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Where the wind blows: Mapping our wildest gusts

17 May 2017

A new wind atlas will help turbines avoid the doldrums – and solve some of wind's enduring mysteries


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Tomorrow's menu: Termites, grass and synthetic milk

22 March 2017

The population is set to rise by 2.5 billion in three decades. We have plenty of ingenious ideas about how to keep us all fed, but will they be too tough to swallow?


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Tree of life: How figs built the world and will help save it

14 December 2016

From clothing Adam and Eve to linking the Maasai with heaven, the fig tree appears in countless origin myths. Discover the source of its exceptional powers


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Jellymageddon: Can we stop the rise of the jellyfish?

13 July 2016

Acoustic shocks, electrocution, and robot shredders – extreme measures are being considered to tackle the increasing numbers of jellyfish in the oceans


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Drowning in sound? The sad case of the baby beluga whales

4 May 2016

The white whales of the Arctic are among the most vocal of all marine mammals – newborns even babble like human babies. Could this be their undoing?


Can this starfish-killing robot save the Great Barrier Reef?

Can this starfish-killing robot save the Great Barrier Reef?

13 January 2016

Crown of thorns starfish are ravaging the Great Barrier Reef. Now we're fighting back with a weaponised drone that dissolves them with a single injection


Bright idea: How light-based Li-Fi could unseat Wi-Fi

Bright idea: How light-based Li-Fi could unseat Wi-Fi

6 January 2016

The lights in our homes and streets could soon start talking to us thanks to a smarter way to relay information. Could be bye-bye to Wi-Fi


Fast and furious: Drone racers battle for air supremacy

Fast and furious: Drone racers battle for air supremacy

15 December 2015

Strap on your goggles and steady your nerves for a bird's-eye view of one of the fastest-growing sports in the world


Follow the Lithium Dreams expedition to Chile and Bolivia

Follow the Lithium Dreams expedition to Chile and Bolivia

22 July 2015

Âé¶¹´«Ã½ joins nomadic research studio Unknown Fields as they venture to the ends of the earth exploring the landscapes shaped by technology


Smart probiotics: Wiring friendly bacteria to take out disease

Smart probiotics: Wiring friendly bacteria to take out disease

3 June 2015

Forget about yoghurt. We're engineering bugs that will patrol our guts and take out pathogens


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