It is the 266th birthday of Caroline Herschel, pioneering female astronomer. Some facts: -She was the only woman to receive the gold medal from the Royal Astronomical Society from its inception until 1996 -She was a professional soprano -She was assistant to her brother, world famous astronomer William Herschel -She was the first woman to…
Category: New Science
Cause of Multiple Miscarriages Identified
The cause of miscarriages has stumped scientists for decades. It seems to ‘just happen’, particularly in the first 12 weeks of pregnancy. As many as one in five women will suffer miscarriage at some point in their lives, but a further one in one hundred women will suffer from multiple miscarriages (i.e. 3 or more). Despite…
Perfect 3000-Year Old Wheel Discovered at ‘Fenland Pompeii’
Although archaeology is a relatively new science, many believe that most of the great finds have already been discovered. A team from the University of Cambridge, however, have proven that this is not the case. On Must Farm in the idyllic county of Cambridgeshire, archaeologists have unearthed a perfectly preserved bronze-age wooden wheel, thought to be…
Guest Post: Gliese 436b, the ‘Strangest Exoplanet Ever’
“Putting a cube of this in your drink would be more likely to boil it than to cool it down.”
Groundbreaking Treatment Harnesses Immune System to Treat Cancer
A potentially world-changing treatment for cancer has been discovered by scientists from the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Centre. Oncologist Stanley Riddell has announced that his team has developed a therapy targeting the immune system may be able to cure over 90% of leukemia cases. The treatment involves genetically modifying T-Cells – immune cells which hunt down and destroy…
Gravitational Waves Have Been Discovered – Here’s Why It Matters
The most significant scientific discovery of the last century was announced yesterday – physicists have finally detected gravitational waves. You may have already heard the news, but what you may not have heard is why this news is so huge. So important. To answer that question, we first need to understand what gravitational waves…
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