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Omicron lasts 3 days less than Delta in those who got booster shot, study finds

Study finds differences in symptoms experienced by those infected with Omicron and Delta

Researchers reverse ageing in human cells by 30 years – study

Experts suggest that, while in their early stages, the findings could eventually revolutionise regenerative medicine.

Study finds uranium contamination in two-thirds of US community water system

Studies have found links between uranium exposure and increased risk of hypertension, heart disease and kidney damage

A code change could slash crytpo energy use, so why is it not being used?

Greenpeace has claimed that a slight change to the bitcoin code could reduce its carbon footprint by 99.9 per cent, but why won’t it happen any time soon? Peter Howson explains

Stargazing in April: Catch the wolf’s tail this month

We see the zodiacal light most clearly when the line of the zodiac rises almost vertically above the horizon, writes Nigel Henbest

Humans selectively bred canines to give them irresistible ‘puppy-dog eyes’, scientists say

Selective breeding may have given dogs the ability to form a suite of facial expressions

Two giant Galapagos tortoises bred in British zoo for first time – by 70 year-old father

Event marks first time a British zoo has managed to breed the endangered animals

Mammals bulking up instead of growing bigger brains helped them survive post dinosaur extinction, study says

Big brains may not always be better to invade new environments or survive extinctions, say scientists

T rex’s short arms may have lowered bite risk when they hunted and fed in packs, scientists suspect

Findings are based on new evidence suggesting some T rexes may have hunted in packs

New secrets of human genome unearthed after missing segments finally sequenced

Final 8% of the human genome has been mapped, providing scientists with an ‘entirely new understanding of how cells divide’ and opening up new genetic realms to explore

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