Forests could play a vital role in efforts to end global hunger
06 May 2015A new report underlines the crucial role that forests play in food security and poverty reduction with one billion people worldwide dependent on forests and...
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A new report underlines the crucial role that forests play in food security and poverty reduction with one billion people worldwide dependent on forests and...
A new study of teeth belonging to a particularly phallic-looking creature has led to the compilation of a prehistoric ‘dentist’s handbook’ which may aid in...
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“Ancient relationship” between fungi and plant roots creates genetic expression that leads to more root growth. Common fungus could one day be used as ‘bio-fertiliser’,...
Cambridge computer scientists have established a new gold standard for open research, in order to make scientific results more robust and reliable.
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The first natural birth to a mother with diabetes who has been fitted with an artificial pancreas took place this week. The device has been...
A letter written from the body-strewn battlefield at Waterloo, an invasion map of the UK, and a book from Napoleon’s personal library in exile will...
Only briefly in vogue, the codpiece has left a rich legacy in art, literature and – most recently – in televised costume drama. In focusing...