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The advent of atomic clocks in the 1950s brought greater precision and now nuclear clocks could provide unprecedented insight into the fundamental forces of nature. This week Horizon Magazine talked to two scientists who are pushing the boundaries of what is possible in this ground-breaking field.

 

While the teenage years have always been challenging, the demands of school along with the Covid-19 pandemic seem to have made things even tougher for the current generation of teens. We spoke to two EU-funded projects seeking to understand the stress factors better and to identify the points at which intervention may be most beneficial.

 

With the stock of wild fish getting depleted by overfishing, farmed fish could offer an important alternative food source. Researchers are using selective breeding and epigenetics to produce more resilient and sustainable farmed fish that taste good too!


EDITOR'S PICK

How to make a nuclear clock tick


While not primarily useful for telling the time, nuclear clocks could allow scientists to test humankind's fundamental understanding of how reality works.


LATEST STORIES

Breeders of new fish hope to tickle taste buds of salmon, cod and tuna lovers


Fish farming can make food supplies more stable while itself becoming more sustainable, according to researchers in Hungary and Norway.

Adolescent angst gains attention with focus on school stress


While teen years are never easy, research is examining whether they are harder than ever for the current generation of teenagers.

Clocks go nuclear


Scientists are hoping to unlock some of the universe's best-hidden secrets by creating a new kind of measuring instrument: the nuclear clock.


IN CASE YOU MISSED IT

Electric cars dangle the promise of earning money for their drivers


Needed to clean up road transport, battery-powered vehicles might also act as stored energy that the car owners could sell to electricity networks.


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