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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’.
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Nilima Marshall
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.
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Nilima Marshall
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.
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Nilima Marshall
7 Feb 2024
Science
New species of pterosaur discovered on Isle of Skye
Ceoptera evansae lived between 168 to 166 million years ago.
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Nilima Marshall
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.
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Nilima Marshall
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.
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Nilima Marshall
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.
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Nilima Marshall
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.
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Nilima Marshall
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’.
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Nilima Marshall
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.
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Nilima Marshall
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.
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Nilima Marshall
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.
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Nilima Marshall
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.
By
Nilima Marshall
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.
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Nilima Marshall
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
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Nilima Marshall
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.
By
Nilima Marshall
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.
By
Nilima Marshall
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.
By
Nilima Marshall
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.
By
Nilima Marshall
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.
By
Nilima Marshall
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.
By
Nilima Marshall
7 Jan 2024
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