Sea snakes keep washing up on Australia’s shores and scientists are unsure why
Researchers urge public not to handle stranded sea snakes as they are highly venomous
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Tuesday briefing: What’s next for the resurgent space race?
In today’s newsletter: As suppliers get ready to meet policy makers and space agencies at the industry’s largest gathering, a look at the exploration and exploitation of spaceGood morning. This week Glasgow hosts one of the UK’s largest ever gatherings…
Endangered species convention proposes new rules for growing exotic pet trade
Conservationists are hoping to strengthen regulations at a wildlife trade conference on birds, reptiles and other animals that are seeing their numbers decline due to the exotic pet trade.
Shells found in Spain could be among oldest known musical instruments
Conch-shell trumpets discovered in Neolithic settlements and mines in Catalonia make tone similar to french horn, says lead researcherAs a child, Miquel López García was fascinated by the conch shell, kept in the bathroom, that his father’s family in t…
How to watch the last supermoon of the year
The last supermoon of the year will soon shine in December skies.
Animal welfare groups hail reported move by CDC to phase out all monkey research
Agencies increasingly investing in research using chip-based systems and lab-grown organs
European Space Agency boosts budget to catch up in space race
The European Space Agency has announced a significant budget increase for the next three years, reaching nearly $26 billion.
US-Russian crew of 3 blasts off to the International Space Station in a Russian Soyuz spacecraft
A U.S.-Russian crew of three has started a mission to the International Space Station aboard a Russian spacecraft following a succesful launch.
People who stop using Mounjaro suffer reversal of health benefits, says study
Stopping use of jabs brings regained weight plus loss of benefits regarding ‘bad’ cholesterol and blood pressurePeople who stop using the weight-loss jab Mounjaro not only tend to regain weight, but experience a reversal in other health improvements to…
Groundbreaking UK gene therapy offers hope after progress of three-year-old
Oliver Chu from California first person to have the one-off treatment for Hunter syndromeDoctors are cautiously optimistic about a groundbreaking gene therapy for children affected by a devastating inherited disorder after seeing positive results in th…