How high-fat ketogenic diet acts on the brain to help epilepsy
The ketogenic diet has been used to treat severe epilepsy for decades. Now scientists have discovered how it acts, a more palatable diet could be developed
Thieving Milky Way stole distant star cluster from neighbour
The Crater cluster, discovered in 2013, is so odd it must have been snatched from one of the Milky Way's satellite galaxies
African grey parrot numbers plummet by 99 per cent in Ghana
A rare insight into wild parrots in parts of their native range in Africa shows steep declines thought to be caused by pet trade and felling trees
Different parasitic worms can raise or lower female fertility
Amazonian women have three fewer children if they are infected with hookworms, but those afflicted by roundworms have two more
Babies born at the weekend at higher risk of complications
Giving birth at the weekend may result in higher risk of neonatal death and infection in English NHS hospitals, although it's unclear whether staff shortages are to blame
Gene drive method could rapidly halt malaria transmission
A technique that subverts the rules of genetic inheritance could stop mosquitoes from carrying malaria, but may not be tried in wild for 15 years
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Blowhole tragedy; CubeSat boom; the Angelina Jolie effect and more
Spacecraft that will put Einstein to the test ready for lift-off
The LISA Pathfinder mission is the first step towards a gravitational wave observatory in space, which promises to revolutionise astronomy
African finch sings and performs superfast Happy Feet tap dance
A strange buzzing sound made during the singing mating ritual of an African finch is in fact a tap dance so fast it is invisible to the human eye
Watch Blue Origin’s surprise rocket launch and safe landing
The rocket firm owned by Amazon founder Jeff Bezos has just announced a successful test and historic landing of its New Shepard rocket
