Experts doubt Mexico’s pledge to protect endangered porpoise
Mexico has announced a new program to protect the endangered vaquita marina porpoise, saying that has headed off trade sanctions by the international wildlife body CITES.
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Hearing aids could help cut the risk of dementia, study finds
Study provides best evidence yet to suggest hearing aids could mitigate potential impact of hearing loss on dementiaWearing hearing aids could help cut the risk of dementia, according to a large decade-long study, which suggests that tackling hearing l…
Boots No7 Future Renew launches, offering scientific approach to skincare
Scientists are cautiously positive about the face cream, which is based on a deep understanding of the skinThe latest Boots No7 range, Future Renew, was launched this week to considerable fanfare, not merely a new face cream, but a “world first breakth…
Blast-off to Jupiter moons postponed for fear of lightning strikes
European Space Agency pushes back launch of Jupiter Icy Moons Explorer project for 24 hours The European Space Agency has postponed its mission to Jupiter after weather forecasters flagged a risk of lightning strikes at its spaceport in French Guiana.M…
First image of a black hole gets a makeover with AI
The first image of a black hole captured in 2019 is getting a makeover.
Dinosaur skull found in Queensland belonged to sauropod that roamed almost 100m years ago
Fossil from fourth-ever discovered specimen of a titanosaur may reinforce theory that dinosaurs travelled between South America and AustraliaFollow our Australia news live blog for the latest updatesGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app o…
New Bible chapter ‘containing hidden verses’ is discovered by scientists after it was erased by scribe 1,500 years ago
A NEW Bible chapter that contains hidden verses has come to light after it was erased by a scribe 1,500 ago.
The incredible discovery that dates back to the 3rd century features chapters 11 through 12 from Matthew and is one of the earliest translat…
Australian scientists grow replica human lungs and call for end to animal testing
Exclusive: ‘Everyone told me it would never work’, says professor of nanomedicine, but science needs alternatives to experimenting on animalsProfessor of nanomedicine Wojciech Chrzanowski finds it “heartbreaking” to recall some of his early scientific …
Physicists Extend Qubit Lifespan In Pivotal Validation of Quantum Computing
An anonymous reader quotes a report from ScienceAlert: Keeping enough qubits in their ideal state long enough for computations has so far proved a challenge. In a new experiment, scientists were able to keep a qubit in that state for twice as long as n…
How mankind could face apocalyptic biowars by 2050 with gene-edited super soldiers & manmade killer viruses
A NEW frontier of warfare is coming – with bio-engineered “super soldiers” and man-made viruses that could wipe out entire countries.
Experts told The Sun Online how gene-editing and biotechnology could spark a new arms race to bo…