Science & Health

New research points to 3D-printed alernatives to heart transplants

The research team 3D printed collagens and fibrins inside a "support bath material".

Oct 27, 2015

Hurricane Joaquin brings pre-historic Megalodon fossils to US shores

Megalodon teeth have been piling up on the beaches of the US followinG Hurricane Joaquin.

Oct 27, 2015

Fukushima evacuation workers exposed to radiation above safe limit

38 percent of workers involved in the clean up operations affected.

Oct 26, 2015

Processed meat can lead to bowel cancer, red meat dangerous: WHO

Red meat, under which the IARC includes beef, lamb and pork, was classified as a "probable" carcinogen.

Oct 26, 2015

Dramatic drop in cases gives UNICEF hope of a zero-polio world

Globally, wild polio cases dropped from 242 cases in 2014 to 51 cases in 2015.

Oct 24, 2015

China: Villagers turn troublesome pine moths into delicacy

Tests of pine moth samples showed that they can be eaten.

Oct 24, 2015

Idaho threw parachuting beavers out of planes in the 1950s

Newly-restored archival film from around 1950 shows a beavers being parachuted in a box over Idaho as part of a re-population program.

Oct 24, 2015

One of the most powerful storms Hurricane Patricia slams into Mexico

Hurricane Patricia, one of the most powerful storms on record, struck Mexicos Pacific coast on Friday (23 October), threatening to inflict catastrophic damage as emergency teams scrambled to evacuate thousands of people from homes and popular beach resorts.

Oct 24, 2015