Science
Overflowing crater lakes carved canyons across Mars within weeks rather than millions of years back on Earth
On the Red Planet catastrophic floods were unleashed when lakes burst their banks to carve canyons very rapidly
People with autism ‘have stronger connections between brain cells – making it harder for them to switch off’
Their grey matter needs more time to 'hang up' on information, suggests the study, explaining the communication difficulties and repetitive behaviour
New types of grains and vegetables developed on ‘desktop farms’ could soon be on the menu
A technique first used by NASA to grow crops in space has been successfully adapted to work on Earth
Plant native to one of world’s largest jungles could hold key to combating deadly pancreatic cancer
The vine Ancistrocladus likoko which only grows in the Congo destroys cancer cells - and stops them spreading
Killer whales use sonic ‘flashlight’ to target prey hundreds of miles away
New research reveals how whales, dolphins and porpoises let out ultrasonic clicks in narrow beams to help them find food hiding in the murky depths
Pancreatic cancer is killing more Europeans than ever and death rates are rising
Number of deaths has almost doubled in the past three decades killing over 9,000 Britons
Neanderthals ‘no more violent than modern humans’
A comparison of more than 200 skulls dating back up to 80,000 years found similar levels of head injuries in both groups
In 30 years demands for food on Earth will push planet to limit…because people will be too fat
By 2050 humankind will struggle to feed a population of roughly nine billion people without missing targets to curb climate change and save the rainforests, a report said.
The world’s oldest respiratory system has been unearthed in Herefordshire…and it’s VERY old
It has been named the 'Breath of Life' by the British led team of international scientists who discovered it.