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
Some cancer cells pretend to be “super fit” to fool healthy cells into giving them their nutrients – allowing them to invade the body, researchers have found. Scientists hope that having a better understanding of this process will lead to new ways of treating cancer, and ways to stop itContinue Reading
An underwater excavation by archaeologists off Israel’s Carmel Coast has uncovered an ancient village that not just survived but thrived during a period of climate crisis around 6,200 BC. The discovery could shed more light on the resilience of the people living in the coastal regions around the Levant andContinue Reading
