Battery-powered buzzer sticks to your forehead and stops you from snoring
4 HRS AGO - The device, called Somnibel, is worn on the forehead, and gently vibrates to alert you if you’re Expand
4 HRS AGO - The device, called Somnibel, is worn on the forehead, and gently vibrates to alert you if you’re snoring Collapse
David Pegg obituary
7 HRS AGO - Clinical scientist and academic who pioneered groundbreaking cooling techniques for use in organ Expand
7 HRS AGO - Clinical scientist and academic who pioneered groundbreaking cooling techniques for use in organ transplantationIn the early days of organ transplantation one of the thorniest problems facing medical science was how to keep an organ functional in the period between harvesting it from a donor and inserting it into a grateful recipient. David Pegg, who has died aged 86, did much towards solving that conundrum, and so enabled us to take for granted our capacity to stop the clock of life by freezing or cooling an organ before restarting its normal function. One of the pioneers in the field of low temperature biology – building on the work of Audrey Smith, Christopher Polge and Peter Mazur – David made perhaps his greatest contribution through research into the preservation of human kidneys, which he began in 1965. Continue reading... Collapse
Asteroid the size of Nelson's Column will skim past Earth tomorrow, NASA warns
11 HRS AGO - The asteroid, dubbed 2019 SR8, is estimated to measure between 20 metres and 44 metres in diameter
Birth of a class of nanomaterial
19 HRS AGO - How multimolecular templates launched the field of mesoporous materials.
We found evidence of life on Mars in the 1970s, former Nasa scientis…
23 HRS AGO - Nasa found evidence of alien life in the 1970s, according to a former senior scientist – and Expand
23 HRS AGO - Nasa found evidence of alien life in the 1970s, according to a former senior scientist – and ignored it. The Viking landers were sent to the Martian surface more than 40 years ago, with the aim of Collapse
Interstellar comet just like ones from our solar system – astronomers
1 DAY AGO - Scientists tracking 2I/Borisov say some formation processes may be common between stars The first Expand
1 DAY AGO - Scientists tracking 2I/Borisov say some formation processes may be common between stars The first interstellar comet to be tracked by astronomers as it hurtles through the solar system is unremarkable in every way apart from where it comes from, researchers have said.Scientists reached the conclusion after observing 2I/Borisov with two of the most powerful telescopes on Earth. They decided that it looked like any other comet except that it came from beyond the solar system and would soon leave for good. Continue reading... Collapse
Alien comet visiting our solar system is like nothing we’ve seen bef…
1 DAY AGO - An interstellar comet visiting our solar system is like nothing ever seen before, scientists have Expand
1 DAY AGO - An interstellar comet visiting our solar system is like nothing ever seen before, scientists have confirmed – but looks strangely familiar. The object, known as 2I/Borisov, has been examined by Collapse
Humpback whales seen blowing bubbles to trap fish in 'groundbreaking' footage
1 DAY AGO - Researchers from the University of Hawaii have captured beautiful footage of humpback whales Expand
1 DAY AGO - Researchers from the University of Hawaii have captured beautiful footage of humpback whales bubble-net feeding in the waters off of Southeast Alaska Collapse
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Heavy snow in part of Greenland stunted plant and animal reproduction
1 HR AGO - A very snowy winter in 2018 left parts of Greenland covered well into the summer, causing an Expand
1 HR AGO - A very snowy winter in 2018 left parts of Greenland covered well into the summer, causing an ecosystem-wide reproductive collapse in one area. Collapse
Cows are being painted with zebra stripes to test odd theory - and it works
4 HRS AGO - Biting flies cause huge problems for cows, but scientists may have found a very strange way to Expand
4 HRS AGO - Biting flies cause huge problems for cows, but scientists may have found a very strange way to combat the problem Collapse
Newly found quasiparticles mimic hypothetical dark matter axions
8 HRS AGO - These subatomic particles could make up dark matter in the cosmos. A mathematically similar Expand
8 HRS AGO - These subatomic particles could make up dark matter in the cosmos. A mathematically similar phenomenon occurs in a solid material. Collapse
2019 Earth Science Week photo competition winners
12 HRS AGO - The Geological Society has announced the winners of this year’s competition, which for the first Expand
12 HRS AGO - The Geological Society has announced the winners of this year’s competition, which for the first time allowed in images taken from around the world. According to the society, the photographs showcase the rich diversity of environments in which scientists, live, work and travel.• The images will appear in the society’s 2020 calendar and will also feature in a free exhibition at its London HQ to mark Earth Science Week Continue reading... Collapse
Common drug could prevent thousands of head injury deaths
21 HRS AGO - Researchers say tranexamic acid treatment has potential to save tens of thousands of livesA cheap Expand
21 HRS AGO - Researchers say tranexamic acid treatment has potential to save tens of thousands of livesA cheap and widely available drug could reduce the risk of death from common head injuries and save tens of thousands of lives each year, researchers say.Tranexamic acid slows down the breakdown of blood clots, and is already used to control heavy bleeding in people who have experienced trauma elsewhere in the body – for example from being shot or stabbed. Continue reading... Collapse
Not cross bunnies: can a pet rabbit ever be happy?
