Artificial life form given ‘synthetic DNA’ UK scientists have created an artificial version of the stomach bug E. coli that is based on an entirely synthetic form of DNA. Source
Plastic pollution: Flip-flop tide engulfs ‘paradise’ island Up to a million shoes are among the tide of plastic debris washed up on an Australian island say scientists. Source
Antarctic instability ‘is spreading’ Almost a quarter of the West Antarctic Ice Sheet is now unstable, according to a new study. Source