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Hulton Archive via Getty Images The iguanodon mould held dignitaries, scientists and a seven-course feast As New Year’s Eve invitations go, the one received by 20 men in December 1853 was unusual. Apart from the fact that presumably none of the attendees wanted to spend the turning of the year …

University of Leicester Philip Gosling said when researchers told him about the trial “I had to get involved” A farmer is among the first people in the UK to join a trial which is testing whether a diabetes drug can treat a “deadly” form of aneurysm. Philip Gosling, 80, joined …

Rebecca Morelle,Science Editorand Alison Francis,Senior Science Journalist Tony Jolliffe/BBC News The mini factory will make semiconductors in space It sounds like science fiction – a factory, located hundreds of kilometres above the Earth, churning out high-quality materials. But a Cardiff-based company is a step closer to making this a reality. …

If your New Year’s resolution is to improve your fitness, you may be exploring current exercise trends to determine if they’re right for you and your goals. One that is likely to pop up is the vibration plate, which claims to use full-body vibration to increase strength, build muscle and …

In early December, Joshua Aaron, the developer behind the ICEBlock app — designed to let people alert others about the presence of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents — filed a federal lawsuit alleging his First Amendment rights were violated. The Department of Justice had urged Apple to remove Aaron’s …

[ More than 7 million Americans have Alzheimer’s disease, and two-thirds of them are women, according to the Alzheimer’s Association. The O’Banion Lab at the Del Monte Institute for Neuroscience at the University of Rochester has long been studying this disease and is looking more closely at the differences between …

Victoria Gill, Kate Stephens and Gwyndaf Hughes,BBC News science teamand Ahmed Nour,BBC News Arabic Getty Images Great white sharks in the Mediterranean Sea are in danger of disappearing, with illegal fishing contributing to their decline. This is according to research by US scientists, working in partnership with UK charity Blue …

Fergal KeaneSpecial correspondent BBC Content warning: this article includes details about the impact of conflict on children in war zones and descriptions of injuries that some readers may find distressing. The first thing was that Abdelrahman’s dad was killed. The family home was struck by an Israeli air strike. The …

Space is an alien environment for humans. Our bodies are built for gravity; take it away and there are profound changes to our biology. Muscles and bones that keep us upright on Earth become weak. Body fluid that’s normally pooled in our legs floods into our upper body, changing the …

[ Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain For more than 80 years, men have been told that testosterone helps prostate cancer grow. But a very different picture has emerged over the past two decades. The prostate is a small gland that sits just below the bladder. Its job is to produce the …

The cyberpunk movement has given us some of the best science fiction movies: Blade Runner, Ghost in the Shell and, yes, The Matrix. But my personal favorite tech noir flick is one that came out at the height of the cyberpunk craze — and then all but disappeared. Though it …

Alexandra BassinghamWest of England Handout Ellen Roome’s son Jools Sweeney died aged 14 in April 2022 A mum who has campaigned for legal reforms to give parents access to children’s social media accounts after their death has been appointed an MBE. Ellen Roome, 49, has been recognised for her work …

SNS Fergus McCann and Ann Budge played a major role in turning round the financial fortunes of their respective Scottish Premiership clubs, Celtic and Hearts Former Celtic chief executive Fergus McCann and ex-Hearts chair Ann Budge have been named in the New Year Honours. Lisbon Lion Jim Craig, New Seekers …

Getty Images Jonathan “Jiffy” Davies was made an MBE in 1995 and subsequently made an OBE in 2015 Wales rugby legend Jonathan “Jiffy” Davies has said he is “really proud” after being made a Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) in the New Year Honours. The 63-year-old …

[ Immune cells: Red cells are CD8 lymphocytes “killer” T cells and blue cells are CD4 lymphocytes, “helper” T cells. The melanoma releases vesicles (small green dots) that stick to CD8 cells, blocking their ability to attack the cancer. Credit: Tel Aviv University A new international study led by Prof. …

[ Acute myelocytic leukemia (AML). Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain A research team at Oregon Health & Science University has discovered a promising new drug combination that may help people with acute myeloid leukemia overcome resistance to one of the most common frontline therapies. In a study published in Cell Reports …

BBC Excavating the whale’s head took some heavy equipment Earlier this year, I found myself standing in a field, watching, as a digger lifted the remains of an enormous fin whale’s head from a resting place few people knew about. It was the culmination of an investigation into something I …

The man who disarmed one of the gunmen who killed 15 people at a Jewish event at Bondi Beach has revealed his thoughts in the moments before his heroic actions. In verified footage, Ahmed al Ahmed – a Sydney shop owner born and raised in Syria – tackled one of …

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[ Credit: AI-generated image When Heidi Tarr was a teenager, she used a tanning bed several times a week with her friends because they all wanted to glow like a celebrity. “It was just the thing to do—everyone wanted that nice, dark, tan skin,” the 49-year-old market researcher told AFP …