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Harvesting energy from all forms of sunlight

August 27, 2012 in Environment

By simply cutting UV photons in two, we could get twice the amount of energy from sunlight.
Immune attack of cancer cells

July 31, 2012 in Health

Immunotherapy, where our own immune system defeats cancer cells, might be the new cancer treatment.
Falling lemming populations

July 27, 2012 in Agriculture & Fisheries

Due to irregular winters, the lemming cycle has stopped. This might in time change the whole ecosystem in the Arctic.
Fighting Cancer Cell Resistance to Radiotherapy

July 3, 2012 in Health

Researchers have discovered how cancer cells become resistant to radiotherapy. This means that they can also figure out how to turn it off.
Unearthing the cause of mass extinction

June 19, 2012 in Natural Sciences

The cause for mass extinction can be unearthed by looking at big volcano-like offshore structures in Norway and South-Africa.
Tooling around with Chimpanzees

June 15, 2012 in Natural Sciences

Chimpanzees from the Savanna use human-like tools to dig up roots and potatoes. This is one of the behaviours that people used to believe was uniquely human.
Sperm evolution in songbirds

June 1, 2012 in Environment

The sperm of songbirds swim ten times faster than human sperm. Sperm cells are the most variable cells in the whole animal kingdom when it comes to size.

Chris Smith

Chris Smith is a clinical lecturer in virology at Cambridge University and the founder and managing editor of the Naked Scientists.

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