Archaeologists are revealing the long-lost secrets of the real First World War – a series of conflicts that unfolded across much of Europe, the Mediterranean, North Africa and the Middle East some 32 centuries ago. New research published on Monday reveals how two substantial armies from two different parts ofContinue Reading
Ever feel a little electric shock when you pet a cat? Scientists say that they’ve finally figured out why it happens, and no, it’s not a jolt of love. Motions like petting generate static electricity. For the first time, researchers at Northwestern University say they understand how the phenomenon occurrs.Continue Reading
Traces of cocaine have been discovered in the brains of two people who died in Italy 400 years ago, revealing that the drug was being used in Europe much earlier than previously thought. University of Milan researchers discovered the remnants of the narcotic in two bodies buried in a 17thContinue Reading
Archaeologists are revealing the long-lost secrets of the real First World War – a series of conflicts that unfolded across much of Europe, the Mediterranean, North Africa and the Middle East some 32 centuries ago. New research published on Monday reveals how two substantial armies from two different parts ofContinue Reading
The oldest known tombstone in the US belonged to an English knight and likely came from Belgium, according to a new study that sheds more light on trade routes linked to colonial America. Archeologists have known the tombstone belonged to a knight and was set up in 1627 in Jamestown,Continue Reading
A first-of-its-kind study will use ultrasound and light therapies to investigate targeted treatment of Alzheimer’s disease, dementia and Parkinson’s disease. The new study by scientists at Nottingham Trent University will look at whether treatment can be delivered to the brain via specialised microbubbles. The researchers believe the cure for Alzheimer’s,Continue Reading
Ever feel a little electric shock when you pet a cat? Scientists say that they’ve finally figured out why it happens, and no, it’s not a jolt of love. Motions like petting generate static electricity. For the first time, researchers at Northwestern University say understand how the phenomenon occurrs. “IfContinue Reading
A cheap and widely accessible antidepressant has been shown to be “unexpectedly effective” in treating aggressive brain tumours, scientists have found. The drug, named vortioxetine, costs around £40 and is usually prescribed for adults who have major depressive episodes. However, lab tests on cancer cells have shown it was effectiveContinue Reading
It is beyond “reasonable doubt” that the Covid-19 pandemic originated in a Chinese animal market, a new scientific study has found. Researchers from the United States and France discovered one stall in Wuhan, China, was a hotspot for coronavirus after analysing hundreds of genetic samples collected by Chinese authorities inContinue Reading
Scientists in South Africa say they have identified an outbreak of rabies in seals that is believed to be the first time the virus has spread in sea mammals. At least 24 Cape fur seals that were found dead or euthanized in various locations on South Africa’s west and southContinue Reading
