The GuardianShane Kimbrough ISS astronauts complete six-hour spacewalk to install solar panelsverified_publisher The Guardian - Guardian staff and agenciesFrench and American astronauts have completed a six-hour spacewalk as they installed new solar panels to boost power supplies to the International Space Station (ISS), Nasa said. “It is a huge team effort...
The GuardianHealth High stress may make ‘broken heart syndrome’ more likely, study findsverified_publisher The Guardian - Natalie Grover Science correspondentTwo molecules associated with high stress levels have been implicated in the development of broken heart syndrome, a condition that mainly affects post-menopausal women and is usually brought on by severe...
The GuardianLiver Disease Children of obese mums at higher risk of fatty liver disease – studyverified_publisher The Guardian - Nicola DavisChildren of obese mothers have a greater risk of developing fatty liver disease in their 20s, according to researchers who say policymakers need to do more to tackle the promotion of poor-quality food...
The GuardianObesity Giles Yeo: ‘Let’s consider the type of food we eat, and not fixate on calories’verified_publisher The Guardian - David CoxSince the dawn of the 20th century, almost all weight loss guidelines have used calories as a simple measure of how much energy we’re consuming from our food. But according to Giles Yeo, a Cambridge University...
The GuardianEnvironment Head of Independent Sage to launch international climate change groupverified_publisher The Guardian - Jonathan WattsSeveral of the world’s leading scientists plan to launch an independent expert group this week to advise, warn and criticise global policymakers about the climate and nature crises. The new body has been...
The GuardianEnvironment Robin Wall Kimmerer: ‘Mosses are a model of how we might live’verified_publisher The Guardian - Rachel CookeRobin Wall Kimmerer can recall almost to the day when she first fell under the unlikely spell of moss. “It’s kind of embarrassing,” she says. “I’ve always been engaged with plants, because I grew up in...
The GuardianHome Remedies Drinking straw device ‘instant’ cure for hiccups say scientistsverified_publisher The Guardian - Nicola Davis Science correspondentFrom holding your breath to having a friend shout “boo!”, there is no shortage of alleged cures for hiccups. Now scientists say they have found a better solution: a drinking straw device. When you get...
The GuardianDinosaurs Footprints of possibly last dinosaurs to walk Britain found in Kentverified_publisher The Guardian - Natalie Grover Science correspondentFootprints of what could be the last dinosaurs to have walked in Britain have been found in Kent, researchers say. About 66m years ago, an asteroid hit the Earth and wiped out much of the Earth’s dinosaurs....
The GuardianAustralasia Ultra-thin film could one day turn regular glasses into night vision goggles, researchers sayverified_publisher The Guardian - Donna LuA transparent metallic film allowing a viewer to see in the dark could one day turn regular spectacles into night vision googles. The ultra-thin film, made of a semiconductor called gallium arsenide, also...
The GuardianClimate Earth is trapping ‘unprecedented’ amount of heat, Nasa saysverified_publisher The Guardian - Victoria BekiempisThe Earth is trapping nearly twice as much heat as it did in 2005, according to new research, described as an “unprecedented” increase amid the climate crisis. Scientists from Nasa, the US space agency,...
The GuardianGenetics Ageing process is unstoppable, finds unprecedented studyverified_publisher The Guardian - Amelia HillImmortality and everlasting youth are the stuff of myths, according to new research which may finally end the eternal debate about whether we can live for ever. Backed by governments, business, academics...
