Cameras used to create images of the famous Cottingley Fairies are among the first objects to be internally analysed by state-of-the-art scanning technology. The cameras were used by young cousins Elsie Wright and Frances Griffiths between 1917 and 1920 to take five images which shocked and intrigued the world forContinue Reading
A high-tech device that looks like a normal spoon is being developed by researchers to help combat eating and drinking difficulties in people with dementia. Known as Tasty Spoon, the device uses electrostimulation to enhance the flavour of foods for patients experiencing a loss of taste. People with dementia oftenContinue Reading
Experts have looked into the suggestion a glass of wine a day is good for you, with results not everyone will be happy about. Studies indicating that it may be beneficial to drink small amounts of alcohol are low quality and often compare moderate drinkers with those who have hadContinue Reading
Drinking sugary beverages and concentrated fruit juices in childhood and adolescence may raise the risk of diabetes in boys, a new study has found. The study of about 500 children in Massachusetts, United States, found that regular consumption of sugary drinks and concentrated fruit juices in childhood is tied toContinue Reading
Scientists have captured the first ever video of a basking shark struck by a boat just hours after it was tagged off the coast of Ireland, a discovery that raises concerns of collision risks faced by endangered marine animals. A female basking shark, about 7m long, was tagged with aContinue Reading
Carrying a lot of fat in the arms or belly may make someone more likely to develop diseases like Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s, research suggests. People with a high level of muscle strength were less likely to develop these conditions than people with low muscle strength, the study also found. ResearchersContinue Reading
Mammals that lived alongside dinosaurs grew more slowly and lived longer than they do today, analysis of fossils found on the Isle of Skye has revealed. A team led by researchers at National Museums Scotland analysed the fossils of an adult and a juvenile Krusatodon kirtlingtonensis, a mouse-sized mammal thatContinue Reading
The king of the dinosaurs might have been 70% heavier than previously thought and even 25% longer, new research has suggested. The largest T. rex that could have existed may have been significantly larger than the current largest-known specimen, weighing in at an estimated 15 tonnes instead of 8.8 tonnes,Continue Reading
Metals on the deep-ocean floor produce ‘dark oxygen‘ 13,000 feet below the surface, a new study has suggested. The finding challenges long-held assumptions that only photosynthetic organisms – those which use sunlight, water and carbon dioxide to create fuel and oxygen – such as plants and algae generate Earth’s oxygen.Continue Reading
A diver has made an amazing discovery on a shipwreck in the Thames Estuary. A bronze cannon was found on the shipwreck of a warship that was destroyed by a gunpowder explosion and sank in 1665. The find was made by Steve Ellis, one of Historic England’s licenced divers, whoContinue Reading
