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A silkworm weaving chrysalis with its silk

Technology

Metal-enriched silkworm silk is one of the strongest materials ever

Standard silkworm silk has been made stronger than spider’s silk, one of the toughest materials known, by bathing it with metals and respinning it

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Technology

Nutrient-measuring device could make microwaves that count calories

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Dazzling photograph of pink-breasted galahs in Australian desert

Earth

Dazzling photograph of pink-breasted galahs in Australian desert

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2J5DWYF The Woodland Burial Area in Thornsett Cemetery, New Mills, Derbyshire

Humans

I am planning my wife's woodland burial, but green funerals are costly

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Wild boar appear destructive, but they make excellent conservationists

Environment

Wild boar appear destructive, but they make excellent conservationists

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VESPER - Still 1

Humans

Vesper review: Exquisite dystopian sci-fi has a Brothers Grimm edge

Culture

T4KXJ5 Mature leaf mould lifted from a leaf cage and ready for use as mulch in the garden,

Environment

How to make leaf mould to nourish your garden

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2CAED7C Closeup shot of red Miracle fruit on a branch in a garden on a sunny afternoon

Humans

How miracle berries turn sour foods sweet

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Tiny chip can quickly identify hundreds of thousands of DNA sequences

Health

Tiny chip can quickly identify hundreds of thousands of DNA sequences

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Humans

How to make a delicious chilli hot sauce by harnessing fermentation

It might sound daunting, but fermentation can be used to make hot sauces packed with flavourful compounds, says Sam Wong

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Technology

Stretchy material could make bandages change colour when getting loose

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Humans

Reimagined bicarb volcano could spark your children's love for science

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Definition

The James Webb Space Telescope (JWST)

Life

Cambridge lab for clever birds saved from closure by public donations

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