Paracetamol use in pregnancy may harm male foetus, study shows
Taking the painkiller paracetamol in pregnancy for a week or more could potentially have effects on a developing male foetus, according to research. Paracetamol is the painkiller considered safest...
Indian Ocean storing up heat from global warming, says study
The world’s oceans are playing a game of hot potato with the excess heat trapped by greenhouse gas emissions. Scientists have zeroed in on the tropical Pacific as a major player in taking up that...
Lebanese scientist produces world’s first images of thunder
Lebanese scientist Dr. Maher A. Dayeh has produced the first images of thunder in a groundbreaking experiment using rockets, microphones, exploding wire and some very nasty weather. Dayeh, a...
7 easy ways to reduce the pain you’re feeling
Feeling sore? A new study suggests holding your breath can ease the pain of an injury. But this trick only works if you were expecting pain in the first place, so here are seven other easy – and...
Out on a limb: Octopus inspires medical robotics
Scientists in Italy said Thursday they had devised a prototype arm inspired by the octopus that may one day lead to minimally-invasive robotic surgery. Like the octopus’ limb, the slender...
Three-decade quest backs physics’ ‘Standard Model’
Scientists on Wednesday said that after a nearly three-decade bid they had detected a telltale change in a sub-atomic particle, further backing a key theory about the Universe. Researchers at the...
Indonesia extends landmark logging moratorium
Indonesia has extended a landmark moratorium aimed at preserving the archipelago’s vast swathes of tropical rainforest, but environmentalists said on Thursday the logging ban did not go far...
Immune approach is new tool against multiple myeloma cancer
A new kind of immune therapy has shown promise against the third most common blood cancer, multiple myeloma, researchers said Wednesday. The drug, elotuzumab, is a monoclonal antibody — a type...
