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4 articles from Guardian Unlimited Science

Cancer breakthrough is a ‘wake-up’ call on danger of air pollution

Scientists uncover link between car fumes and lung cancer that helps explain why so many non-smokers develop the disease globally Scientists have uncovered how air pollution causes lung cancer in groundbreaking research that promises to rewrite our understanding of the disease.The findings outline how fine particulates contained in car fumes “awaken” dormant mutations in lung cells and tip...

September full moon 2022: how to take a good photograph of the harvest moon tonight on your phone or camera

Guardian Australia picture editor Carly Earl explains the dos and don’ts of photographing the moonGet our free news app, morning email briefing or daily news podcastWith the September 2022 full moon rising, also known as the harvest moon, many people will pull out their mobile phones to try and get an Instagram-worthy photograph, but unfortunately the moon is really challenging to get a great...

Intelligent toaster and a ‘nappy fullness sensor’ among UK inventions in 2021

Other inventions include a humane insect remover, a gas-flushing toilet and a collar that stops dogs fightingAn artificial intelligence-driven toaster that gets the perfect level of brownness each time, a device to humanely remove flying insects from a room, and a sensor that tells you when a nappy needs changing. These were just three of the new things created by UK based inventors last year.A...