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葡京线上娱乐网站最新网址:New species of bushbaby found in disappearing forests of Angola
ElenaBersacolaBySamWongIt’sadwarfwithbigeyes...
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Desert people evolve to drink water poisoned with deadly arsenic
PukaJanluka/AlamyStockPhotoByIanGraber-StiehlPEOPLEinasouthAmericandeserthaveevolvedtodetoxifypotentiallydeadlyarsenicthatlacestheirwatersupply.ForsettlersintheQuebradaCamaronesregionofChile’sAtacamad...
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Supernovas detonate in Milky Way every 50 years
ByKellyYoungGammaraysfromararealuminiumisotopeproducedbyexplodingstarsappeartopermeateourgalaxy...
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Could organ transplants use a dose of teen hormones?
ByAndyCoghlanUSINGhormonestoturnadultsintopre-pubescentchildrenmaysoundlikeabadidea.Butitcouldprovideawaytoimprovethesafetyoforgantransplants.Atthemoment...
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葡京线上娱乐网站最新网址:The EU’s renewable energy policy is making global warming worse
SimonDawson/BloombergviaGettyByMichaelLePageCountriesintheEU...
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'Meditating mice' reveal secrets of mindfulness training
PeterMulligan/GettyBySamWongCanamousebemindful?Researchersbelievetheyhavecreatedtheworld’sfirstmousemodelofmeditationbyusinglighttotriggerbrainactivitysimilartowhatmeditationinduces.Themiceinvolveda...
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India is missing 10 million daughters
ByShaoniBhattacharyaIndiaismissingabout10milliondaughterssincethewidespreaduseofultrasound...
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Exoplanet discovery: Seven Earth-size exoplanets may have water
ESO/M.Kornmesser/spaceengine.orgByJoshuaSokolAnearbystarhasseventemperateEarth-sizeplanetswithinastone’sthrowofeachother–eachofferingitsownchanceforatmospheres...
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Skulls reveals that ancient Americans didn’t mix with neighbours
MauriciodePaivaByColinBarrasIt’sarealhead-scratcher.TheshapesofhumanskullsfromanarrowstripinMexicorevealthatfirstarrivalstotheAmericasmayhavekepttothemselves...
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You should be eating 10 pieces of fruit or veg every day, not 5
AstrakanImages/GettyByClareWilsonPassthefruitbowl.Fiveadayjustdoesn’tcutitanymore–weshouldbeeating10portionsoffruitorvegetablesadaytoreduceourchancesofdyingfromaheartattackorcancer.That’saccordingtoar...
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Worst-ever coral bleaching event continues into fourth year
KyodoNewsviaGettyByMichaelLePageIt’sacatastropheforcoralreefs.Seasurfacetemperaturesaresohighacrossmuchofthetropicsthatmanyreefswillsufferseverebleachingforanunprecedentedfourthyearinarow.DiversinAust...
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Female fish mate 200 times but save eggs for the perfect male
ChitoseYamazaki&ItsuroKoizumiByAliceKleinFAKEit’tilyoumakeit.Femalelampreysmatehundredsoftimesbutsecretlywithholdtheireggsuntiltheyaresuretheirsuitorisworthy.Duringthematingseason...
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'Mild' collision spawned Earth's moon
ByMaggieMcKee(Image:KWadaetal/ApJ)(Image:KWadaetal/ApJ)ThecollisionthatspawnedtheEarth’smoonwasrelativelymild...
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Bird flu might be less deadly than feared
ByDeboraMacKenzieH5N1birdflumaybelessdeadlytopeoplethanfeared...
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Successful Russian launch re-paves the way to space station
RoscosmosByLeahCraneTheonlyridetotheInternationalSpaceStationisbackinbusiness.EarlyWednesdaymorning...
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HIV vaccine therapy lets five people control virus without drugs
NIBSC/SPLByAndyCoghlanFIVEpeoplewithHIVarecurrentlyfreeofdetectablevirus–anddailydrugs–thankstoanewvaccine-basedtherapy.Althoughitisearlydays...
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Dogs as good as screening for cancer detection
ByKurtKleinerDogsdoaswellasstate-of-the-artscreeningtestsatsniffingoutpeoplewithlungorbreastcancer.Theresearchraisesthepossibilitythattraineddogscoulddetectcancersevenearlierandmightsomedaysupplemento...
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Born free, shot for sport
ByDuncanGraham-RoweISTROPHYhuntingthewaytosavedwindlingpopulationsofAfricanlions?That’sthequestiononthetablefordelegatestotheWorldConservationUnion’s(IUCN)meetinginJohannesburgon8Januarywhentheywill...
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Human bird flu cases spread in Turkey
ByShaoniBhattacharyaManymoresuspectedhumanbirdflucasesareappearinginTurkey...
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Broken ice dam blamed for 300-year chill
ByKurtKleinerAthree-century-longcoldspellthatchilledEurope8200yearsagowasprobablycausedbytheburstingofaCanadianicedam...
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Bizarre hexagon circles Saturn's north pole
ByMaggieMcKee(Image:NASA/JPL/UArizona)(Image:NASA/JPL/UArizona)(Image:NASA/JPL/SpaceScienceInstitute)Adeep...
