An emotional support sock is the perfect travel companion
21 March 2018
Is your furry friend on the no-fly list? Build a portable pal who knows just when to shout some words of encouragement
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Huge Australian bushfire was caused by unseasonal freak weather
20 March 2018
A fire in New South Wales has destroyed 69 homes, even though Australia’s fire season is over – climate change may be a factor
Craft beer may get cheaper thanks to GM yeast with hoppy flavour
20 March 2018
A genetically engineered yeast makes beer that tastes of hops, without using any hops – and it could make beer cheaper and more environmentally friendly
US and Russia will soon face mega-heatwaves from climate change
19 March 2018
In the coming decades Russia will experience worse heatwaves than the 2010 event, which killed 55,000 people, while the US will bake in the West and Great Lakes regions
Why ancient deer returned to the sea and became whales
19 March 2018
Over the last 250 million years land animals have repeatedly begun exploiting the seas, giving rise to creatures like whales and walruses. The question is why
Bottled water is bad – but microplastics aren’t the reason
16 March 2018
Microplastic particles may taint some bottled water, but the ecological cost of bottles is a better reason to turn on the tap instead
Earthquake AI makes it easier to predict devastation of strikes
16 March 2018
A new computer system can identify seismic activity with twice the accuracy of the current best algorithms and is nearly as good as human experts
Lab-grown pet food promises a wholesome vegan lifestyle for dogs
15 March 2018
Fungi grown in bioreactors might give dogs a vegan lifestyle, but we don’t know if it will be a healthy one
These searing hot chilli peppers are in danger thanks to snakes
15 March 2018
The donne’ sali chilli is a major feature of the cuisine of the Mariana Islands, but thanks to an invasive snake this pepper faces an uncertain future
