There’s a huge radioactive slab of volcanic granite buried on the moon
A block of granite on the far side of the moon used to be the inside of a volcano –…
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Cancer-killing virus becomes more effective when shielded by bacteria
Virus-based treatments are already approved to treat several types of cancer, and combining them with bacteria could make them even…
Fertiliser can be made from human urine in just a few simple steps
Urine is rich in nitrogen, which is important for plant growth, and now scientists have found an efficient way of…
Foie gras made without force-feeding thanks to molecular mimicry
Scientists have replicated the luxurious mouthfeel of foie gras using the liver and fat of ducks reared and slaughtered normally,…
Is ADHD on the rise? No – but that answer doesn’t tell the whole story
Despite reports of a recent surge in ADHD, a global analysis has found no reliable evidence of an increase in…
Deep pit on moon may be entrance to cave that could act as lunar base
We may have finally found an entry point to the caves hidden beneath the moon’s surface, which could shield future…
Meltwater bursts through Greenland ice in first-of-a-kind eruption
Satellite images reveal how a subglacial lake erupted through the Greenland ice sheet – a phenomenon never witnessed before which…
AI can tell which chateau Bordeaux wines come from with 100% accuracy
A machine-learning algorithm was able to tell which estate 80 Bordeaux red wines came from with 100 per cent accuracy…
Plant skin grafts could result in new kinds of vegetables
A company in the Netherlands says it has perfected a way to create "graft chimeras" with the skin of one…
Watch Mars ‘livestream’ by the European Space Agency – latest updates
The European Space Agency is about to attempt the first ever livestream from another planet - although the distance from…