by Mia de Graaf, US Health Editor As athletes of all sports speak out about their brain injury fears, we run through the need-to-know facts about risks, symptoms, tests and research. 1. Concussion is a red herring: Big hits are not the problem, ALL head hits cause damage All sports insist they are doing more … Read more
People who’ve recently had a cold may have some protection against Covid, scientists claim Lab studies by University of Glasgow found cold antibodies work against Covid But they only last a short while so window of protection is likely to be small A study last November suggested 5% of public had these antibodies at any … Read more
Species of turtle, shark, penguin, seal and whale swim in circles, new research shows – but scientists aren’t sure why. Japanese researchers examined high-resolution 3D movements of the various marine animals, gathered from biologging technology. Biologging uses using small instruments mounted on an animal to track their movements over long periods of time. They revealed … Read more
Species of turtle, shark, penguin, seal and whale swim in circles, new research shows – but scientists aren’t sure why. Japanese researchers examined high-resolution 3D movements of the various marine animals, gathered from biologging technology. Biologging uses using small instruments mounted on an animal to track their 3D movements over long periods of time. They … Read more
Scientists grow human tear glands in the lab that are capable of CRYING just like real eyes Dutch researchers grew their own tear glands to study exactly how they work Dysfunction of the tear glands can cause eye dryness , ulcers and even blindness In the future, this may be treated with a transplant of these … Read more
Mike Pompeo says Biden administration should push China to allow scientists to inspect labs where viruses are being researched or face ‘real risk’ of another global pandemic Pompeo claimed the State Department had ‘highly vetted’ info that pointed to ‘significant evidence’ that the virus came from the Wuhan Institute of Virology The former Secretary of … Read more
Sperm and egg samples from 6.7 million of Earth’s species should be sent to an ark built on the moon as a ‘modern global insurance policy’, scientists have proposed. The lunar gene bank — which could also house seed and spore samples — is envisaged as being built under the lunar surface, in a hollow, cooled … Read more
They’re hot to trot! Guinea pigs seduce potential mates by singing love songs and performing a rumba, scientists say Male guinea pigs have a personalised purr to attract mates, scientists found After a sniff and bit of grooming, they then move their hips in a rhythmic way Researchers from Brazil say their study is the … Read more
A ‘super-Earth’ exoplanet with a surface temperature slightly cooler than Venus may have an atmosphere able to host alien life, according to a new study. Astronomers from the Max-Planck Institute used different methods of observation to discover the alien world orbiting a nearby red dwarf dwarf star 26 light years away. Gliese 486b is the … Read more
It may be time to rewrite the textbooks, as scientists have discovered the Earth has a ‘fifth layer’ in the form of an innermost inner core at the centre of the planet. Geologists from the Australian National University created search algorithms allowing them to trawl through thousands of models of the Earth’s inner core. For … Read more