Articles by Hannah Osborne

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Einstein's theory says the speed of light is constant – but what if he was wrong?

Researchers say the speed of light might have been much faster in the very early universe.

Nov 28, 2016

San Francisco's Millennium Tower is sinking by 4cm every year and no one really knows why

Skyscraper at centre of city has been sinking and tilting since it was completed in 2009.

Nov 28, 2016

Africa's tallest tree discovered in remote valley of Kilimanjaro

Scientists say urgent action is needed to protect region in which the natural wonder is located.

Nov 25, 2016

Conservation

Where will the next mega earthquake hit? Curvy faults may be key

Scientists say likelihood that fault curvature is linked to megathrust earthquakes is over 99%.

Nov 24, 2016

GHB: The dangerous drug Stephen Port used to rape and murder four men

Gamma-Hydroxybutyrate is used to treat sleeping disorder narcolepsy but has become a known date-rape drug.

Nov 24, 2016

Extremely rare and ancient 'thinking man' jug discovered in Israel

Vessel dates to Middle Bronze Age and was found alongside daggers, an axe head and arrowheads.

Nov 23, 2016

Bigger penises make female fish evolve bigger brains – so they can avoid males

Females appear to evolve increased cognitive ability so they can avoid male mating attempts.

Nov 23, 2016

Young blood appears to rejuvenate old mice. But what happens when you give young mice old blood?

New method of swapping blood between mice reveals how old blood has massive adverse effect.

Nov 22, 2016

An ocean of water exists deep beneath Earth's surface – and if it dries up we're all dead

Scientists find the mineral brucite can store and transport water at far greater depths than thought.

Nov 21, 2016

Sergio Canavero unveils another milestone in his plan to carry out world's first human head transplant

Italian neurosurgeon unveiled the surgical blade and virtual reality system he plans to use for the operation.

Nov 21, 2016

Virtual Reality VR

Cryonic freezing: Meet the people who want to be brought back to life in the future

Members of Cryonics UK explain why they want to be frozen in the hope of being revived.

Nov 18, 2016

Want to live past 90? Women who have children later live longer

Having two to four children was also associated with living for longer.

Nov 17, 2016

Pregnancy

66 million years after the dinosaur-killing asteroid struck, scientists drilled into its crater – here's what they found...

Scientists find out how the peak of the Chicxulub crater in Mexico collapsed.

Nov 17, 2016

This is the roundest thing you will ever see

Extremely spherical star discovered slowly rotating 5,000 light years from Earth.

Nov 17, 2016

NASA

Sea sponge inspires cancer drug without the toxic side effects of chemotherapy

Synthetic version of rare compound from Diazona angulata used to treat leukaemia, breast and colon cancer.

Nov 16, 2016

Autism may have spurred human evolution through logic and detail-based skills

Collaborative morality among hunter-gatherers included people with autism traits, allowing their skills to flourish.

Nov 16, 2016

Doctors report rare case of penile strangulation after man puts wedding ring on penis

Man admitted to hospital with 'penile strangulation' after putting wedding ring on it for 'erotic reasons'.

Nov 16, 2016

Stephen Hawking believes humans will have to leave Earth in next 1,000 years – or go extinct

Physicist says mankind would need to move to a new planet in coming millennium if we are to survive.

Nov 16, 2016

US experts just halved the maximum screen time recommended for under 5s

Child psychiatrist warns children under 2 should not be exposed to any TV or computer screens.

Nov 16, 2016

Incredibly well-preserved graves of some of the earliest Christians in the UK unearthed in Norfolk

Skeletons were discovered inside tree-trunk and plank-lined coffins near a wooden structure believed to be a church.

Nov 16, 2016

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