Science
Smell of food begins on the tongue, here’s why
This shows that the interaction between smell and taste, the primary components of food flavour, may begin on the tongue and not in the brain as previously thought.
Herbs that only grow on the tropical island of Mauritius ‘could treat cancer’
Researchers found that leaves from three herbs, that are exclusive to the island, contain compounds that stop the growth of cancer cells in the oesophagus
When humans moved from hunter gatherers to farmers can be dated from traces of urine
The study was the first to pinpoint the "crucial turning point in the history of humanity" when the global population became animal herders
Meat-eating beast larger than polar bear with skull bigger than rhinoceros once roamed Eastern Africa
The massive mammal larger than any big cat stalking the world today was the top predator 23 million years ago when early apes and monkeys were struggling to survive
People in 70s suffering memory loss had it restored – after brain was zapped with electric pulses
It gave them the thinking power of someone in their 50s - through just five 20 minute sessions, say scientists.
‘Achilles’ heel’ of pancreatic cancer has been identified
It is a protein that fuels the tumour - offering hope of a drug that stops it in its tracks, say scientists.
Scientists have brought back to life pigs’ brains…four hours after death
The "Frankenschwein" Easter 'resurrections' offer hope humans could one day return from 'the other side'.
Lightning really does strike twice and the reasons are revealed with slow motion lightning film
The reason why a lightning channel is 'reused' is explained after a radio telescope was used to study the development of lightning flashes in unprecedented detail.
NASA’s top asteroid hunter wants to build new telescope to defend the Earth from asteroids
Amy Mainzer, 45, warned current telescopes makes it very hard to spot them until it's too late to stop them hitting our planet "very hard."