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Why Women Outlive Men

On average women outlive men by 5 years, but why ? A study from a team of scientists lead by Professor David Goldspink from Liverpool University studied 250...

Toxic Boat Paint Might Be Making Whales Go Deaf

A toxic chemical used to prevent barnacles from clinging to the bottoms of boats may be causing whales to go deaf and to beach themselves, according to a st...

Parallel Universes

 Chris - You work on the concept of parallel universes... Michio - People have often wo...

Cancer Research Uk

Around half of all cancer could be prevented by changes to your lifestyle, so: quit smoking; eat healthily, stay in shape through physical activity; ...

New Highly Efficient, Wearable, Solar Cell Material

Scientists from the University of Toronto have invented a flexible solar cell material that is five times more efficient than current methods of turning the...

New Treatment For Crohn's

Researchers have stumbled upon a possible new treatment for the inflammatory intestinal condition Crohn's disease - a dose of worms ! The immune systems of ...

What Do Dolphins And a Football Team Have in Common?

A team of US scientists has discovered that dolphins have specific positions within their pod, and thus act just like a football team! The Miami researchers...

Nano-capsules For Drug Delivery

Scientists in Australia have developed minute nanocapsules which can be used to target anti-cancer drugs to tumours, sparing other healthy tissue from side ...

Sperm Whales Get The Bends

Scientists have discovered that sonar from ships and submarines might be causing sperm whales to get the bends. Whales were thought to be immune to this con...

Ant-i Fungus

A newly-identified fungus discovered by scientists in the US may provide the perfect Trojan Horse for getting rid of ant and termite infestations without ne...