Articles by Hannah Osborne

Hannah Osborne is the science editor at the International Business Times UK.

Hannah manages the Science and Health desk and is responsible for reporting on all the innovations and advances in both fields. She attained her Bachelor's Degree from Kings College London in 2007 and went on to receive an MA in Journalism from Goldsmiths in 2012.

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Event Horizon Telescope: Peering into the black hole at the centre of the Milky Way

Global network of telescopes will be used to try to take a picture of a supermassive black hole.

Apr 7, 2017

Atmosphere rich in water detected around alien 'Earth-like' planet 39 light years away

The exoplanet, 39 light years away, appears to have an atmosphere rich in water and methane.

Apr 6, 2017

NASA

Blavatnik Awards: $480,000 prize launched to find UK's best young scientists

Blavatnik Awards for Young Scientists has been running in the US for 10 years and is open to all scientists in the UK under 42.

Apr 6, 2017

Cystic fibrosis: Nanoparticle penetrates mucus to deliver drugs to deep airways

Particle could be used to treat lung diseases including CF and asthma by getting drugs to the target tissues.

Apr 5, 2017

Vasalgel: Promising male contraceptive gel implant successfully reversed

Study on rabbits showed fertility was restored after the contraceptive gel was removed.

Apr 5, 2017

Cosmic mystery of how two black holes merge is one step closer to being solved

Astrophysicists show three events that can lead to merger through LIGO gravitational waves.

Apr 5, 2017

Scientists create biological shield to protect against chemical weapons – including sarin gas

Nanoparticle-wrapped enzyme can be administered before exposure to nerve gas and pesticides in mice.

Apr 4, 2017

Syria

Progesterone during pregnancy appears to influence child's sexuality

Mothers treated with progesterone were more likely to have bisexual children.

Apr 4, 2017

Pregnancy

In a deep dark, subterranean labyrinth, Europe's first cave fish has been discovered

Species is believed to have emerged in the last 20,000 years, showing fast rate of evolution in underground habitats.

Apr 3, 2017

Graphene sieve turns seawater into clean drinking water – and the technology can be scaled up

Filtration system separates salt from seawater, raising hope for millions of people who lack clean water.

Apr 3, 2017

Climate Change

Nasa astronaut Alan Bean: Aliens exist, but they haven't visited Earth yet

Bean says that if an advanced alien civilisation had been to Earth they would have made contact.

Mar 24, 2017

NASA

New Zealand's 2016 Kaikoura earthquake was one of the most complex ever recorded

The 7.8 magnitude earthquake saw 12 faults rupturing up to 15km apart.

Mar 23, 2017

World's biggest artificial sun switched on in Germany

Synlight was switched on at the Institute for Solar Research in Jülich.

Mar 23, 2017

10,000C supersonic plasma jets discovered in Earth's atmosphere

Scientists used Swarm satellites to confirm huge electrical fields drive 'Birkeland current boundary flows'.

Mar 23, 2017

Male infertility: $5 smartphone app analyses sperm quality with 98% accuracy

Semen analyser is currently at the prototype stage and scientists have filed for FDA approval.

Mar 22, 2017

Hunting sterile neutrinos: Finding elusive ghost particles is going to be harder than we thought

Experiment to find sterile neutrinos fails again, meaning they remain some of the most mysterious particles in the universe.

Mar 22, 2017

Sea otters have been using tools to get food for millions of years

Tool use appears to be a predisposed skill sea otters have gained over time.

Mar 22, 2017

Rosetta tracks massive landslide on Comet 67P

Landslide triggered plume of dust revealing the ice hidden beneath its surface.

Mar 21, 2017

When the apocalypse comes most people won't go on killing sprees – even right at the end

Analysis of player behaviour in video game ArcheAge indicates human behaviour at the end of the world.

Mar 21, 2017

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What is amyloidosis? The rare genetic disease that killed Martin McGuinness

Amyloidosis is difficult to diagnose so is often only caught later. Without treatment it eventually leads to death.

Mar 21, 2017

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