel antimicrobial resistance
7 August 2017
Diagnostic testing is helping to fight the rise of drug-resistant malaria with an unfortunate side effect – it’s making more people take unnecessary antibiotics
It took 2000 years to make seed for America's famous 'corn belt'
3 August 2017
Maize reached the southern US 4000 years ago, but wasn’t farmed in cooler areas until 2000 years later – because it took that long to develop cool-hardy strains
CRISPR skin grafts could replace insulin injections for diabetes
3 August 2017
Skin grafts of gene-edited cells have boosted insulin levels in mice, and protected them from gaining weight and developing diabetes under a high-fat diet
