Weak handshake may be a sign of long-term health problems and premature ageing in men due to lower levels of oxygen in their blood, study suggests Scientists find a link between poor grip and hypoxemia – low oxygen in the blood Hypoxemia can lead to oxygen-starved body tissues and lead to organ failure A simple test measuring … Read more
Bioterrorists can trick scientists into making dangerous toxins or viruses by infecting lab computers with malware that alters synthetic DNA they produce for experiments A new cyberattack tricks scientists into making toxic chemicals or viruses Hackers can infect computers with malware to change DNA sequences They can bypass protocols set to scan DNA for malicious … Read more
Spending time on your smartphone scrolling through social media and replying to messages isn’t bad for mental health, scientists say. Analysing both Android and iPhone users, the British researchers found time spent on a smartphone to be a poor predictor of anxiety, depression or stress. People who scored highly on depressive symptoms, meanwhile, were not … Read more
Scientists say intelligent life on other planets is ‘exceptionally rare’, and that human-like civilisations are unlikely to exist away from Earth. In a new paper, Oxford researchers theorise that, for life to have evolved the same way elsewhere in the universe, it would have taken longer than the whole of Earth’s projected lifespan. Evolution on … Read more
Scientists say intelligent life on other planets is ‘exceptionally rare’ and that human-like civilisations are unlikely to exist away from Earth. In a new paper, Oxford researchers theorise that, for life to have evolved the same way somewhere else, it would have taken longer than the whole of Earth’s projected lifespan. Evolution on Earth from … Read more
Tis not the season to be jolly… families were last night advised by Government scientists to steer clear of singing, dancing and even board games when they meet up this Christmas. In bleak midwinter news for those who like to linger over their turkey and trimmings, Britons have also been recommended not to spend too … Read more
Tis not the season to be jolly… families were last night advised by Government scientists to steer clear of singing, dancing and even board games when they meet up this Christmas. In bleak midwinter news for those who like to linger over their turkey and trimmings, Britons have also been recommended not to spend too … Read more
Chinese researchers have claimed that coronavirus originated in India, in the latest attempt by academics to pin blame for the pandemic outside their borders. A team from the Chinese Academy of Sciences argues the virus likely originated in India in summer 2019 – jumping from animals to humans via contaminated water – before travelling unnoticed … Read more
Australian mammals and marsupials including wombats ‘glow in the dark’ under ultraviolet light, according to a team of scientists. After a US study in October found that platypuses are biofluorescent, researchers from Western Australian Museum borrowed a UV light to verify the claim. Not only were they able to confirm the findings of the earlier … Read more
Australian mammals and marsupials including wombats and platypus ‘glow in the dark’ under ultraviolet light, according to a team of scientists. Western Australian Museum researchers borrowed a UV light to shine on different creatures in response to an earlier US study that found platypus are biofluorescent. Not only were they able to confirm the findings that platypus … Read more