Science

A 'multiverse' - where ours is among many - would not be as inhospitable as previously believed

Researchers say the specimen represents a 'missing link' in the family tree of crocodiles

A drug developed to treat brittle bones could cure baldness, suggests a new study. Researchers found that the drug, originally designed as a treatment for osteoporosis, has a "dramatic stimulatory effect" on human hair follicles donated by patients undergoing hair transplantation surgery. Currently only two drugs - minoxidil and finasteride - are available for treatment of male-pattern balding. But both those medications have side effects, and often produce disappointing hair regrowth results. The only other option available to patients is...

The Home Energy Resources Unit, or HERU, generates enough power to heat a home for a day

A chemical sensing chip has been developed that detects cocaine "within minutes."

But this only applies if you're a man.

researchers discovered that plants have developed complex, chemical systems of communication when situated nearby each other

Oxford University study each robot performs the roles of 3.6 workers.

Dogs could be used to study obesity in humans after it was discovered that their gut harbours similar genetic material. Researchers found that the gene content of the dog microbiome showed many similarities to humans and was more similar to ours than the microbiome of pigs or mice. This microbiome, the combined genetic material of the microorganisms, have more similar genes and responses to diet in humans and dogs than established before. Dr Luis Pedro Coelho and colleagues from the...