Browsing: life

Eight years ago, orthopedic surgeon Dr. William Kapp attended a medical conference that changed his professional life.  He had gone from a private practice doctor to…

As the humidity rises in 35-degree Tokyo, so too do the dead. Ever since the Edo period, Japanese summertime has been associated with the arrival of…

If you ask Rodney, he will tell you that life is for living. He’s been to the edge of it – homeless, depressed, stuck in a…

A decade after the onset of a sea star wasting disease (SSWD) epidemic considered the largest ever documented in the wild, researchers have identified the microbial…

Recently, a group of world-leading scientists called for a halt on research to create ‘mirror life’ microbes amid concerns that the synthetic organisms would present an…

When the Holmesdale Fanatics say they are planning something, it is usually worth paying attention. The receptionist at Uefa’s headquarters in Nyon looked bemused when presented…

When the air ambulance brought Jim Ashworth-Beaumont to King’s College hospital in south-east London, nobody thought he had a hope. He had been cycling home when…

An unusually high number of jellyfish have arrived in the UK’s seas this summer, experts have said.Jellyfish blooms arrive for their yearly reproduction cycle by following…

A downside to hot weather is all the bugs that can feast on or sting us. Is there anything you can do to avoid this? And…

As thousands of giant cuttlefish gather in South Australia’s Spencer Gulf, scientists are investigating emergency actions amid fears the state’s toxic algal bloom could be catastrophic…