Body of 150 non-experts to explore ways, over four months, of cutting carbon emissions by 40% before 2030A group of 150 citizens, selected as a sample of non-working people in France, including pensioners and factory workers, will this week begin advising Emmanuel Macron on how the country can cut carbon emissions to tackle the climate crisis.The panel was chosen by selecting people, aged from 16...
Trial using rats showed the drug metformin repaired nerve damage caused by the diseaseScientists have raised hopes of a new treatment for multiple sclerosis after animal studies showed a common diabetes drug can repair nerve damage caused by the disease.The effect of the drug was so striking that doctors in Cambridge are now planning a clinical trial of MS patients next year. Continue...
Initiative aims to improve the animals’ feeding efficiency and reduce methane emissionsScientists are working to breed sheep that produce less greenhouse gases in order to reduce their impact on the environment.The Grass to Gas initiative will combine international scientific and industry expertise to measure two major factors affecting the environmental consequences of the livestock – feed...
Poison Fire Coral, the only known fungi whose toxins are absorbed through the skin, found on the outskirts of CairnsOne of the world’s most deadly species of fungi, previously thought native to Japan and Korea, has been found by a photographer on the outskirts of Cairns in northern Australia.Scientists say the discovery of Poison Fire Coral in a pocket of rainforest in Redlynch, a Cairns suburb,...
All different types of brains are normal, but greater understanding has not led to more money for autism, says world-leading expertAs a graduate in the 1980s, Simon Baron‑Cohen taught autistic children at a special school in London. Little was known about autism then, and people often misheard him, assuming he taught “artistic children”.“People would be ashamed if they had an autistic...
I’ve been shocked and disgusted by what some men have done. I’ve also seen how complicated atonement and forgiveness areWarning: This story contains discussion and description of sexual abuse, assault and trauma.When Jay first came into the program, he was asked – as all members were – to share his offense with the group. He said he’d had sex with his teenage stepdaughter.“She was very...
Global test finds those using two-thumb technique can hit a blistering 38 words per minuteThink of it as an upside to spending hours on a smartphone. Thanks to all that dextrous thumb work, people can now type nearly as fast on a screen as they can on a keyboard.Researchers made the discovery during a study of typing skills in which more than 37,000 volunteers from 160 countries took a speed and...