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D413MM Roof windows under snow during winter.

Technology

Smart windows keep heat in during winter and let it out in summer

Radiative cooling means ordinary windows aren't very effective at keeping buildings warm or cool as required, but modified windows could help save energy

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Hiroshi Ezura, a professor of genetic engineering at the University of Tsukuba, with his genome edited tomato plant (Naoki Shoji).

Technology

2021 in review: CRISPR-edited food goes on sale to public

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Snowflake spotters needed to give climate science a boost

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The secret life of cheese: How marvellous microbes create its flavour

Life

The secret life of cheese: How marvellous microbes create its flavour

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Six pointed snowflake

Humans

Kenneth Libbrecht interview: A grand unified theory of snowflakes

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S0J9ED Cascade hops fresh off of the vine.

Humans

How climate change is shaking up the hops that give beer its flavour

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Thousands of people march though Central London, UK, on Earth Day on 22 April 2017 to protest against what they see as a threat to experts, evidence and investment in science. Protesters assembled at the Science Museum and marched to Parliament Square. The march, a worldwide event, supports science and evidence-based research and was organized in opposition to Donald Trump's environmental and energy policies. (Photo by Jay Shaw Baker/NurPhoto via Getty Images)

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We’ll never understand the universe while we’re drowning in admin

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Soft yet strong gel keeps its shape after being run over by a car

Physics

Soft yet strong gel keeps its shape after being run over by a car

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Three cloudy mineral rocks are set against a black background

Physics

Physicists have created a new type of diamond by crushing buckyballs

A new form of diamond created in the lab is as strong as natural diamond and better able to withstand heat

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Technology

Octopus-inspired camouflage fabric can change colour to blend in

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Technology

New plastic made from DNA is biodegradable and easy to recycle

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Physics

Strange quantum effect predicted 30 years ago has now been observed

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An inside look at oysters – and how to enjoy them safely

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