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Stealing Our Thunder: Does Biology Deserve its Own Nobel Prize?
Biologist Svante Pääbo won a 2022 Nobel Prize for his sequencing of the neanderthal genome - so why did is the category Physiology or Medicine?
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Unicorns at Chester Zoo!?
The arrival of a new okapi calf at local Chester Zoo is a vital step for the conservation of this endangered species
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No more tears: tearless onions now sold in the UK
Onions are a must-have kitchen staple, but regularly leave cooks in tears. How is science helping to solve the problem?
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Oh Christmas Tree, Oh Christmas Tree, you’re damaging our environment!
The real impact of real vs. fake Christmas trees on our environment (you won’t wish it was Christmas everyday)
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Not-so-sci-fi: Could science reanimate the dead?
Mary Shelley’s timeless classic has always inspired ideas of bringing back the dead, but with today’s technology are we almost there?
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I can’t be-leaf it: How and why the autumn leaves change colour
Every autumn, we know that the leaves will change and fall from trees, but what is the science controlling beautiful phenomenon?
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Dinosaurs: how do we know what they really looked like?
Anna van der Zwaluw explores the surprising truth on what dinosaurs actually looked liked.
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Eating meat: A big mi-steak?
What is the impact of eating meat on our health and the environment? Anna van der Zwaluw takes a look from a scientific perspective.
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Viruses, vaccines and variants: Everything you need to know
Anna van der Zwaluw offers an update on the covid-19 battle, discussing the new variants and the progression of the vaccination rollout.