1 DAY AGO - A study of more than 6,000 rabbits treated by vets has found that many lead sad lives. Here’s how Expand
1 DAY AGO - A study of more than 6,000 rabbits treated by vets has found that many lead sad lives. Here’s how to make sure they stay healthy and avoid lonelinessThere are thought to be more than 1.5m pet rabbits in the UK, and a large proportion of them could be leading very sad lives. A study of more than 6,000 rabbits treated by vets found alarming health conditions such as overgrown nails and teeth, digestive problems and skin issues.Thanks to generations of stories featuring rabbits, and their sweet, cuddly appearance, they have long been a popular children’s pet but, says Dan O’Neill, senior lecturer in companion animal epidemiology at the Royal Veterinary College, and co-author of the study, “they are not a good child’s pet at all.” They are a prey animal – constantly alert to danger – so being handled by a noisy child can be stressful, especially if they are not used to it (if a child, say, only plays with the rabbit at the weekend). Continue reading... Collapse
Economics Nobel goes to poverty-fighting science | Science News
1 DAY AGO - Three scientists share the Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences for developing real-world Expand
1 DAY AGO - Three scientists share the Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences for developing real-world interventions for tackling poverty. Collapse
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Barbaric' tests on monkeys lead to calls for closure of German lab
3 HRS AGO - Shocking footage shows conditions ‘clearly breach’ EU standards on animal welfare, say Expand
3 HRS AGO - Shocking footage shows conditions ‘clearly breach’ EU standards on animal welfare, say campaignersAn animal testing laboratory in Germany that subjected monkeys to “barbaric” treatment and kept unwell dogs in squalid conditions is under investigation amid calls for its closure.Undercover footage at the Laboratory of Pharmacology and Toxicology (LPT) near Hamburg published by Cruelty Free International and Soko Tierschutz shows technicians with metal prongs grabbing macaque monkeys by the neck. The monkeys are restrained by braces during testing. The footage also shows primates being handled “violently” by technicians: in one incident a monkey has its head smacked against a door frame. Continue reading... Collapse
Why the UK was at its cheeriest in the 1920s
6 HRS AGO - By analysing books and newspapers going back to 1825, researchers have concluded that we were Expand
6 HRS AGO - By analysing books and newspapers going back to 1825, researchers have concluded that we were happier back thenName: The Good Old Days.Age: Old. But good. Continue reading... Collapse
Huge fireball turns night into day as it streaks through sky over China
9 HRS AGO - The dazzling fireball appeared on Friday at around 00:16 CST, and was so bright that it turned the Expand
9 HRS AGO - The dazzling fireball appeared on Friday at around 00:16 CST, and was so bright that it turned the night into day Collapse
The impossible fight to save Jakarta, the sinking megacity
14 HRS AGO - Sea level rise, subsidence and political inertia, could soon see Jakarta become the first megacity Expand
14 HRS AGO - Sea level rise, subsidence and political inertia, could soon see Jakarta become the first megacity claimed by climate change. A last-ditch plan to save the city may not be enough Collapse
The incredible science behind Eliud Kipchoge's 1:59 marathon
23 HRS AGO - A 1:59:59 marathon is the equivalent of running 100m sprints in just over 17 seconds – 422 times Expand
23 HRS AGO - A 1:59:59 marathon is the equivalent of running 100m sprints in just over 17 seconds – 422 times in a row. On October 12, Kipchoge went even faster than that Collapse
The 2nd known interstellar visitor makes ‘Oumuamua seem even odder
1 DAY AGO - With its gaseous halo and tail, the second discovered interstellar object, 2I/Borisov, looks Expand
1 DAY AGO - With its gaseous halo and tail, the second discovered interstellar object, 2I/Borisov, looks basically like your run-of-the-mill solar system comet. Collapse
NASA engineer proposes fuelless engine to propel spacecraft 'almost at speed of light
1 DAY AGO - David Burns, an engineer based at NASA’s Marshall Space Flight Centre in Alabama, has unveiled Expand
1 DAY AGO - David Burns, an engineer based at NASA’s Marshall Space Flight Centre in Alabama, has unveiled what he calls a ‘helical engine’ Collapse
Ancient Egyptian 'industrial zone' discovered in Luxor's Valley of the Monkeys
1 DAY AGO - A range of artefacts at the site dating from the 18th Dynasty, including tools, rings, limestone, Expand
1 DAY AGO - A range of artefacts at the site dating from the 18th Dynasty, including tools, rings, limestone, pottery and a water storage tank was found by Archaeologists from the State for Antiquities Collapse
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