https://news.ketelle.co.uk/categories/science Science stories, told neutrally, with how each side covers them. en-gb https://news.ketelle.co.uk/stories/tiny-implants-send-signals-through-body-tissue-instead-of-bluetooth-in https://news.ketelle.co.uk/stories/tiny-implants-send-signals-through-body-tissue-instead-of-bluetooth-in Wed, 30 Sep 2026 23:52:42 +0100 Science Researchers reported in Science a system called SWANS that links tiny implants by sending small electrical pulses through tissue instead of Bluetooth. It has been tested in rats and animal tissue, not in people. (2 outlets: 2 left · 0 centre · 0 right) https://news.ketelle.co.uk/stories/study-finds-butterfly-wing-patterns-create-motion-illusions-to-evade-p https://news.ketelle.co.uk/stories/study-finds-butterfly-wing-patterns-create-motion-illusions-to-evade-p Wed, 30 Sep 2026 16:45:51 +0100 Science Researchers from the universities of Exeter and Essex report in Nature that stripes and spots on butterfly wings, combined with flapping, mislead birds about the insect's speed and direction. (2 outlets: 1 left · 1 centre · 0 right) https://news.ketelle.co.uk/stories/nrc-approves-tva-small-modular-reactor-construction-permit-at-clinch-r https://news.ketelle.co.uk/stories/nrc-approves-tva-small-modular-reactor-construction-permit-at-clinch-r Wed, 30 Sep 2026 15:00:32 +0100 Science The Nuclear Regulatory Commission approved a construction permit for the Tennessee Valley Authority's 300-megawatt small modular reactor at Clinch River, Tennessee. TVA still needs a separate operating license. (2 outlets: 0 left · 0 centre · 2 right) https://news.ketelle.co.uk/stories/scientists-report-seven-of-nine-planetary-boundaries-breached https://news.ketelle.co.uk/stories/scientists-report-seven-of-nine-planetary-boundaries-breached Wed, 30 Sep 2026 14:31:37 +0100 Science The Planetary Health Check 2026, written by more than 60 scientists, finds seven of nine planetary boundaries crossed. Authors say a window to act remains open but is narrowing. (2 outlets: 1 left · 0 centre · 1 right) https://news.ketelle.co.uk/stories/uk-developed-non-browning-banana-could-reach-supermarkets https://news.ketelle.co.uk/stories/uk-developed-non-browning-banana-could-reach-supermarkets Wed, 30 Sep 2026 10:06:15 +0100 Science Norwich-based Tropic Biosciences has gene-edited bananas that resist browning after slicing. Defra has approved a marketing notice, and a Food Standards Agency safety review is the next step. (2 outlets: 1 left · 0 centre · 1 right) https://news.ketelle.co.uk/stories/night-sky-brightening-and-calls-to-regulate-outdoor-lighting https://news.ketelle.co.uk/stories/night-sky-brightening-and-calls-to-regulate-outdoor-lighting Wed, 30 Sep 2026 08:51:25 +0100 Science A Guardian opinion column argues cities should regulate outdoor lighting because the night sky is getting brighter each year. Slashdot republished it, and a reader comment there complains about white LED street lamps. (2 outlets: 1 left · 1 centre · 0 right) https://news.ketelle.co.uk/stories/spacex-starship-completes-14th-test-flight-reaches-orbit-and-splashes- https://news.ketelle.co.uk/stories/spacex-starship-completes-14th-test-flight-reaches-orbit-and-splashes- Wed, 30 Sep 2026 00:51:45 +0100 Science SpaceX's 14th Starship flight on 28 September reached orbit for the first time, released 26 Starlink V3 satellites and splashed down in the Pacific. An engine failure led SpaceX to cut the orbital phase short. (4 outlets: 2 left · 1 centre · 1 right)