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Grafting trick could let us gene-edit a huge variety of plants

Many plants including cocoa, coffee and avocado cannot be gene-edited but a technique involving grafting could change that, opening the door to more productive and nutritious varieties

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Humans

Skeleton with brutal injuries identified as duke assassinated in 1272

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Space

Is the expansion of the universe slowing down?

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Technology

New quantum computer is on the path to unravelling superconductivity

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Vlatko Vedral
Physics

Quantum numbers are the true essence of reality, says Vlatko Vedral

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3D1KFDX Luca, an Amur Tiger, being prepared for a CT scan to investigate locomotion abnormalities at the Big Cat Sanctuary near Ashford in Kent. Luca is one of three big cats being scanned at the sanctuary with a mobile unit brought to the site which is the first time it has been tried. Picture date: Monday October 27, 2025.

A tiger gets taken for a CT scan

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Space

Lumpy ‘caterpillar wormholes’ may connect entangled black holes

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Environment

Toxic algae blighting South Australia could pose a global threat

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Humans

Ancient DNA may rewrite the story of Iceland’s earliest settlers

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Environment

COP30: What’s on the agenda at the Belém climate summit

Initiatives on the table at COP30 aim to evaluate which countries are most vulnerable, support efforts to clean up industries and pay for the protection of tropical forests

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Health

Covid raises risk of heart issues in children more than vaccination

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Health

We’re closing in on how genetics may influence your PCOS risk

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Environment

COP30: Can Brazil summit get climate negotiations back on track?

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Technology

Advanced quantum network could be a prototype for the quantum internet

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