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Diabetes risk soars for adults who had a sweet tooth as kids
Candy-floss effect: a childhood diet rich in sugar has been linked to higher risk of high-blood pressure and other conditions in adulthood.Credit: Getty It’s tough news to hear on Halloween: a sugary diet in the first two years of life is linked to a higher risk of diabetes and high blood pressure decades later, according…
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Kering adopts science-based targets for nature
PARIS – Global luxury group Kering, owner of Gucci, Yves Saint Laurent and Alexander McQueen, has adopted the first-ever science-based targets for both freshwater and land. Kering is one of just three companies, and the only one in the fashion sector, to publicly disclose and adopt the targets from the Science Based Targets Network (SBTN),…
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COP16 round-up: First three firms adopt science-based nature targets
Kering, GSK and Holcim have become the first companies to publicly adopt validated science-based targets for nature, following participation in the Science Based Targets Network’s (SBTN) year-long pilot. According to SBTN, French luxury goods group Kering has adopted targets for both freshwater and land, while GSK and Holcim have adopted targets for freshwater. Other pilot…
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How Fluffy Is WASP-193b? Scientists Reveal Its Cotton Candy Nature
Astronomers have made a fascinating discovery: a planet that surpasses Jupiter in size yet has a surprisingly low density, reminiscent of cotton candy. This unique exoplanet, known as WASP-193b, has drawn the attention of an international research team, which reported their findings on Tuesday. Astronomers have made a fascinating discovery: a planet that surpasses Jupiter…
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Science-based targets for nature: Kering, GSK and Holcim become first corporate adopters
Image: Morgan Sindall Construction. Pictured: GSK’s Carbon Neutral Laboratory for Sustainable Chemistry, Nottingham, UK. The Science-Based Targets Network (SBTN), which has been working to develop the target framework for several years, confirmed the milestone today (30 October). It comes after multiple rounds of pilots with dozens of corporates across various industries including finance, food and…
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Breakthrough by William Pao review – the drugs do work
‘A great deal of creativity goes into making new medicines, most of it witnessed and appreciated by only a small handful of people.” This, in part, is what inspired William Pao, an oncologist turned pharmaceutical executive, to write Breakthrough, which tells the stories of some of the most critical discoveries in modern medicine. Like many…
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A thaw in scientific relations could help clear the air in India and Pakistan
A train cuts through winter smog in Amritsar, India.Credit: Narinder Nanu/AFP/Getty A toxic haze has descended over a land area shared by some 500 million people in the northern parts of India and Pakistan. Its sources include the industrial emissions, domestic fires and diesel and petrol exhausts that form the largest components of air pollution…
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Chinese scientists say funding shake-up has made it harder to win grants
Early-careers researchers in China need highly sought-after grants to progress in their career.Credit: Xinhua/Shutterstock Scientists in many countries face intense competition for research funding, but the situation in China is particularly fierce, say researchers, especially for those in their early career. To address this, one of the country’s largest funders of basic research, the National…
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Ultra-precise 3D maps of cancer cells unlock secrets of how tumours grow
A large collection of papers maps the biology and locations of a range of cancer cells, including colon cancer (pictured).Credit: Steve Gschmeissner/Science Photo Library Detailed maps that pinpoint the positions of cells in tumours and probe the tumours’ biology are offering insights into the development of several cancers — including in the breast, colon and…
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Monkeypox virus keeps getting better at spreading among humans
The monkeypox virus (particles shown in this coloured electron micrograph) is evolving.Credit: CDC/Science Photo Library Yet another strain of the virus that causes mpox might be readily spreading from person to person, according to an analysis of the pathogen’s genome. This development could further complicate efforts to halt the spread of the disease in Central…