It may not be a case of “like father like son” or the “apple not falling far from the tree”, as scientists claim children are less like their parents than we previously thought. A new study has suggest people inherit very little
Scientists have warned that a common virus is most likely to trigger the next global pandemic, according to a new study. Influenza, or flu, has been ranked as the top pathogen of concern by the majority of infectious disease experts worldwide due
A gigantic dinosaur more than 98-foot-long and weighing as much as 12 African elephants has been discovered by scientists. Bustingorrytitan shiva, named after the Hindu god of destruction Shiva, is one of the biggest dinosaurs ever found and is part of the
The world will end with a “big crunch”, say scientists monitoring dark matter acriss the universe. The good news is that boffins working on the Dark Energy Spectroscopic group say there is plenty of time until the cosmic event would happen. The
Trillions of evolution’s bizarro wonders, red-eyed periodical cicadas that have pumps in their heads and jet-like muscles in their rears, are about to emerge in the US in numbers not seen in decades and possibly centuries. Crawling out from underground every 13
Oceans of magma sank and rose to the moon’s surface over billions of years to form its current shape (Image: SWNS) The moon turned itself inside out to to form the cratered surface we see today, according to scientsts. Researchers combined computer
Scientists have made a discovery that could revolutionise stem cell repair therapy for Parkinson’s disease. The pioneering research – funded by the Hollywood star Michael J. Fox’s research foundation – will offer hope to thousands of patients who currently rely on cocktails
It sounds like a classic from Jules Verne but scientists truly believe a giant undiscovered ocean might lie more than 400 miles beneath the surface of the Earth. If he was alive today, the 19th century French science fiction writer, who famously
A revolutionary jab, which is designed to remove toxic proteins from the brain before they cause the damage leading to the most common form of dementia, is undergoing trials on patients in the early stages of the disease. Once through clinical trials
Ever wondered what the most beautiful city in the world is? It’s subjective, right? So, there is no one city that is objectively the prettiest, is there? Wrong. Experts have tried to work out planet earth’s most attractive metropolis using science. Online