[ad_1] Genetic variation gives carrots a range of different colours Addictive Creative/Shutterstock The genes that make carrots orange have finally been identified, giving biologists a better understanding of what makes them so nutritious. The first domesticated carrots were grown in central Asia during the 10th century, and they were originally purple or yellow. Orange carrots […]
[ad_1] Books written in Quechua sit behind a student at a primary school in Licapa, Peru Associated Press/Alamy LEARNING a language used to mean sitting in a classroom and memorising hundreds of words. But thanks to apps like Duolingo, you can take a quick French lesson on your phone between meetings. Or you can use […]
[ad_1] Cannabis use disorder is linked to a higher risk of heart problems Tunatura/Shutterstock People with cannabis use disorder have an increased risk of heart attack, stroke and other major cardiovascular conditions, suggesting that frequent cannabis use may impair heart health. Anees Bahji at the University of Calgary in Canada and his colleagues analysed the […]
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[ad_1] Several companies are beginning to scale up production of jet fuel made from captured carbon dioxide and green hydrogen, but decarbonising global aviation this way would require huge amounts of clean energy [ad_2] Source link
[ad_1] WE TREAT our animals inconsistently in the UK – no official oversees the inhumane poisoning of wild Norway rats, for example, but step outside the law when using the same species in research and you risk prosecution. This isn’t because of any material differences, but because of tradition, prejudice and ignorance. We create arbitrary […]
[ad_1] James Webb Space Telescope’s infrared image of the galaxy cluster El Gordo NASA, ESA, CSA Galaxies in the early universe have fewer metals than expected. Observations from the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) have shown that these galaxies don’t follow a fundamental rule about galaxy evolution that is at work in the relatively nearby […]
[ad_1] Mental health is about attempting balance, says Camilla NordB Claudia Gannon CAMILLA NORD, who heads up the Mental Health Neuroscience Lab at the University of Cambridge, has just published her first book, The Balanced Brain: The science of mental health (Penguin). She explains how novel treatments, and a new emphasis on our sense of our […]
[ad_1] A greater broad-nosed bat George Madani A south-east Australian bat that was thought to mainly eat insects also sometimes consumes other bats, according to an analysis of its droppings. The greater broad-nosed bat (Scoteanax rueppellii) mostly lives along the coast and foothills of New South Wales. It is poorly understood because it is difficult […]
[ad_1] Doughnuts are rich in fat and sugar Neil Lockhart/Alamy UK officials have dismissed recent concerns that highly processed food, also known as ultra-processed food (UPF), is automatically unhealthy because of the way that it is made or its artificial ingredients. The current way that the UK and most other countries assess the nutritional value […]