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More than 76,000 sewage spills were recorded at overflow sites previously unmonitored by Scottish Water, BBC Scotland News analysis has found.
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Learn how microscopic traces of resin, plant fiber, and possible poison are revealing how people hunted beside a lake in what is now a desert.
Mechanical loading is important for maintaining bone mass, and researchers from Science Tokyo have found that sensory nerves inside the bone play a key role in this process. In mice, sensory nerve abundance changed in response to mechanical unloading and reloading, and removing these nerves prevented bone recovery.
Just one atom thick, graphene is the thinnest and strongest material ever measured. It can also conduct electricity and heat extremely well. These remarkable properties have generated interest in using graphene in everything from solar cells and batteries to water filters and sensors.
