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CRISPR Gene Editing Study Demonstrates How Hox Genes Impact Appearance
Lots of scientists know of the “McGinnis experiment”, which William McGinnis undertook in 1990 to examine how high-level control genes, known as Hox genes, determine our physical characteristics. He investigated whether proteins encoded by the human or mouse Hox gene...
Is Living on Mars a Future Possibility?
Scientists have long been exploring the possibility of life on other planets and the ability of humans to live there one day too. There may come a time when earth is uninhabitable in many ways and having a backup planet to go to would be beneficial. In particular,...
Can Dogs Sense PTSD?
It’s safe to say that dogs are pretty incredible. According to a survey done by the American Veterinary Medical Association, there were around seventy-seven million dogs in American households at the end of 2016. To quote a cliché, dogs are “man’s best friend” and for...
What Kind of Targets Are Ideal for Rifle Shooting?
No matter what kind of gun you own, chances are you’ll want to head to a range for target practice sooner or later. There are countless types of targets to help you hone your aim with on the market, and many targets are fit for rifle shooting as well as shotgun...
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Health alert system aims to cut heatwave deaths
A fire destroys houses in a village in east London in July 2022, at the height of the summer heatwaveA new alert system will warn the public when high temperatures could damage their health this summer in England.Run by the UK Health Security Agency and the Met...
Scientists discovered a smiling, paragliding gecko that flies from tree to tree in India
The paragliding geckos use flaps of skin along their bodies to glide from tree to tree.Photo courtesy of senior author Zeeshan A. MirzaScientists discovered a new species of paragliding gecko in India.The smiling reptiles use skin flaps along their body to fly from...
Researchers link death in gene-editing study to a virus used to deliver the treatment, not CRISPR
The lone volunteer in a gene-editing study targeting a rare form of Duchenne muscular dystrophy likely died after having a reaction to the virus that delivered the therapy in his body, researchers concluded in an early study.Terry Horgan, 27, of Montour Falls, New...
NASA’s Webb Telescope spots a water plume twice the length of the US, spewing from a Saturn moon that could host alien life
Enceladus as seen by NASA's Cassini spacecraft (left) and the James Webb Space Telescope (right).NASA/JPL/Space Science Institute; NASA, ESA, CSA, Geronimo Villanueva (NASA-GSFC)NASA's Webb Telescope revealed just how giant the water plumes shooting out of a Saturn...
James Webb telescope: Icy moon Enceladus spews massive water plume
The 500km-wide Saturnian moon is covered in iceAstronomers have detected a huge plume of water vapour spurting out into space from Enceladus, an icy moon of Saturn.The 504km-wide (313 miles) moon is well known for its geysers, but this is a particularly big one.The...
Archaeologists hoping to find Roman road in dig
Archaeologists are hoping to find proof of what they believe to be a 2,000 year old Roman road at the Devon siteArchaeologists from the University of Exeter are hoping to find evidence of a Roman road buried beneath parkland in East Devon.A dig is under way on the...
Students visit building site for inspiration
The students were able to use diggers and bulldozers on the Daventry building siteEngineering students have been shown how to use drones and bulldozers on a real building site to encourage them into the construction industry.The youngsters from Northampton College had...
Axiom crew splashes down in a SpaceX capsule after doing space station science
Axiom Space crew members Rayyanah Barnawi, John Shoffner, Peggy Whitson and Ali Alqarni discuss their mission during their nine-day stay on the International Space Station. (NASA via Axiom Space)The second crew to be sent into space as a profit-making proposition for...
Pine marten has ‘phenomenal resurgence’ across Northern Ireland
The presence of pine martens in Northern Ireland has almost doubled in five years, according to a new survey.Ulster Wildlife said the priority species is undergoing a "phenomenal resurgence".Pine martens are now present in all six counties, marking a significant...
Climate change: Pupils take action with new qualification
These pupils say the course is changing the way they liveA new climate change qualification is inspiring action among the first group of pupils in Northern Ireland to study it.A number of secondary schools offered the new GCSE-equivalent course in the last academic...
Rare Lear’s macaws get new home in Cornwall
A new aviary has been built for the Lear's macaws in CornwallA flock of rare birds has been given a new home in Cornwall.Wildlife centre Paradise Park said it had taken on the 12 Lear's macaws "following an urgent need for a change in their living situation".The flock...
Researchers find oldest evidence of the plague in Britain
Scientists took small skeletal samples from a mass burial siteResearchers have found 4,000 year-old plague DNA in Britain - the oldest evidence of the disease in the country.Scientists identified three cases of Yersinia pestis, the bacteria causing the plague, in...