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You bet – an intellectual wager can focus our attention
LukeSharrett/BloombergviaGettyImagesTHEPlataeanswerebesieged:walledinbytheirenemies...
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Global climates face threat of fearsome changes
ByAndyCoghlan(Image:JohnWilliamsetal)Withinacentury...
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Patagonian dust clouds settle on the Antarctic
ByCatherineBrahic(Image:DRI/McConnell)(Image:DRI/McConnell)(Image:DRI/McConnell)TheAntarcticPeninsulabecameadustierplaceduringthe20thcentury...
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Test combo could distinguish Alzheimer’s earlier than ever
MortizKunster/Focus/eyevineByAndyCoghlanCombiningmultipletestscouldhelpdoctorsdistinguishbetweentwoleadingcausesofcognitivedeclineatanearlierstage.BeingabletoseparatetheearliestsignsofAlzheimer’sfroma...
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First timeline of a cancer tracks tumours from origin to spread
SteveGschmeissner/SciencePhotoLibraryByAndyCoghlanThere’srarelyasilverliningtoacancerdiagnosis.Butoneman’sillnesshasledtothefirstprecisetracingofacancer’sevolution.Knowingtheexacttimeatwhichaparticula...
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Diesel fumes lead to thousands more deaths than thought
TonyMargiocchi/BarcroftMediaviaGettyByNewScientiststaffandPressAssociationDieseldrivencars...
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Soft splint instantly heat-welds to hold broken limbs
ByTomSimonite(Image:PaulChamberlain)Aportableplasticsplintthatheat-weldsitselfaroundbrokenlimbsisbeingdevelopedtoaidskiersandotherswhotakepartinextremesports.Toapplythesplint...
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What is it like to be a robot for a day? Weird and wonderful
CarmanNeustaedterHere’sanoddthing:I’mabitofahitinDenver...
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Massive cyberattack hits several hospitals across England
Piccell/PhotographersChoice/GettyByTimothyRevellandMattReynoldsAlargescalecyberattackhashitanumberofhospitals inEngland.Staffhavebeenlockedoutofcomputersandtrustsare“postponingallnon-urgentactivity”.A...
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Pluto-bound probe suffers temporary brain freeze
ByDavidShigaAmemoryproblemtemporarilycutoffcommunicationwiththePluto-boundNewHorizonsspacecraftrecently...
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Indonesia resumes sharing bird flu virus samples
ByDeboraMacKenzieIndonesiaagreedonTuesdaytoresumesharingbirdfluvirussampleswiththeWorldHealthOrganization...
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Like Goldilocks, mice know a bed that's 'just right'
ByRoxanneKhamsi(Image:LongnianLin)JustlikeGoldilocks...
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Shoulder-worn camera acts as a third eye
ByTomSimonite(Image:WalterioMayolCuevas/UniversityofBristol)Ashoulder-mountedcamerasystemthatautomaticallytracksheadmovementsandcanrecognisehandgestureshasbeendevelopedbyUKresearchers.Eventually...
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Ladybird’s transparent shell reveals how it folds its wings
Auscape/UIGviaGettyImagesByChelseaWhyteTheycertainlyknowhowtofold.Asee-throughartificialwingcasehasbeenusedtowatchforthefirsttimeasladybirdsputawaytheirwingsafterflight.Ladybirdshavelong...
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Common gene mutation linked to tripled stroke risk
ByRoxanneKhamsiPeoplewithacommongenemutationthataffectsironmetabolismarenearlythreetimesmorelikelytosufferstroke...
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Tiny invasive sea creatures hitch a ride in rabbitfish guts
WaterFrame/AlamyStockPhotoByChelseaWhyteIt’stheHitchhiker’sGuidetotheSuezCanal.Tinyinvasivecreaturesthumbarideinsidethegutofrabbitfish...
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New Mexico tax may help build private spaceport
ByNewScientistSpaceandAFPNewMexicohopestobreakgroundsoonontheworld’sfirstcommercialspaceport...
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What vision of doom made Hawking seek a faster Earth exit plan?
JohnMoore/GettyImagesByDirkSchulze-MakuchPhysicistStephenHawkingsaysthatthehumanspecieshasonly100yearstopopulateanotherplanettoensureitssurvival.Hisclaim...
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葡京线上娱乐网站最新网址:Ransomware attack hits 200,000 computers across the globe
ArturMarciniec/AlamyStockPhotoByMattReynoldsCountriesaroundtheworldarestilldealingwithanongoingransomwareattackthathitinstitutionsandbusinessesworldwide...
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China and US at highest risk of damage from asteroids
ByDavidShigaChinaandtheUSarethecountriesmostvulnerabletodamagefromfutureasteroidimpacts...
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Marmosets may carry their sibling's sex cells
ByRowanHooper(Image:JeffreyFite)Ifyourtestesorovariescontainedthespermoreggsofanotherindividual...
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葡京线上娱乐网站最新网址:New evidence backs aspirin's lifesaving reputation
ByRoxanneKhamsiAtabletofaspirinadaycould“keepmortalityatbay”...
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Meet ‘Neo’, the most complete skeleton of Homo naledi ever found
WitsUniversity/JohnHawksByColinBarrasIt’sthecavethatkeepsongiving.Almostfouryearsago...
