Spacecraft used to forecast solar storm 15 hours before it hit Earth
The Solar Orbiter spacecraft sometimes lies directly between the sun and Earth, making it ideally placed to analyse powerful solar…
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Spine stimulator lets man with severe Parkinson’s walk without falling
A man with Parkinson's disease who fell up to six times a day can now walk several kilometres without falling…
Nor’easters slamming New England are growing more powerful
Much like hurricanes further south, the strongest storms to pummel the US north-east are getting even stronger as sea surface…
Blood test could tell if a fever is due to infection or other diseases
Analysis of gene activity in a blood sample can help determine if a fever is caused by bacterial infection, a…
The surprising new idea behind what sparked life on Earth
We may be starting to get a grasp on what kick-started life on Earth – and it could help us…
Almost 40 per cent of US girls and young women have low iron levels
Rising rates of vegetarianism and veganism may be causing iron deficiency, a condition that also commonly occurs due to heavy…
Destruction of Ukraine’s Kakhovka dam left behind a toxic legacy
The 2023 breach of the Kakhovka dam drained a huge reservoir and exposed a vast area of toxic sediment, creating…
Should more countries vaccinate children against chickenpox?
Some countries are concerned that vaccinating children could lead to a rise in severe chickenpox cases among older unvaccinated people.…
Nobel prize in chemistry awarded for mastering structures of proteins
David Baker, Demis Hassabis and John Jumper have been awarded the 2024 Nobel prize in chemistry for research on predicting…
Autoimmune conditions linked to reactivated X chromosome genes
The inactivation of one copy of the X chromosome in female mammals may start to fail as they get older,…