Science
ELIXIR OF YOUTH – Anti-ageing pill nearer reality after breakthrough by British scientists
It would target the harmful cells that fuel inflammation and increase the risk of heart disease, cancer, dementia and other potentially fatal conditions.
Mosquito dating back to age of dinosaurs found preserved in amber & it might have carried malaria
The Jurassic Park style find from 100 million years ago could shed new light on the disease that kills 400,000 people a year.
First signs of movement on Earth – probably made by “slug-like” creature around 2.1 BILLION years ago – discovered
The previous oldest remnants were dated to 570 million years ago, but the new evidence was uncovered in a fossil deposit in Gabon
Deadly diseases including cancer could be spotted without surgery thanks to pioneering 3D X-ray technology
The MARS small bore spectral scanner produces clear images of the human body which could lead to more accurate diagnoses
LOOKS FISHY – Fish really can recognise themselves in a mirror
It joins humans, chimpanzees, dolphins and a select few other animals that can pass the long-standing intelligence test.
Butterflies are genetically wired to choose a mate that looks just like them
And it may have implications for humans - also known to be turned on by those with a similar appearance
Ancestor to modern day sparrows & finches flew around Earth 52 million years ago
The fossilised seed-eating bird with a finch-like beak is one of the earliest examples of a perching bird ever found
UN-BEE-LIEVABLE – Honeybees can do MATHS, reveals new study
Scientists say that the revelation that even the miniature brain of a honeybee can grasp basic mathematical operations has implications for the future development of Artificial Intelligence
Scientists have come up with an eye-watering new treatment to shrink enlarged prostates
Researchers at Imperial Collge London said the treatment ‘could improve the lives of thousands of men’ by significantly shrinking the uncomfortable ailment.