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Dinosaurs evolved different eye socket shapes to allow stronger bites – study

Large dinosaur predators, such as Tyrannosaurus rex, evolved different shapes of eye sockets so they could have stronger bites, a new study suggests. Although the eye socket is just a hole in the skull housing the eyeball in many animals, and most ...

11 Aug 2022 at 18:47

Transmission of Covid from mothers to newborns is ‘rare’

The risk of women passing on Covid-19 to their newborn babies is “low”, according to a new study. The chance of transmitting the virus while pregnant, during labour, or after the baby is born is less than 2%, researchers said. When proper ...

17 Mar 2022 at 00:55

Nearly a quarter of ambulance handovers delayed by at least 30 minutes

Nearly one in four patients arriving at hospitals in England by ambulance last week waited at least 30 minutes to be handed over to A&E departments, new figures show. Some 19,099 delays of half an hour or more were recorded across all ...

07 Jan 2022 at 13:55

‘Exquisitely’ preserved embryo found inside fossilised dinosaur egg

An “exquisitely preserved” embryo has been found inside a fossilised dinosaur egg. Scientists are excited by the find, dubbed “Baby Yingliang”, which is believed to be between 72 to 66 million years old, as dinosaur embryos are some ...

22 Dec 2021 at 18:14

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Student blames ‘too much partying’ for her regular vomiting and only discovers the real reason after her bowel nearly perforates

A university student who put her vomiting and diarrhoea down to boy troubles and too much partying only discovered she had Crohn’s Disease after her bowel nearly perforated. As she prepared to begin her second year at the ...

13 Sept 2022 at 14:53

Ancient shark-like fish appeared much earlier than previously thought – study

The first appearance of shark-like jawed fish may have happened some 15 million years earlier than previously thought, new evidence suggests. A handful of fossil teeth from a completely new species suggests the creatures ...

28 Sept 2022 at 17:00

Diets of British teenagers are unhealthy and unsustainable, says study

The majority of British teenagers do not even eat an apple a day, a new study suggests. Adolescents in the UK have diets which are “unhealthy and unsustainable”, according to the research. Experts found that seven in 10 ...

04 May 2022 at 00:25

Fruit flies prioritise mating over survival, new study suggests

Fruit flies continue to mate even when they are infected with deadly disease, a new study suggests. Fighting illness usually takes up a lot of energy, so infections are typically thought to reduce the amount available ...

11 May 2022 at 01:25

‘Corrosive’ culture at NHS Trust could put patient safety at risk, report finds

Patient safety could be at risk due to a “corrosive” culture in which staff at one of the largest NHS trusts in the country faced a “toxic atmosphere and bullying”, a report has said. Staff at the University ...

28 Mar 2023 at 13:44

‘Fifth of UK hospitals cancelled operations’ during three days of 2022 heatwave

A fifth of UK hospitals were forced to cancel operations during the three days in July last year when temperatures soared, research suggests. The findings, published in a letter to the British Journal of ...

23 Mar 2023 at 00:01

‘Real concerns’ over investigation into patient safety and bullying culture at NHS Trust

A review into claims of bullying and a culture of poor leadership at an NHS trust has been criticised as lacking “completeness and transparency” by a health watchdog. The Parliamentary Health Service ...

14 Mar 2023 at 12:43

Dizzy apes provide clues on human need for mind-altering experience

Great apes deliberately spin around in order to make themselves dizzy, researchers have discovered, Academics at the University of Warwick and the University of Birmingham suggest the findings could ...

14 Mar 2023 at 08:32

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