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Scientists excited to find ocean of one of Jupiter’s moons contains carbon
Discovery adds weight to view that Europa’s ocean could be most promising place in solar system to look for alien life
Hannah Devlin Science Correspondent
21, Sep, 2023 @6:00 PM

Brain circuit behind release of breast milk at baby’s cries uncovered
Scientists find continuous crying by mouse pups triggers release of oxytocin, which controls milk-release response
Hannah Devlin Science correspondent
20, Sep, 2023 @4:33 PM

Consumer genetic test results ‘causing unnecessary breast cancer alarm’
Women with BRCA1 or BRCA2 gene variants may be told of higher cancer risk without accounting for family history
Hannah Devlin Science correspondent
14, Sep, 2023 @11:01 PM

Stillbirths in UK rose in 2021 for first time in seven years
Report suggests widening inequalities as black babies and those from deprived backgrounds more likely to be stillborn
Hannah Devlin Science correspondent
14, Sep, 2023 @5:40 PM

Cats may get health benefits from vegan diet, study suggests
Owners who fed their pet a plant-based diet reported fewer visits to the vet and less medication use
Hannah Devlin Science correspondent
13, Sep, 2023 @6:00 PM

NHS to begin autumn Covid jabs next week as new variant spreads
Pirola variant has prompted concern among scientists because of high number of mutations it carries
Rowena Mason and Hannah Devlin
08, Sep, 2023 @1:14 PM

Latest Covid variant spreading in UK, health data suggests
BA.2.86, nicknamed Pirola, causing concern among scientists because of fear it could be more transmissible
Hannah Devlin Science correspondent
08, Sep, 2023 @11:33 AM

Humanised kidneys grown inside pigs for the first time
Hybrid organs raise prospect of fully human body parts being grown inside animals for transplants
Hannah Devlin Science correspondent
07, Sep, 2023 @5:19 PM

Mysterious ‘skin-like’ golden orb found on ocean floor off Alaska coast
Scientists analysing DNA of object that could be an egg from an unknown sea creature or a marine sponge
Hannah Devlin Science correspondent
07, Sep, 2023 @11:46 AM

Missing evidence led to 16 homicides in England and Wales not going to trial
Exclusive: Figures for 2021-22 raise concerns about police handling of crucial material used to prosecute the most serious crimes
Hannah Devlin Science correspondent
03, Sep, 2023 @6:57 PM

Andrew Malkinson case shows importance of securely stored scientific evidence
DNA evidence examined three years after his false conviction for rape in 2004 was vital in exonerating him
Hannah Devlin
03, Sep, 2023 @5:46 PM

Population collapse almost wiped out human ancestors, say scientists
Genomics analysis indicates that at least 800,000 years ago breeding individuals sank to as few as 1,300
Hannah Devlin Science correspondent
31, Aug, 2023 @6:00 PM
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