Tech News

Could sending muscle cells to space help us age well?

The study, called MicroAge, is being conducted by UK researchers, who are seeking a better understanding of why muscles get weaker as people age.

20 December 2021

Football Now

Football and Dementia: Are headers the missing link?

In partnership with Media City

New research shows that regularly heading football's can increase the risk of dementia

16 December 2021

Health news

Japanese researchers create a 'vaccine' against getting old

Researchers at a Tokyo university say their vaccine slowed the ageing process in mice, and could even aid the treatment of ageing-related diseases.

14 December 2021

Nature

Rare total solar eclipse plunges Antarctica into darkness

The last total solar eclipse in Antarctica occurred on November 23, 2003, and the next one will not be until 2039.

6 December 2021

Tech News

Scientists who created 'living robots' say they can now reproduce

Last year, researchers made "living robots" by incubating stem cells from frog embryos. Now they’ve discovered that they're able to self-replicate.

2 December 2021

Climate

Antarctic's oldest ice holds a 1.5m year record of climate change

This ancient record of the Earth’s atmosphere could hold valuable clues about how our planet will respond to rising temperatures.

2 December 2021

Health news

Brain issues like strokes affect 1% of COVID patients, says new study

In the largest study to date on brain complications of COVID-19, researchers said the most common finding was a stroke due to clogged arteries.

2 December 2021

Food and Drink

Paris' 'Banquet': A festive marriage between science and gastronomy

The Cité des Sciences et de L’Industrie museum takes you on an interactive journey exploring our relationship with food and how it is made.

1 December 2021

Ecotech

Sperm is being used to create an eco-friendly alternative to plastic

This DNA-based plastic requires less energy to create than other sustainable alternatives and is much easier to recycle.

29 November 2021

Culture news

Einstein’s general relativity manuscript auctioned for €11.6m

A manuscript in which Albert Einstein prepared his theory of general relativity has sold at auction in Paris for a record €11.6 million.

24 November 2021

Earth News

World Mental Health Day: Eco anxiety can fuel powerful climate action

A new online movement led by young women in the UK is helping others to feel less alone with their eco anxiety.

5 November 2021

Health news

Have we found the secret to longevity?

Researchers have designed an antibody that can recognise specific proteins on the surface of aged cells.

25 October 2021

Earth News

Total has known about climate threat since 1971, say scientists

A study published today shows the company knowingly downplayed its role in the climate crisis.

20 October 2021

Lifestyle

Poo found in an Austrian mine shows we ate blue cheese 2,700 years ago

Having analysed the DNA in the preserved excrement, scientists were surprised to find Europeans were making blue cheese nearly 3,000 years ago.

14 October 2021

Health news

Could your antiperspirant deodorant cause breast cancer?

The question of whether aluminium found in antiperspirant deodorants could lead to breast cancer has been widely debated for several decades.

13 October 2021

Earth News

Can we survive extreme temperatures of -40 and +60 Celsius?

A research centre in Italy is testing how humans react to climate conditions like blizzards and heat waves, with everything being produced artificially.

13 October 2021

Mobility

Why French students and Thomas Pesquet are getting excited about Blobs

Better known as "slime mould," 500-million-year-old Blob is now under the microscope of thousands of students and French astronaut Thomas Pesquet.

11 October 2021

Nature

This animal has survived for centuries without having sex

The long term survival of animals without sexual reproduction was thought to be practically impossible - until now.

23 September 2021

Health news

COVID variants are evolving to be better at spreading in air

Researchers of a new study said tighter-fitting masks and vaccinations are key to preventing COVID.

23 September 2021

Climate

Cyclones could soon devastate Europe, warns ‘storm chaser’ scientist

Unless global warming slows, extreme weather could shape life in Europe within the next 50 years.

20 September 2021