Millions of trees could grow faster with a boost from wild fungi
[ad_1] A start-up is inoculating tree seedlings with wild fungi Funga A million trees and counting have been inoculated with native fungi by a US
Nine Lives: The worlds of nine neurodiverse people are imaginative and rich
[ad_1] The message of Nine Minds is that there is no such thing as a single neurodiverse experience Vincent Carchietta-USA TODAY Sports/Reuters Nine MindsDaniel Tammet (Wellcome
Biodegradable microplastics may actually be worse for soil and plants
[ad_1] Some supermarkets now use biodegradable plastic bags UrbanImages/Alamy Biodegradable plastics that get broken down into microplastics appear to damage soil and affect plant growth
Egyptian pyramid may have been built using a water-powered elevator
[ad_1] Did the Step Pyramid of Djoser include a hydraulic lift? Peter Brown / Alamy The construction of ancient Egypt’s oldest known pyramid may have
Space travel may make muscles age extremely quickly
[ad_1] Muscle cells briefly stayed with astronauts aboard the International Space Station Shutterstock / Artsiom P A week in the microgravity of space ages muscle
Mars rover found a rock with possible signs of ancient life
[ad_1] Features like the leopard spots in the centre of this image could be signs of ancient life NASA/JPL-Caltech/MSSS NASA’s Perseverance rover has found a
We may finally know what caused the biggest cosmic explosion ever seen
[ad_1] Huge stars collapsing or colliding create gamma ray bursts NASA Goddard Space Flight Center/ A. Simonnet, Sonoma State University The most powerful explosion astronomers
A type of brain cell helps explain the calming influence of mothers
[ad_1] Researchers studied mice neurons in a part of the brain common to all mammals Klein & Hubert/naturepl.com Scientists have identified neurons that are active
DeepMind AI gets silver medal at International Mathematical Olympiad
[ad_1] DeepMind’s AlphaProof AI can tackle a range of mathematical problems Google DeepMind An AI from Google DeepMind has achieved a silver medal score at
Evidence mounts that shingles vaccines protect against dementia
[ad_1] The Shingrix shingles vaccine ZUMA Press, Inc./Alamy The latest shingles vaccine may delay or possibly even prevent the onset of dementia more effectively than