Nilima Marshall

Science

Scientists amazed as zoo elephant uses water hose to shower herself

Mary, an Asian elephant at Berlin Zoo, has been dubbed ‘the queen of showering’.
10 Nov 2024
Environment

Vital ocean currents regulating Earth’s climate ‘on course to a tipping point’

A breakdown of this system could potentially plunge the UK and large parts of the Northern Hemisphere into a new ice age.
9 Feb 2024
Science

Saturn’s ‘Death Star’ moon may have a secret young ocean – scientists

Mimas could be a prime candidate for studying the origins of life, astronomers say.
7 Feb 2024
Science

New species of pterosaur discovered on Isle of Skye

Ceoptera evansae lived between 168 to 166 million years ago.
6 Feb 2024
Science

Newborn planets look more like Smarties than spheres, study suggests

UK researchers used computer simulations to model the formation of planets.
2 Feb 2024
Science

Flat-faced dogs ‘have 40% higher risk of shorter lives than other breeds’

The Lancashire Heeler was found to have the highest life expectancy at 15.4 years.
1 Feb 2024
Science

Humans migrating to Europe 45,000 years ago ‘were resilient to harsh climate’

They lived side by side with Neanderthals for several thousand years before the latter went extinct.
31 Jan 2024
Science

Playing music throughout life associated with sharper brain in older age – study

Singing was also linked to better brain health, the researchers said.
29 Jan 2024
Science

Gene therapy helps restore hearing in children with hereditary deafness

Scientists described results from the clinical trial in China as ‘truly remarkable’.
24 Jan 2024
Science

Diet of ancient Andes hunter-gatherers was 80% plant-based, study finds

Researchers say this challenges the view that such societies were made up of mainly meat eaters.
24 Jan 2024
Science

Scientists reveal the secret to stop cut carrots from curling

The findings could also help reduce food waste, according to researchers from the University of Bath.
24 Jan 2024
Science

UK scientists helping roll out world’s first routine malaria vaccine programme

Researchers at LSHTM have been working alongside local communities in Africa for almost three decades to research, develop and deploy the jab.
22 Jan 2024
UK

Peregrine Moon lander on course to burn up in Earth’s atmosphere

The spacecraft is due to re-enter at 9pm UK time.
18 Jan 2024
Science

Dancing an effective way for obese people to lose weight – study

People taking part in the research also saw a ‘meaningful improvement’ in their waist circumference and body fat, the scientists said.
17 Jan 2024
Science

Scientists in China have cloned monkey that has survived for two years

Monkey named ReTro providing 'valuable insights' into the scientific process, say researchers

16 Jan 2024
Science

UK technology on doomed Moon mission performing well, scientists say

Dr Simeon Barber, of The Open University, and his team are hoping to gather valuable data, despite the mission going not as planned.
12 Jan 2024
Science

Discovery of gargantuan ring structure ‘challenges understanding of universe’

The Big Ring is about 1.3 billion light-years in diameter.
11 Jan 2024
UK

Whole-genome sequencing data ‘can transform cancer care with tailored therapy’

Combining clinical and genomic data creates a key resource for clinicians to better predict outcomes and tailor cancer treatments, researchers say.
11 Jan 2024
Science

UK scientists working around the clock to gather data from doomed Moon mission

The Peregrine lander has less than 40 hours of fuel left before it loses power and starts tumbling.
9 Jan 2024
Science

First scientific study of 1916 war crater yields ‘significant’ new insights

Experts uncovered evidence revealing how German soldiers used the Hawthorn Ridge blast site to their advantage.
8 Jan 2024
Science

British tech probe could become first private mission to the moon

Simeon Barber from The Open University developed the sensor on the Peregrine Ion Trap Mass Spectrometer which will be onboard Peregrine Mission One.
7 Jan 2024