AI tool could help thousands avoid fatal heart attacks
An AI tool that can predict 10-year risk of deadly heart attacks, could transform treatment for patients who undergo CT scans to investigate chest...
Faster Arctic warming hastens 2C rise by eight years
Faster warming in the Arctic will be responsible for a global 2C temperature rise being reached eight years earlier than if the region was...
Scientists have run the first proof of concept of their DNA ‘time machine’ to...
Scientists have run the first proof of concept of their DNA ‘time machine’ to shed light on a century of environmental change in a...
Ancient landscape discovered beneath East Antarctic Ice Sheet
Scientists at Newcastle University have discovered an ancient landscape that has lain hidden beneath the East Antarctic Ice Sheet for millions of years.
The research...
The moon is 40 million years older than previously thought say scientists
More than 4 billion years ago, when the Solar System was still young and the Earth was still growing, a giant object the size...
Over 40 percent of Antarctica’s ice shelves are smaller
71 of the 162 ice shelves that surround Antarctica have reduced in volume over 25 years from 1997 to 2021, with a net release...
Archaeologists discover world’s oldest wooden structure
Half a million years ago, earlier than was previously thought possible, humans were building structures made of wood, according to new research by a...
Endangered species’ poo could help fight against diabetic ulcers
Poo from endangered animals could be the source of a potential new treatment for the infectious bacteria that cause diabetic foot ulcers, researchers from...
Researchers issue urgent call to save the world’s largest flower -Rafflesia – from extinction
An international group of scientists, has issued an urgent call for coordinated action to save the iconic genus Rafflesia, which contains the world’s largest...
Some species of fish are getting smaller, but more research is needed to determine...
A new study has shown that some species of fish are getting smaller, but more research is needed to determine if factors like human...