Genetic marker discovered for the severity of multiple sclerosis
Analysis of data from more than 22,000 people with multiple sclerosis helped researchers identify a genetic variant that is associated…
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Major US cities like New York and Seattle are sinking at a rapid rate
Groundwater extraction, plate tectonics and consequences of the last glacial period mean that most of the US's biggest cities are…
Which countries will do well at Eurovision 2023 – according to science
Researchers have predicted how well eight countries will do in the Eurovision Song Contest based on the physiological responses of…
California wildfires fuelled by months of unusual extreme weather
Fast-moving wildfires are burning long after the regular fire season is over due to an unlikely sequence of extreme weather…
Updated brain map reveals how we control the movement of our bodies
Since the 1930s, the so-called homunculus map has shown how different parts of the brain's motor cortex may control movement…
Asteroid that broke up over Berlin was fastest-spinning one ever seen
Before it shattered over Germany, the asteroid 2024 BX1 was clocked rotating once every 2.6 seconds – the fastest spin…
Is England doing enough to stop covid-19 spreading in hospitals?
Up to 1 in 50 people admitted to hospital during England’s second covid-19 wave caught the coronavirus there. Are sufficient…
Women may age fastest during their 30s and 50s
A woman may be most likely to give birth in her 30s and go through the menopause in her 50s,…
Brain surgery before birth fixes abnormal blood vessel in fetus
A vein of Galen malformation is a condition that can place pressure on a fetus’s heart and lungs and deprive…
Massive glacier collapse triggers landslide that buries Swiss village
Villagers in Blatten, Switzerland, were evacuated earlier this month after authorities warned a nearby glacier was on the brink of…