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Scientists recreated ancient Chinese bronze casting with 3D printing in under 40 hours

In 1967, Nasa flew flour beetle pupae into space; wing abnormalities rose from 29.9% to 44.8%

Scientists found a new fungus in giant panda poop; DNA confirmed it as a new species

147 years after Hall Effect discovery, scientists find it works in-plane

Nasa tests turning astronaut poop into sterile, odour-free recyclable material

Rat-free Lundy sees puffin numbers soar as more than 40,000 seabirds return

Gold miners breached 14 hectares of Indonesia's orangutan refuge in three years; conservationists want government to intervene

Oklahoma veteran restores 400-acre ranch as native grasses and streams return

In 2023, Princeton researchers tested radiative cooling, keeping a building 3.9°C cooler

Reclaimed water revives Tucson river, bringing 37 dragonfly species in just 4 months

Mount Rainier’s fish-stocking legacy threatens native aquatic species

In 1992 NASA sent frogs into orbit to see how their eggs would develop

Astronaut Shubhanshu Shukla unveils BHEEM concept for setting up habitat on other planets

Scientists infect 6,000 young elms in bold bid to bring iconic trees back

Removing rats helps native tree seedlings surge on Palmyra Atoll

In 2003, Nasa found freshwater snails reproduced in space with 50% larger statoconia

In 2005, Nasa sent five geckos into space for 16 days without food or water

California’s toxic yellow weed covered 2.34 million acres until beetles fought back

California and Arizona turned old tyres into reefs and found 20 times more fish