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Yeast - Saccharomyces cerevisiae

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Gene-edited yeasts transform bread and give rice wine a banana taste

We can change the flavour and texture of foods like bread and rice wine by tweaking the genomes of the yeasts that are used to make them

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A guide to cosmic fireworks, from stellar flares to black-hole beacons

Space

A guide to cosmic fireworks, from stellar flares to black-hole beacons

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Space

The most distant individual star ever seen may actually be two stars

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The Luna 25 mission ahead of launch

Space

Russia chases former Soviet glory with Luna 25 moon mission

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Superconductors can levitate above a magnet

Physics

LK-99: Mounting evidence suggests material is not a superconductor

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Mother-daughter pair Keisha Schahaff and Anastatia Mayers from Antigua and Barbuda, and Jon Goodwin, a former Olympic canoeist from the UK, passengers on Virgin Galactic-02

Space

Virgin Galactic launched its first space tourists

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LK-99's creators claim it is a superconductor at room temperature and pressure

Physics

Why it's so hard to tell if LK-99 is a room-temperature superconductor

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Space

What would really happen if you landed on an asteroid?

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A lime green circle with an oblong purple ring around it in space

Space

The Ring Nebula glows green in a stunning new JWST image

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Technology

Thin reflective film that mimics butterfly wings can keep cars cool

A thin, multi-layered film inspired by the structure of vibrant blue butterfly wings could help vehicles reduce energy used for cooling

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Physics

Gold flakes glow when they are bathed in light and now we know how

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Comment

See the tricky logistics behind displaying the shuttle Endeavour

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Physics

Scientists race to test claimed room-temperature superconductor

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Space

Is it possible to drill a hole straight through a planet?

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