Now playing Next Green News This 'solar leaf' floats on waterways to create energy like plants This ‘floating leaf’ could one day decarbonise some of the world’s biggest polluters, according to University of Cambridge scientists. 18/08/2022
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Now playing Next Health Scientists create world’s first 'synthetic' embryos using stem cells The ability to create embryos from stem cells without eggs or sperm is revolutionary, but for many, it also raises ethical question marks. 05/08/2022
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Now playing Next Smart Regions The tech tool that precisely measures vitamins in fruit and veg Measuring the number of vitamins in fruit and vegetables in real-time in the field will soon be a reality thanks to a cheap easy-to-use biosensor. Smart Regions meets the scientists behind the tech. 01/08/2022
Now playing Next Health Ancient Europeans were lactose intolerant, but drank milk anyway Ancient Europeans were consuming milk thousands of years before they developed the ability to digest it, a new study shows. 28/07/2022
Now playing Next Biztech news Gaming time is unlikely to impact well-being, study finds New research of almost 40,000 video gamers has found “little to no evidence” that the time spent playing affects their well-being, countering fears that gaming might affect players’ mental health. 27/07/2022
Now playing Next Ocean Polar opposite: How climate change is altering the Arctic? The Arctic is warming faster than any other place on the planet, while its wildlife is being slowly poisoned by industrial toxins. Ocean travels to the Norwegian archipelago of Svalbard to meet the scientists studying the environmental change taking place in the region. 26/07/2022
Now playing Next Ocean "The changes in the Arctic do not stay in the Arctic" Ocean speaks to Professor Kim Holmén, the man monitoring Svalbard's changing environment. 26/07/2022
Now playing Next Health Nitrates in ham and cured meats linked to cancer, French agency says A new report from the French health agency has confirmed a link between nitrates in ham and processed meats and the development of colorectal cancer. Used as preservatives, nitrates give ham its pink colour. So is this the end of pink ham as we know it? 12/07/2022
Now playing Next Health How hot is too hot? It’s not just temperature - humidity matters too The combination of high heat and humidity can get dangerous for humans faster than previously thought, according to new research from scientists in the United States. 12/07/2022
Now playing Next Health Want to live longer? Keep the salt shaker off your dining table Adding extra salt to meals knocks more than two years off life expectancy for men aged 50, and around a year and a half for women, a new study shows. 11/07/2022
Now playing Next Europe News CERN re-launches particle accelerator to begin new era of experiments Euronews spoke to CERN scientist Claudio Bortolin about what this means for the organisation's future. 05/07/2022
Now playing Next Uncovering Europe Brexit damage: Is EU exit now hitting UK's economy harder than COVID? For the first time, economists are disentangling the harm done by Brexit under the terms Boris Johnson negotiated with the EU, from that wrought by the pandemic. 05/07/2022
Now playing Next Culture news Ukrainian becomes second woman to win Fields math medal Kyiv-born Professor Maryna Viazovska has been awarded the 2022 Fields medal for her groundbreaking work on sphere packing. 05/07/2022
Now playing Next Art Machine learning tool can help identify rock art in remote areas The ML tool they developed has an 89 per cent success rate. 29/06/2022
Now playing Next United Kingdom Brexit will make UK workers poorer over next decade, report says An academic report "The Big Brexit" says some negative impacts on trade cannot be explained by the pandemic and is down to the UK's departure from the EU. 22/06/2022
Now playing Next Health ‘Pandemic within the pandemic’: Is Europe underestimating long COVID? Millions of people across Europe could be suffering from long COVID. Experts want more resources to be put into investigating the condition and how to treat it. 13/05/2022
