Chocolate from Reading, healing coral and free publishing across Europe

Early November shows that science doesn't only happen in laboratories, but also comes to life in unexpected places. A student makes a chocolate bar from entirely British soil, researchers discover that damaged coral can heal through simple contact, and European scientists gain more room to share their work for free. Three different stories, but they all revolve around protecting and sharing something valuable. Maha Khan, a master's student in food security at the University of Reading, harvested cacao pods from her university's greenhouses and made, together with British milk and sugar, six bars called The Reading 100 [1]. The pods...