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Scientists revive cell and organ function in pigs an hour after death.

Does a bee’s gut influence its sociability? Can a plant deter pests and attract pollinators at the same time? And with bee populations under threat, can artificial intelligence keep colonies safe? The EU estimates pollinators such as honeybees contribute at least EUR 22 billion each year to the European agricultural industry. They are so important that the United Nations has designated the 20th of May as World Bee Day, so this episode of CORDIScovery looks at bees!

Like most humans, you spend around one third of your life snoozing. But are all animals similarly sleepy? We asked our expert, biophysicist Nick Franks.

Difficult tasks cause changes in brain functioning that lead to fatigue, says new study.

If a tree talks alone in the forest, does it make a sound? We asked our green-fingered expert, Ilaria Pertot, about the secret conversations of plants.

Somewhere between the dinosaur era and today, snakes lost their eyelids. But they have a brille solution, explains our expert Bruno Simões.

Our entire lives are regulated by clocks, but what they measure is less certain. How can we be sure? It’s time to talk to our expert, Kazuya Koyama.

New study reveals that large, long-lived mammals will be more resilient to climate change.

Social media experiment shows it’s possible to get millions of users to recognise misinformation and avoid it themselves.

Belgian scientists identify what enables the SARS-CoV-2 virus to attack cells.

AI-created artwork took first place at a state fair in the United States.

Study shows that people mistakenly think they should speak less to be seen as likeable.

Researchers have found a way to form diodes from superconductors. Operating at much lower temperatures than semiconductor diodes, these novel devices could be used in quantum technologies.

Iceland is one of the most active places in the world for volcanoes. Until early July, it proved to be the perfect location for a team of international researchers to explore the link between geothermal energy and magma – molten rock – deep below a volcano’s surface.

What happens to cells during traumatic brain injury or skin scarring? EU-backed scientists have developed a new experimental method based on soft magneto-active polymers to study cell behaviour.

Bringing to life the sights and sounds of European history is commonplace, but how about the smells? Thanks to a novel collaboration between AI, sciences and the humanities, the scents of old Europe are being rediscovered.

In an experiment, researchers have set a new upper limit for a neutrino’s mass – 0.8 electronvolts (eV).

A new study has reassuring news about those conceived with the aid of assisted reproductive technology (ART). Any differences in growth, weight and body fat levels disappear by late adolescence.

New scientific results are paving the way to new cell therapies. Scientists have shown that macrophages can be grown in large numbers in the lab, and these immune cells cannot be told apart from their counterparts in the lung when they are put back into the body.

EU-backed astrophysicists have found a dormant black hole nine times the mass of our Sun in a neighbouring galaxy.