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Science: Bristol’s newest showhome is built for life on Mars

Design aims to explore life on Red Planet, but it also wants to inspire better sustainable living here on Earth.

Books: Dutch graphic novel telling ‘hidden’ slavery story gets first English translation

Students create the first English translation of Dutch graphic novel telling story of 18th Century African slave.

Books: Survey shows link between audiobooks and mental wellbeing

It's not so much the how we consume books that matter, but the way they effect us.

Technology: Scientists claim new approach to movie audio enhances experience for visually impaired audiences

Researchers at York University say they have developed a new way for visually impaired audiences to enjoy the movies.

Update: Weird tale of vanishing Manchester features in Del Sol SFF Review

It's the familiar that helps make us who we are, but what happens when bits of it drop out of existence?

Health: Scientists reveal a North-South divide in England’s ability to hear

If you're from the North of England, scientists have found you're more likely to suffer hearing loss than Southerners.

Technology: Scientists claim they’ve cracked secret of unbreakable screens

Cracked phone screens could become a thing of the past thanks to research by a global team of scientists.

Science: Scientists create ‘nanobot’ tentacles to evade body’s immune response

Tiny particles that can hide from body’s defences may one day form an important therapeutic tool.

Culture: Wales’ Urdd youth theatre is stepping back into the limelight

A youth theatre created to help keep the Welsh language alive is returning to the stage.

Environment: Scientists explore ‘wisdom of the trees’ to better adapt to climate challenge

Scientists are looking to understand how trees and woodland can help us adapt to climate change.