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Genetic background influences cancer risk

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Latest: Genetic Background Determines Cancer Risk in Mouse Study

Researchers from Yale Cancer Center, the University of Cambridge and collaborators published a Nature paper reporting that inherited genetic differences shape how the body repairs DNA damage from smoking. In mouse models

Coldplay tour emissions reduction study

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Latest: Coldplay tour halves emissions of mega‑events, researchers find

Researchers at the University of Cambridge identified fan travel as the dominant source of carbon emissions at mega‑events such as the FIFA World Cup. Their July 17 study highlighted Coldplay’s 2024 European tour, which

Genetics, obesity and tumor evolution linked to cancer risk

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Latest: Nature study links inherited genetics to cancer risk and tumour evolution

A July 23 study by Germany’s DKFZ, using UK Biobank data from 458,000 adults, showed that excess body weight—especially abdominal fat measured by waist circumference and waist‑to‑hip ratio—could account for over ten perc

Barnard’s Star exoplanets deemed dry and lifeless

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Latest: Barnard’s Star’s Four Close‑In Exoplanets Found to Be Dry and Atmosphereless

A Cambridge research team has refined the characterisation of the four small planets orbiting Barnard’s Star, the Sun’s nearest neighbour after Alpha Centauri. Discovered in 2025, the worlds are larger than Mars but smal