Blood from umbilical cord may help fix your brain after a stroke
21 May 2018
Ten people have received infusions of umbilical cord blood days after having a stroke, and they seem to have recovered better than would normally be expected
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Grape skins and stems can be turned into a greener plastic
18 May 2018
Someday you might buy wine in a plastic bottle made from the same grapes. Their skins, stems, and seeds can be used to make plastic that lasts longer
Stunning first image sent back by NASA’s planet-hunter satellite
18 May 2018
The beauty of the skies is on display in this incredible image, the first sent back by NASA’s Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite on its way past the moon
New algorithm can help spot faked photos before they go viral
18 May 2018
Faked pictures can make very powerful propaganda if they get widely shared. A new algorithm aims to weed out doctored images before they spread
Ape ‘midwives’ spotted helping female bonobos give birth
18 May 2018
When female bonobos went into labour, other females gathered around to keep them safe, swatting away flies and even seemingly trying to catch the baby as it emerged
The way toddlers waddle can teach robot footballers how to play
18 May 2018
A robot football team trained to mimic how infants walk comprehensively beat others trained on geometric walking patterns
A third of ‘protected’ nature zones are quietly being ruined
17 May 2018
The world’s nations have set up 200,000 protected areas in which nature is supposed to flourish, but in many cases the protection is pretty much theoretical
Someone is wrecking the ozone layer again. They must be stopped
17 May 2018
For the health of our planet, and ourselves, we must find and foil those who breach crucial environmental treaties, says Lesley Evans Ogden
Harsh: Europe's cannabis died just as the first farmers arrived
17 May 2018
Cannabis – the source of the drug marijuana – virtually disappeared from Europe just as farmers arrived, so they didn’t get the chance to grow it for another 4500 years
Drones plus AI help to spot sick trees and plants in time
17 May 2018
Drones fitted with multispectral cameras are scanning forests for beetle attack, and orchards and vineyards for signs of disease before it’s too late
