Researchers have found an effective method of getting people to drink less alcohol: Highlight the increased risk of cancer that comes with imbibing and pair that with counting each and every drink. This particular combo of ‘why to reduce’ and…
Sperm, eggs, need not apply: Australian researchers grow embryos from skin cells
Scientists have created a human embryo without sperm or an egg — the first time that has been done. An international team, led by researchers from Monash University in Melbourne Australia, successfully grew early human embryos from the skin cells…
Scientists spot glowing, ultraviolet aurora around comet for 1st time in history
For the first time in history, scientists have spotted a glowing aurora on a comet, despite the lack of a magnetic field and a fully-formed atmosphere. The discovery will deepen our understanding of cosmic weather out in space. Auroras are…
What we still don’t know about Coronavirus
It feels like an eternity ago, but the world only became aware of the coronavirus in December. Despite incredible efforts by scientists around the world, there is still much we do not understand, and we are all now part of…
Breast Cancer: Scientist discover ‘new therapy’ (DailyMail)
Breast cancer cells could be stopped from spreading by being turned into harmless fat cells, scientists have shown. Cancer cells are able to adapt and spread using a certain pathway, but scientists in Switzerland have been able to exploit it…
Oumuamua: asteroid that flew past earth could have been a spacecraft sailing past us, harvard scientists suggest (Independent)
The mysterious rock that flew past Earth could actually have been an alien spacecraft sailing past us using light, according to a new paper. When Oumuamua flew past Earth, scientists rushed to learn about it: it was the first known…
Scientists print first ever 3D human corneas (DailyMail)
Scientists have made human corneas with a 3D printer for the first time ever at Newcastle University. Researchers used human stem cells combined with collagen and alginate, which together turn into a strong gel, which could be used by a…