Reboot the immune system to avoid transplant rejection
Kidney transplant patients can survive without toxic drug cocktails thanks to a new treatment which resets immune cells
Chilean earthquake may be part of a cascade
The magnitude 8.2 earthquake that struck Chile overnight may belong to a cluster of major quakes that have occurred over the last decade
Early climate adapters show warming world how to cope
We still cannot predict exactly how climate change will affect each part of the world, but the people on the front lines are showing others how to adapt
Mammogram risks raise doubts about blanket screening
A 50-year review suggests the harms caused by blanket breast cancer screening have been underplayed, especially the risk of having unnecessary treatment
Dino-killing asteroid cleared way for modern reef fish
The mass extinction 65 million years ago may have helped establish the modern reef fish communities now home to 7 per cent of all vertebrate species
Private moon-landing hopeful dodges dangers in desert
As part of its bid to win the Google Lunar X Prize, Astrobotic ran its first Earth-bound test of a landing system designed to avoid hazards autonomously
The dream maker: My app shaped their slumbers
Imagine being able to plant ideas in hordes of sleeping brains. Richard Wiseman developed an app that did just that
Catching cancer: The riveting quest for a killer virus
About 95 per cent of us are infected with the Epstein-Barr virus. Cancer Virus is the compelling, thriller-like tale of its discovery
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