In this episode of Life’s Little Mysteries, we’ll take a closer look at a mysterious animal from a family that’s been around for millions of years. It’s the biggest land animal alive today: the elephant. How big can elephants get,…
A holiday park in Spain, which is home to a large number of retired Brits living abroad, has been destroyed by fire, with officials now investigating the blaze Two people were treated for first degree burns (Image: SOLARPIX.COM) A static…
The coronavirus that causes COVID-19 infects cells by plugging into a receptor on their surface. Now, by crafting a “decoy” of that receptor, scientists aim to foil the virus’s attack. In a new study, published Aug. 4 in the journal…
A Close Relative Fossils of the extinct hominid known as Australopithecus sediba were accidentally discovered by the 9-year-old son of a scientist in the remains of a cave in South Africa in 2008, findings detailed by researchers last year. The…
Three-year-old Alexandra Naggear’s parents Tracy and Paul searched for their daughter in the rubble of their high-rise flat after the devastating blast before rushing her to hospital on a motorbike A toddler died from her injuries three days after the…
Childhood vaccines can protect against some diseases for a lifetime. Some diseases, like the measles, infect us once and usually grant us immunity for life. For others, like the flu, we have to get vaccinated year after year. So why…