Scientists at the Francis Crick Institute in London have successfully coaxed stem cells into forming fluid-filled amniotic sacs in the lab. The structures, similar in size and composition to those found in a…
Marianne Hem Eriksen, Associate Professor of Archaeology, University of Leicester. Pregnant women wielding swords and wearing martial helmets, foetuses set to avenge their fathers – and a harsh world where not all newborns…
A set of fossilized footprints found on the banks of the Broken River in the state of Victoria, Australia, is changing the history of the evolution of terrestrial vertebrates. According to a study…
In the UK, more than 10% of the population is estimated to have some stage of chronic kidney disease and more than 600,000 people develop some form of acute kidney injury – when…
Conjoined twins Kiraz and Aruna, aged 1 year and 6 months, were successfully separated after a highly complex surgery lasting more than 15 hours. The procedure took place this Saturday (May 11) at…
A new species of fossil cicada has been identified by scientists at the Messel paleontological site in Germany. Named Eoplatypleura messelensis, the discovery represents not only the oldest confirmed record of the Cicadinae…
What if it were possible to 3D print custom-made bones for each patient? That’s the question driving a group of researchers at the University of Waterloo in Canada, who are developing a biocompatible…
The impressive sculptures of the Giants of Mont’e Prama, discovered in the lands of Sardinia, continue to intrigue archaeologists and historians. These imposing statues, which vary in height from two to two and…
University of Manchester scientists have successfully pioneered a way to create functioning human spinal discs, aiming to revolutionise our understanding of back pain and disc degeneration in a leap for medical science. The…
Archaeologists from universities in the United States and Denmark have uncovered what may be the earliest known Maya tattooing tools. Hidden deep within the Actun Uayazba Kab cave in Belize, the researchers discovered…