The National Park Service just uncovered a long-necked dinosaur
Park workers excavated 3,000 pounds of fossil and rock
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BP accused of ‘insidious’ influence on UK education through Science Museum links
Campaigners claim firm has bought sway over the teaching of science, technology, engineering and maths Campaigners have accused BP of having an insidious influence over the teaching of science, technology, engineering and maths (Stem) in the UK through…
Cloth wraps treated with ‘dirt cheap’ insecticide cut malaria cases in babies
Soaking fabrics in a commonly used insect repellent is a simple and effective tool as mosquito bites become more common during daytime, study showsFrom Africa to Latin America to Asia, babies have been carried in cloth wraps on their mothers’ backs for…
Cloth wraps treated with ‘dirt cheap’ insecticide cut malaria cases in babies
Soaking fabrics in a commonly used insect repellent is a simple and effective tool as mosquito bites become more common during daytime, study showsFrom Africa to Latin America to Asia, babies have been carried in cloth wraps on their mothers’ backs for…
Spain’s meteorologists subjected to ‘alarming’ rise in hate speech, minister warns
Environment minister says attacks on social media affect perceptions of meteorology and denigrate researchers’ workEurope live – latest updatesSpain’s environment minister has written to prosecutors to warn of “an alarming increase” in hate speech and …
ISS astronauts return to Earth in Nasa’s first ever medical evacuation
Four astronauts emerge from capsule after Pacific landing, including crew member in ‘stable’ conditionFour astronauts from the International Space Station have returned to Earth a month earlier than planned after one developed a “serious” medical condi…
As global warming melts glaciers, a novel sanctuary in Antarctica is opening to preserve ice samples
Scientists have inaugurated the first global repository of mountain ice cores in an Antarctic vault.
‘Lots of people don’t want to do it’: Paul Nurse on his controversial second term as Royal Society president
The Nobel prize winner discusses claims of a ‘boys’ club’, Elon Musk’s fellowship and rightwing attacks on sciencePaul Nurse is a turn up for the books. A Nobel prize-winning geneticist, former director of the Francis Crick Institute and erstwhile head…
Alzheimer’s therapies should target a particular gene, researchers say
Scientists at UCL say drug developers should focus on two risk-raising variants of the Apoe geneNew therapies for Alzheimer’s disease should target a particular gene linked to the condition, according to researchers who said most cases would never aris…
Nasa orders its first ISS medical evacuation over astronaut’s sickness
Agency says US-Japanese-Russian crew of four will return from space station in the coming days, earlier than plannedNasa has ordered its first medical evacuation from the International Space Station in its 25-year history after an astronaut in the orbi…