Whether it is the fountain of youth or the elixir of life, men have travelled the world looking for the key to increasing their longevity.They should be looking a bit closer to home, according to one leading researcher – although after they do, they might end ... More »
Australia has often been called the “allergy capital of the world”.An estimated one in 10 Australian children develop a food allergy in their first 12 months of life. Research has previously suggested food allergies are more common in infants in Australia than... More »
Thousands of patients in England are to be fast-tracked into groundbreaking trials of personalised cancer vaccines in a revolutionary world-first NHS “matchmaking” scheme to save lives.The gamechanging jabs, which aim to provide a permanent cure, are custom-bu... More »
It’s Delaney Mack’s first time pulling crab traps and she is unsure what to do. Mack, the newest member of the Nuxalk Guardian Watchmen, has had months of training for the multifaceted job, which might on any given day include rescuing a kayaker, taking ocean ... More »
Acorns cover the forest floor. Arterra / Universal Images Group via Getty ImagesA mighty oak covers the ground in piles of acorns. Squirrels gather them up, growing fat on the rich bounty and storing more of the seeds away ... More »
In a new cross-sectional and longitudinal study, researchers from the University of Turku and Turku University Hospital investigated the effects of dietary caffeine intake on dopamine function and clinical symptoms in Parkinson’s disease. Chronic caffeine inta... More »
Wedge-tailed shearwaters surprised scientists by showing up after rats were eradicated on Tromelin Island—a place, in the Indian Ocean, where the seabirds hadn’t been documented breeding before. Rebecca Jackrel / Alamy Stock Photo... More »
Earlier today I set you these two puzzles. Here they are again with answers.1. Adam’s applesAdam buys a number of apples in one shop at the rate of 3 for £1.He then buys the same number of apples in a different shop at a rate of 5 for £1.What was the average n... More »
Here’s a curious fact taken from The Call of Coincidence, a book by Owen O’Shea about serendipity in maths.The triangle with sides 45, 97 and 56 has an area of √459.756.Bazinga!And here are two puzzles taken from the same tome.1. Adam’s applesAdam buys a numbe... More »
The former chief scientific adviser to the government Sir Patrick Vallance has said another pandemic is “absolutely inevitable” and urged the incoming British government to focus on preparing for it, warning “we are not ready yet”.Speaking at a panel event at ... More »
For two weeks at the 140-hospital system, doctors and nurses have had little access to digital records for patient histories, resorting to paper and faxes to treat people.In more than a dozen states, doctors and nurses have resorted to paper and handwritten tr... More »
Photographs selected by Quentin Nardi Text by Tracy Scott ForsonStarted by the American Tortoise Rescue, the first World Turtle Day was observed on May 23, 200... More »