An incredible increase in female employment in the Muslim world during the past 15 years means that there are now more women working in the region than in the US or EU. “Just after the turn of the millennium, across the largest emerging markets of the Muslim world 100 million ... Read More »
Scientists have received signals from the very first stars ever, and could use them to unlock some of the most profound mysteries of the universe. The new discovery shed lights on how stars – and everything that surrounds us – began. It is a picture of the beginnings of light ... Read More »
Microbes can lie dormant for decades under Earth’s surface – and could be doing the same on Mars Freak rains have exposed bugs that could indicate there’s life on Mars. Scientists have found microbes that have been lying dormant in the soil for decades. Without water, they have entered into ... Read More »
Ten per cent increase in ultra-processed food intake was associated with a 12 per cent increased risk of overall cancer “Ultra-processed” foods including sugary breakfast cereals, chicken nuggets, pizza and pre-sliced bread may increase the risk of cancer, a study has claimed. Fast foods and ready meals amount for 50 per cent of the average ... Read More »
Using drugs or diet to reduce levels of asparagine may benefit patients, say researchers Breast cancer patients could be encouraged to cut asparagus and other foods from their diets in the future to reduce the risk of the disease spreading, scientists say. Researchers are investigating whether a change in ... Read More »
Nazmul Islam watched as the army prepared to attack his home in Tula Toli, where its Rohingya residents were raped and murdered After they finished burning the bodies, the soldiers ordered chicken curry. Nazmul Islam watched as local Buddhists set about preparing food for the men he says raped ... Read More »
Researchers say they will be able to detect build up of beta-amyloid and give sufferers a headstart for treatment Scientists are closer to rolling out a revolutionary blood test for Alzheimer’s after discovering a new way of detecting one of the earliest signs of the brain disease. For decades ... Read More »
More than 3,000 boys and girls recruited by militias and armed groups over past year At least 1.3 million people have been displaced in the Democratic Republic of Congo by inter-ethnic violence and clashes between the regular army, militia and armed groups, according to a Unicef report. More than 800,000 ... Read More »
Giant disco ball dubbed ‘Humanity Star’, launched by startup Rocket Lab, will interfere with scientific study of the universe, experts say Astronomers across the world have criticised a privately owned, New Zealand-based space company after it secretively put a satellite likened to a giant disco ball into orbit. ... Read More »
Exoplanets orbiting Trappist-1 have thrilled astronomers since their discovery last year thanks to their Earth-like potential to harbor water Scientists have identified two planets circling round a dim dwarf star as especially likely candidates to have habitable conditions, with probable water and a source of heat, attributes thought necessary ... Read More »
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