🐢 Record-breaking recovery for sea turtles
More loggerhead turtles have laid eggs on the beaches of Georgia, USA, than they have in the previous 30 years.
🍹 App helps those who want to drink less
An app helped those who drank a lot of alcohol to reduce their consumption by 25 percent.
🍔 Alternatives to meat are the best way to reduce carbon dioxide emissions
Choosing an alternative to meat can reduce carbon dioxide emissions much more than stopping flying or producing more environmentally friendly cement.
🦠 Bacteria can clear plastic from lakes
The right mix of bacteria in a lake can more than double the bacteria's ability to break down plastic.
💔 Dead organs can be given new life
Scientists have managed to bring organs back to life an hour after the heart stopped beating.
🍚 Super rice gives 40 percent greater harvests
By copying a single gene in a rice plant, it is possible to increase yields and significantly reduce the need for artificial fertilizers.
🕸 Silk can replace microplastics
Microplastics for industrial use can be replaced by cheap and environmentally friendly silk fibers.
🩸 Blood tests show whether a person with Down syndrome has Alzheimer's
It can be difficult to diagnose whether someone with Down syndrome has Alzheimer's disease, but a new method means that a simple blood test is enough.
🧫 New method can show whether prostate cancer needs to be treated or not
A protein that can show early whether a person has prostate cancer and whether it is a harmless tumor or whether treatment must be started immediately.