The Brutalist Report

New Scientist

• Boa constrictors move ribs to avoid suffocating when they kill prey [1467d]
• A gas made from light becomes easier to compress as you squash it [1467d]
• Rice and maize yields boosted up to 10 per cent by CRISPR gene editing [1467d]
• We are running out of sand and global demand could soar 45% by 2060 [1467d]
• World would be 1°C warmer without cooling effect of tropical forests [1467d]
• Strange waves in the sun are travelling far faster than they should be [1467d]
• Fix the Planet newsletter: Solving charging anxiety for electric cars [1467d]
• Covid-19 news: Covid caused 5.6% of deaths in England last month [1467d]
• Watch a robot peel a banana without crushing it into oblivion [1467d]