A glass of wine is enough to compromise a person’s sense of agency
Sense of agency, the feeling of being in control of our actions, can be compromised by one pint of beer or a large glass of […]
June 2019
Artificial nose identifies malignant tissue in brain tumours
An artificial nose helps neurosurgeons to identify cancerous tissue during surgery and enables the more precise excision of tumours. Electrosurgical resection using devices such as […]
Sexism started during the Stone Age 12,000 years ago
Researchers from the Department of Prehistory and Archaeology at the University of Seville have studied the archaeological evidence of prehistoric societies in the Neolithic Period […]
Europe embraces sustainable labels, especially on food
A survey commissioned by the European Commission Directorate-General for Trade found that among purchaser of products termed “sustainable”, including beverages, furniture, clothing, games and printed […]
Monstrous meteorite collision off the coast of Scotland
A gigantic meteorite, as much as one kilometer wide, struck off the coast of Scotland and left a crater 15 to 20 kilometers in size. […]
Must Farm: The short life of ‘Britain’s Pompeii’
An extraordinarily well-preserved Late Bronze Age settlement in Cambridgeshire, in the East of England, has been called ‘Britain’s Pompeii’ or the ‘Pompeii of the Fens’ […]
10% of European children suffer from Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease – hope for a non-invasive diagnosis may be arriving soon
A new blood test that will reduce the need for a liver biopsy in the management of paediatric Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease (NAFLD) could be […]
WIMPs – the search for dark matter is expanding. And going small.
Dark matter is abundant in the universe, and even though we can’t detect it is by far the most common form of matter, making up […]
Popular French grapes Syrah and Pinot Noir genetically traced back 2000 years
Using a genetic database of modern grapevines, researchers were able to test and compare 28 archaeological seeds from French sites dating back to the Iron […]
Half the plastic off the coast of Spain’s Catalonia region is fibers from clothing due to washing machines
The sea and beaches on the Tarragona coast contain plastic similar to those in a big city like Barcelona but it’s not water bottles or […]