Science / Environment / Energy

This Market Business News category includes all of our articles that are related to science or the environment. This includes research projects in science and events that have an impact on the environment (be it beneficial or detrimental). This page is where you will find information on what is happening in the renewable energy industry, news to do with the electric or hybrid vehicle market, and information about electricity consumption, etc.

Intelligent bionic hand

Bionic hand connects directly with the brain “nearly like the real thing”

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An incredible bionic hand could give people who have lost limbs new hands “nearly like the real thing”, says a group of British scientists....
Eyelashes

Eyelash length determines eye health by regulating evaporation rate

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When eyelashes are one third the width of the eye, the rate of evaporation from the surface of the cornea is just right. Most...
Dolly

Dolly the Sheep immortalized with “unsung hero” of science blue plaque

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Dolly the Sheep will be one of 10 “unsung heroes” of science across the UK to have a blue plaque in her memory. Dolly...
Great Gerbil photo

Black Death caused by the great gerbil, not black rats, scientists suggest

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The Black Death, which killed 75 to 200 million people in Eurasia, was probably not caused by black rats, but by the great gerbil,...
Crown Jewels replicas

Amazing Crown Jewels replicas made with antiseptic cream, sandpaper and drain unblocker

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If you want to make exact replicas of The Imperial State Crown Jewels and the Duchess of Cambridge’s engagement ring, all you need are...
Bladderwort photo

Carnivorous bladderwort has a tiny genome but loads of genes, scientists mystified

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The carnivorous bladderwort, a plant, has a tiny genome, only 80 million base pairs of DNA, six times fewer than a grape has, but...
New bionic hand

Skywalker-like bionic hand that senses temperature and pressure and connects with the brain

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An amazing bionic hand, reminiscent of Luke Skywalker’s prosthesis, can sense temperature and pressure and transmits the data back to the human brain, say...
Sinkhole in Naples

Giant sinkhole in Naples sparks evacuation of nearly 400 residents

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A huge 10 metre (33 ft) deep sinkhole has appeared in a suburb of Naples, Italy, following a water pipe that broke, causing the...
Dolly

Dolly the Sheep gets own blue plaque to celebrate ten unsung heroes of science

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Dolly the Sheep (1996-2003), the first animal to be cloned from an adult somatic cell, will be honoured with her own blue plaque as...
Surfer

Severn bore surfing enthusiasts brave icy conditions to catch those super waves

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Dozens of surfers braved the icy weather to catch those spectacular Severn bore surfing waves that can, if you are lucky, take you up...