Articles by Léa Surugue

Email : l.surugue@ibtimes.co.uk

Dental disease led legendary man-eating lions of Tsavo to kill humans

Dental injuries would have made catching other prey much more difficult.

Apr 19, 2017

Kenya

Cannabis-based oil reduces seizures in patients with hard-to-treat epilepsy

Some patients with Lennox-Gastaut syndrome saw the number of seizures reduced after taking CBD oil.

Apr 18, 2017

Frog slime contains a secret ingredient that can kill flu viruses

The peptide, known as urumin, is found in the mucus of South Indian frogs.

Apr 18, 2017

Lyrid meteor shower 2017: How to look at spectacular 'shooting stars' passing by in night sky

The Lyrid meteor shower will peak on 22 April at dawn.

Apr 18, 2017

Watch live as massive asteroid the size of Shanghai Tower comes close to Earth

Nicknamed 'The Rock', the asteroid will fly by at a safe distance of 1.8 million kilometres.

Apr 18, 2017

NASA

Our ancestors defeated a virus from the same family as HIV 11 million years ago

Scientists studied ''viral fossils'' to find out how how the HERV-T retrovirus went extinct.

Apr 12, 2017

Asian elephants are aware of their own bodies - another sign of their intelligence

Scientists have found new proof that elephants are highly intelligent and self-aware.

Apr 12, 2017

Conservation

14,000-year-old mammoth tusk discovered hidden in Alaska wilderness

The tusk was discovered buried in soil sediments at the Holzman archaeological site.

Apr 12, 2017

Vascular risk factors like smoking increase risk of developing Alzheimer's disease

Smoking, diabetes, and hypertension at midlife have been associated with amyloid plaques build-up in the brain.

Apr 11, 2017

International Day of Human Space Flight: Ten times astronauts broke amazing records in space

From the first person in space to the first music video ever recorded on the International Space Station, astronauts keep breaking new records.

Apr 11, 2017

NASA

How killer superbugs become resistant to 'last-resort' antibiotic

There are growing concerns that superbugs could become resistant to vancomycin.

Apr 11, 2017

Hubble spots spectacular auroras on ice giant Uranus

Auroras are well studied on Saturn and Jupiter, but less so on Uranus.

Apr 11, 2017

NASA

Party drug poppers linked with development of eye problems including 'blind spots'

The chemical composition of poppers changed in 2006.

Apr 10, 2017

Dramatic cholera outbreaks in East Africa linked to extreme El Niño event

Researchers have long suspected that climatic factors can have an impact on cholera outbreaks.

Apr 10, 2017

Climate Change

Easter 2017: The surprising health benefits of eating chocolate according to science

Eating dark, cocoa rich chocolate can be good for your health.

Apr 10, 2017

Easter

Dreaming science: What happens to our brain when we dream?

Scientists were able to predict when people were dreaming by spotting a specific brain activity pattern.

Apr 10, 2017

Pink Moon 2017: Watch April Full Moon rise in night sky and find out why it's 'pink'

April's Full Moon is often referred to as the 'pink moon'.

Apr 10, 2017

Farming reached the Mediterranean from the Near-East much earlier than we thought

Farmers first arrived in the Late Glacial era, 13,000 years ago.

Apr 7, 2017

Anthropology

DNA study unveils secrets of Sardinians' unique ancestry

Sardinians harbour a distinctive genetic heritage as a result of having lived isolated on an island.

Apr 7, 2017

Cannabis legal: Uruguay becomes world's first country to let pharmacies sell marijuana

Pharmacies in the South American country will start selling cannabis from July.

Apr 7, 2017

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