Cabin fever might be setting in A researcher at an isolated base in Antartica has sent a worrying email requesting help after another scientist threatened to kill one of their colleagues. The group of 10 scientists from South Africa are due to remain at the base for a further 10 months, and the -50C temperatures […]

1 year ago

We could be on the brink of a major breakthrough in preventing hair loss. A team of scientists at the University of Manchester have made a new cell discovery that has the potential to lead to a cure for baldness. The research found that a biological stress response can cause hair follicles to switch off and die, […]

1 year ago

Finding someone while your eyes are leaking and you’re snotting everywhere is the hard part. The scientists have spoken and, apparently, having sex could help alleviate hay fever. No, it’s not the set-up to a bad punchline, it’s genuine work done by some researchers in Iran and now we’re more determined than ever to break […]

2 years ago

The planet is around 100 light-years away from Earth. Scientists have reportedly stumbled upon a planet that could be almost entirely covered in water. A team of astronomers at the University of Montreal located the planet, designated TOI-1452 b, during their research which was published in the peer-reviewed Astronomical Journal on Wednesday. The previously unidentified […]

3 years ago