Category: 7. SciTech

One of Africa’s giant beetles is just one step away from extinction. New research has found that one species of the enormous Goliath beetles has been almost wiped out by the west African cocoa industry and, to a lesser extent, by the international trade in dried insects. Luca Luiselli, a… Continue Reading

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Colossal Biosciences, a US biotech start-up, has announced the birth of what it calls a “woolly mouse” – the world’s first animal genetically altered to express key genes from a woolly mammoth. The company says the luxuriously haired rodents are living proof that it’s making progress… Continue Reading

On a dynamic planet like Earth, it can be easy for drivers of change to go unnoticed – but scientists have now established and investigated an unexpected link between the Sun and our homeworld. Sunspots, and therefore solar activity, cause seismic activity, according to a team led by… Continue Reading

Sign up for our free Health Check email to receive exclusive analysis on the week in health Get our free Health Check email Get our free Health Check email Extinction may be forever, but the next best thing may be just around the corner. Biotech company Colossal Biosciences is attempting to… Continue Reading

After an intense study of the mammoth’s genetic code, scientists have engineered ‘woolly’ mice with altered fur thickness, color, and texture to recreate the extinct elephant’s adaptations to the cold. According to researchers at the US biotechnology and genetic engineering company Colossal… Continue Reading

De-extinction startup Colossal Biosciences has gene-edited mice to have mammoth-like features, creating what the company calls the Colossal Woolly Mouse. The lab mice, which have been modified to have shaggy fur and golden coats, are a demonstration of the kind of gene edits that the company… Continue Reading

In a first for science, researchers have created mice that share the traits of the extinct woolly mammoth. American biotechnology company Colossal Biosciences, which is behind the breakthrough, used a genome editing technique known as CRISPR to create what they’ve called the ‘Colossal Woolly… Continue Reading

For many people around the world, Shrove Tuesday – the traditional feast day marking the day before the Christian period of Lent – is now associated almost exclusively with one thing: pancakes.  Pancakes come in all shapes and sizes and are eaten by cultures all over the world. From French… Continue Reading

Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email The majority of Europeans living 5,000 years ago, including those who built Stonehenge, may have had dark skin, a new study… Continue Reading