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Sponges derived from luffa plants could act as tiny power sources for small devices, say researchers – but they may not supply enough energy to be pra

Red heart or thumbs up? Sending emojis to close friends makes them see you as more attentive and likeable than text-only messages do – no matter which

Small, 3D-printed devices, designed to be implanted directly under the skin, could allow people with type 1 diabetes to produce their own insulin

The unusual orbit of a possible dwarf planet, known as 2017 OF201, makes it less likely that our solar system contains a hidden ninth “Planet X”

Urine that has sat in the sun for a while seems to fertilise crops while warding off pests, without affecting the produce’s taste

Nearly imperceptible quantum flickers used to limit how precisely we could detect the way space-time ripples, but squeezing the laser light used in de

DNA evidence from tombs in Sweden and Denmark suggests major plague outbreaks were responsible for the Neolithic decline in northern Europe

A review of dementia research highlights unequal healthcare outcomes for Black and Hispanic people in the US

Hundreds of human remains from one burial site hint at a prolonged conflict between Stone Age people, long before the formation of powerful states

Some carbon dioxide absorbed by fig trees gets turned into calcium carbonate within the wood and the surrounding soil, ensuring that the carbon is kep