Could this be what our home on Moon or Mars might look like?
India tested its first analog space mission in the Himalayan mountains of Ladakh.
Fears of thousands dead after cyclone hits Mayotte
Tens of thousands of people could have died in Mayotte after a devastating cyclone, a dental surgeon at the islands' only hospital said on Tuesday.
Brother flies across the world to donate stem cells after sister told she had two years to live
Colin Gwilliam flew from New Zealand to Leeds after he was found as a perfect tissue match for sister Jenny, who has blood cancer and was told she had two years to live
A bottle of wine a week in Mediterranean diet 'could be as good as statins' for heart health
Researchers analysed wine consumption and have outlined how much appears to have a protective effect on heart health when part of a Mediterranean diet
New study finds bottle of wine and certain diet 'as good as statins for heart'
A long-term study has shed new light on the benefits of wine in relation to heart health and how to get the balance right
Death row inmate Robert Roberson again ordered to testify before lawmakers
The extraordinary legal saga over death row inmate Robert Roberson continues this week.
World's only bonobo sanctuary aids orphaned apes in developing social skills
Apes orphaned by the illegal trade in bushmeat and pets can overcome trauma and develop social abilities like those of their mother-reared peers.
A comprehensive review of atrial fibrillation
In the U.S., atrial fibrillation (AF), a heart condition that causes an irregular heartbeat in the upper chambers of the heart, affects up to one in three people in their lifetime.
Trouble in Arctic town as polar bears and people face warming world
Climate change makes it trickier for Churchill's residents to co-exist with increasingly hungry predators
Whooping cough cases on the rise, but public awareness of the disease still persists
Following a several-year lull during the pandemic, cases of whooping cough are increasing across the United States.
Stranded NASA astronauts get more bad news as rescue mission delayed
NASA's two stuck astronauts have been handed more bad news as their rescue mission is delayed again, turning their eight-day journey into a possible ten-month long ordeal.
Advancements in reinforcement learning for personalized patient care
Reinforcement Learning, an artificial intelligence approach, has the potential to guide physicians in designing sequential treatment strategies for better patient outcomes but requires significant improvements before it can be applied in clinical settings, finds a new study by Weill Cornell Medicine and Rockefeller University researchers.
Breakthrough pig kidney transplant ends dialysis for Alabama woman
An Alabama woman is free from dialysis and in better health after surgeons at NYU Langone Health performed a gene-edited pig kidney transplant last month.
Minister tested Ask for Angela scheme undercover
The Labour MP says she conducted her own undercover tests before she became "too well known".
Researchers receive NIH grant to study dementia caused by cerebral small vessel disease
Researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis have been awarded $7.5 million from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to investigate a form of dementia caused by cerebral small vessel disease, the second-leading cause of dementia after Alzheimer's disease.
Daily 80g serving of little-known herb can reduce cancer risk and control diabetes
It's rich in fibre, folates, vitamins C, E and A, potassium, phosphorus, calcium, iron, and more
RAF to seek millions in ‘unlawful payments’ from Discovery Health
Following high court dismissing with costs Discovery’s bid to make the fund pay for the past medical expenses of road accident victims who were members of medical aids.
‘Indian numbers are arguably the nearest thing the world has to a universal language’
The Silk Road, that network of trade routes connecting the East to the West and synonymous with the Chinese civilisation, is often thought of as the first truly global trade route in history because many believe that it played a pivotal role in the promulgation of various cultures, ideas, and, of course, goods like silk. William Dalrymple, however, is sceptical of this idea.
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