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Revisited: A Scottish tea mystery, episode two – the list
Science correspondent Nicola Davis investigates the strange story of Tam O’Braan and his attempts to grow tea in Scotland. In episode two of this min…
3 months ago
Revisited: A Scottish tea mystery, episode one – green shoots
Science correspondent Nicola Davis investigates the strange story of Tam O’Braan and his attempts to grow tea in Scotland. In episode one of this min…
3 months ago
Can a world-first gene therapy reverse ageing?
The first person has been treated with a highly anticipated new gene therapy that aims to turn back the clock on ageing cells. The trial is aimed at …
3 months, 1 week ago
Fungi: the invisible force protecting our planet
Scientists often talk about the importance of flora and fauna to the health of our planet, but Dr Toby Kiers, an evolutionary biologist and founder o…
3 months, 1 week ago
Is male testosterone in freefall?
Men’s average testosterone levels have halved over the past 50 years, according to scientists who say society is facing a male fertility crisis. Risi…
3 months, 2 weeks ago
‘A break from scrolling’: how Gen Z fell in love with birding
In the last 50 years, Britain has lost an astonishing 73 million wild birds from its landscape, according to the British Trust for Ornithology. Habit…
3 months, 2 weeks ago
‘Beautiful blobs’: can scientists build life from scratch?
Researchers claim they are closer to creating life from nothing after building tiny, quivering blobs that use lab-made DNA to feed, grow and multiply…
3 months, 3 weeks ago
Reflecting pool algae: the science Trump needs to know
The Lincoln Memorial reflecting pool in Washington DC has hardly been out of the news since April when President Trump vowed to have it renovated, an…
3 months, 3 weeks ago
Nature or nurture: can genes make us behave ‘badly’?
How much do our genes determine about our lives, and could they influence traits like risk-taking, antisocial behaviour or even violence? Ian Sample …
3 months, 4 weeks ago
Extreme heat: is the UK becoming a 40C country?
Met Office forecasters have issued a rare red weather warning for England, with temperatures potentially reaching 40C (104F) in some places. Europe i…
4 months ago