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Warning signs could predict inflammatory bowel disease a decade before diagnosis | Medical research

Patterns of antibodies in people’s blood could predict the onset of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) a decade before diagnosis, according to research that raises...

Japan to launch world-first mission to collect samples from Martian moon | Mars

Japan is to launch a spacecraft on the world’s first mission to bring back samples from Phobos, one of the two small, potato-shaped moons...

How an accelerating Earth led experts to adopt the leap hour | Science

After decades of discussion, quibbling and worrying about clocks in computer systems, the world’s official timekeepers have voted to replace what many viewed as...

Ebola outbreak: five big questions | Global health

There have now been almost 5,000 cases and more than 2,000 deaths since 15 May, making this Ebola outbreak the biggest and most deadly...

It’s finally raining, but the drought’s not over | Science

After a summer that has seen England and Wales experience the driest July since records began, rain is finally on the horizon. But with...

Shrews may grow bigger snouts in winter to cope with cold air, scientists say | Wildlife

Humans turn to heated blankets and fluffy socks to cope with winter, but long-clawed shrews have a very different adaptation: they increase the size...

The ultra rich are collecting fossils. And that’s bad for science – video | Science

One of the UK’s best fossil collections has been sold overseas in what experts have called a loss to the nation. The collection, which...

Block export of ‘national treasure’ UK fossils, says MP | Fossils

An MP has called on ministers to change export controls so that significant fossils can be classed as national treasures after one of the...

Scientists hope to shed light on young universe by using far side of the moon | The moon

Little is known about what was happening shortly after the big bang, but now researchers are hoping to shed fresh light on the matter...

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