Articles by Léa Surugue

Léa Surugue

Email : l.surugue@ibtimes.co.uk

lavau prince

Lavau Celtic Prince: 2,500-year-old royal tomb starts to reveal its secrets

Objects inside the tomb appear to show the cultural interactions between different worlds in the 5th century BCE.

May 30, 2017

Iran rock art

Iran: Rock art from unknown ancient civilisation discovered on sacred volcanic stone at top of mountain

Archaeologists have not been able to date the mysterious engravings yet.

May 30, 2017

HIV virus

HIV hidden reservoirs detected with new powerful test, bringing scientists closer to a cure

When people stop taking their ART drugs, the virus can re-emerge.

May 29, 2017

Columbia

Terrorism psychology: How terrorists justify carrying out atrocities to themselves

When confronted with a moral dilemma, terrorists exhibit different forms of reasoning.

May 26, 2017

tsunami Minoan

Boxing Day Tsunami: Scientists drill deep in ocean to find out why Indonesia earthquake was so deadly

Dehydration of sediments played a key role in triggering the earthquake.

May 25, 2017

Jupiter

Nasa Juno mission: Incredible huge cyclones and spectacular auroras on Jupiter revealed

Scientists have also found out more about Juno's gravitational field.

May 25, 2017

children father epigenetic

Brain scans show how fathers are more attentive to daughters than sons

Paternal behaviours may reinforce gender stereotypes of their children.

May 25, 2017

Cannabis farming

Dravet syndrome: Cannabis-derived CBD reduces seizures in deadly childhood epilepsy

The condition is rare but deadly, causing important convulsive seizures.

May 24, 2017

peru civilisation

Peru: Ancient pyramid excavation reveals extremely complex society 15,000 years ago

Many artefacts and food remains have been recovered at the ancient site.

May 24, 2017

chocolate health benefits

Is chocolate good for you? Eating cocoa can reduce risk of irregular heartbeat

Moderate consumption of chocolate is thought to have a number of health benefits.

May 23, 2017

volcanic ash

Ash from large ancient volcano eruption at the edge of Siberia ended up halfway round the world

The ash was found at the bottom of an Arctic lake in Norway.

May 23, 2017

penis transplant

Penis transplant: World's third successful op will help man get erections after botched circumcision

The 40-year-old man will be able to have regain normal urinary and sexual function in about six months.

May 23, 2017

Sexual health South Africa

early hominin

Ethiopia: 3.3 million-year-old child skeleton rewrites history of how the human spine evolved

The skeleton could shed light on whether Australopithecus spent more time on in trees or on the ground.

May 22, 2017

ISS reproduction

Space sperm: Mice born from sperm preserved on the ISS pave way for human reproduction in space

The findings could have implications for humans if they ended up living in space permanently.

May 22, 2017

pregnant woman

Eclampsia in pregnancy: Sleep apnoea increases risk of life threatening condition by 195%

Pre-eclampsia, eclampsia and gestational diabetes were observed more frequently in women with sleep apnoea.

May 22, 2017

Pregnancy Obesity

ancient egypt mummy

Long lost jars discovered in ancient Egyptian tomb shed light on how mummies were embalmed

A total of 56 jars were recovered by the Spanish-Egyptian archaeological mission.

May 22, 2017

Under the pole

Under the Pole: Divers explore depths of the Arctic to study sharks and glow-in-the-dark species

The expedition, known as Under The Pole III, will take scientists on a journey across the world's oceans.

May 19, 2017

pregnancy and antidepressants

Infertility: 100-year-old technique of 'tube flushing' increases chances of pregnancy without IVF

The procedure, known as hysterosalpingography, seems to work better with oil than with water.

May 18, 2017

Pregnancy Sexual health

skull skeleton

Nazi myths of pure ancestry and master race debunked by genetics

DNA analyses show that Europeans have a rich and diverse ancestry.

May 18, 2017

Ebola

Ebola vaccine? Antibodies in survivor's blood offer best protection against deadly disease

ADI-15878 and ADI-15742 could work against all ebolaviruses.

May 18, 2017

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