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Are genetically modified pig organs the future of transplants?

8 February 2022

Leading surgeon David Cooper talks about the dawn of a new era of transplantation in which organs for human transplants come from genetically modified animals

Chimpanzees spotted apparently using insects to treat their wounds

7 February 2022

Chimps at Loango National Park in Gabon apply small winged insects to their wounds in an apparent form of self-medication, but it is unclear why

Spinal implants let three people who were paralysed walk with support

7 February 2022

People with complete paralysis from the waist down following spinal cord injuries have regained some control over their legs with a spinal implant

Glacier in the Fitz Roy Mountain Range, Los Glaciares National Park, Argentina.

Thin glaciers suggest Andes faces 'peak water' sooner than thought

7 February 2022

A new global analysis suggests glaciers in the Andes contain less ice than we thought – but the glaciers of the Himalayas are thicker

W57KD8 Panting happy dog sitting in a beautiful wildflower patch at St Abbs Head Nature Reserve, Scotland on a hot summer's day

Dog waste may harm nature reserve biodiversity by fertilising the soil

7 February 2022

Dogs’ urine and faeces bring large amounts of nitrogen and phosphorus into suburban nature reserves, which could be harmful to plant biodiversity

This illustration shows the distant Comet Bernardinelli-Bernstein as it might look in the outer Solar System. Comet Bernardinelli-Bernstein is estimated to be about 1000 times more massive than a typical comet, making it arguably the largest comet discovered in modern times. It has an extremely elongated orbit, journeying inward from the distant Oort Cloud over millions of years. It is the most distant comet to be discovered on its incoming path.

Biggest comet from outer solar system ever seen is 137 kilometres wide

4 February 2022

Astronomers have calculated the size of a ‘mega comet’ originating in the Oort Cloud, a cluster of icy bodies that surrounds our solar system

‘VB’ is a new and more infectious variant of HIV – but it is treatable

3 February 2022

The new variant has been found mainly in the Netherlands and it is more infectious, but it can be detected with existing tests and responds to treatment

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First truly isolated black hole detected in interstellar space

3 February 2022

Rogue black holes are usually detected by the matter falling into them, but the first truly isolated black hole has been found because of the way it bends the light of a distant star

El Salvador revamps bitcoin wallet after complaints of theft and fraud

3 February 2022

The Central American country's experimental adoption of bitcoin has been beset by problems including identity theft and missing funds. Now the system is being relaunched with a US company providing the infrastructure

Japanese and English language folk songs evolved in the same way

3 February 2022

Japanese folk songs evolved in the same way as those sung in English even though there are significant cultural differences in musical tone and scales