Importing meat may keep rivers clean
Some watersheds deal better with pollution from livestock farming
Improving the detection of foetal distress
Analysing foetal heart rate variability separately during contractions and rest periods improves detection of foetal distress during labour
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From nature, with love: a new model of microfluidic chip
Researchers use the leaf as a template for designing a microfluidic chip
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European cities could suffer under climate change
Predicted increases in drought, floods and heatwaves across continent
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Planar nanostructure provides giant chirality
Unprecedented chiroptical activity is reported from planar chiral nanostructures made from high-index dielectrics, thanks to high-order multipoles
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Evidence mounts for liquid-liquid transition in supercooled water
Low-temperature phase resembles glass
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Biopen speeds up stem-cell repair
A new device can repair damaged tissue by "drawing" stem cells onto the affected areas
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Collagen sponge heals tendon
Collagen sponge can be engineered to attract cells to the site of tendon injury to repair damage
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Ocean acidification weakens coral skeletons
Coral density could drop by 20% by 2100, study shows
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Genetic manipulation unlocks key to nature’s palette
Ground-breaking research discovers genetics that underpin naturally manifesting colour structures
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