The Netherlands is returning a fossil collection taken from Indonesia in the colonial era
The Dutch government has agreed to return thousands of fossils to Indonesia from a renowned collection.
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Why is the Trump administration obsessed with autism? – podcast
The US health secretary, Robert F Kennedy Jr, has long been consumed by the neurological condition autism – what causes it, and whether there’s a treatment. This week, Donald Trump took on the cause, making claims about acetaminophen, also known as Tyl…
Africa no longer the cradle of humanity according to secrets of new species skull remains
A recent archaeological discovery in China is shaking the foundations of human history, challenging long-held beliefs about our origins and evolution.
Scientists find marine life thriving on World War II explosives in the Baltic Sea
An undersea submersible has spotted crabs, worms and fish thriving on the surfaces of World War II explosives thought to be toxic to marine life.
Supercentenarian gives scientists insight on secrets of healthy old age
Tests on Maria Branyas Morera, who was world’s oldest person before she died last year aged 117, gave doctors a trove of discoveriesThe nonagenarian actor Dame Joan Collins may have been on to something when she declared “age is just a number”.The deep…
Huntington’s disease treated successfully for first time in UK gene therapy trial
Surgical procedure to treat devastating illness slowed progress of disease by 75% in patients after three yearsHuntington’s disease, a devastating degenerative illness that runs in families, has been treated successfully for the first time in a breakth…
A trio of space weather satellites blast off together to study the sun’s violent side
A cluster of space weather satellites has blasted off to cast fresh eyes on solar storms.
Farage refuses to criticise Trump over paracetamol despite health experts dismissing autism claims
Reform UK leader says he has ‘no idea’ if US president is right to tell women to avoid drug during pregnancyUK politics live – latest updatesNigel Farage has refused to criticise Donald Trump’s claims that paracetamol, sold in the US as Tylenol, could …
Scientists discover a new dinosaur with a crocodile bone in its mouth
The new find hailed from a mysterious group of dinosaurs called megaraptorans
Scientists discover a new dinosaur from Argentina with a crocodile bone in its mouth
Scientists have discovered a new dinosaur from Argentina that may have used its long arms and claws to capture prey.