New study finds air pollution particles in unborn babies (PA)
(Picture: PA Wire)A study by University of Aberdeen and Hasselt University has revealed how tiny air pollution particles can reach babies in the womb after scientists found soot deposits can cross the placenta to get into the organs of foetuses.
The team found evidence of PM2.5 “black carbon particles” in umbilical cord blood, which shows that the toxins can cross the placenta.
A former Google advertising boss says he’s built an ad and tracking-free search engine that’s now launching in Britain, France and Germany.
Sridhar Ramaswamy, who worked at Google for 16 years, says the aim is not to exploit user data, and joins rivals such as the likes of DuckDuckGo in the space.
University of Cambridge scientists say their research shows every one in 4,000 births shows genetic code inserting itself into human cells to evolve our DNA.
Ancient DNA extracted from skeletons in burial sites across England shows evidence of mass migration from Europe and movement of people from as far as West Africa.
London’s Science Museum is taking the leap from its usual focus on fact to the dreamy realm of science fiction with a show designed by the Oscar-winning studio behind Blade Runner 2049.
Research by the University of Sydney has revealed links to poor mental health in new mothers due to unrealistic representations of body image on Instagram.
The study examined millions of posts made to the social network by new mums.
It found that pictures of postpartum bodies appeared in only five per cent of pictures, with posts more usually showing subjects in exercise clothes or swimwear suggesting a fast “bounce back” from birth, while 33 per cent of poses were classed as “objectifying”.
Researchers also found large amounts of hashtags targeting maternal body image which they say, raises concerns “idealised imagery on Instagram may be detrimental to mental health.”
A study is suggesting that a fossilised reptile dug up in Scotland lived during the age of dinosaurs and was closely related to pterosaurs.
The small cat-sized creature, called Scleromochlus taylori, is thought to have roamed Earth between 240 to 210 million years ago.
The formation event behind Northern Ireland’s world-famous Giant’s Causeway may have taken just a few days rather than thousands of years, that’s according to a new theory.
Dr Mike Simms, curator of natural sciences at National Museums NI, is suggesting lava filling depressions in a river valley cooled much faster than previously thought after identifying older layers on both sides of the shore.
The latest TikTok craze, with TikTok users are going wild for the loves lives of linemen - those are the operatives who fix electrical wires - and their wives.
The work of linemen has entered the mainstream in the wake of Hurricane Ian’s devastating impact in Florida, where many of the professionals have travelled for work.
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