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To ward off attacks by terrifying giant hornets, honey bees in Asia speckle the entrances to their hives with the faeces of other animals, a study has found. Researchers in Vietnam were studying the Asian hornet, Vespa soror — cousin to North America’s ‘murder hornets’ — when they noted the bee’s defensive behaviour. The giant … Read more

Facebook has become a go-to source for news among Americans, but a new survey reveals nearly half are unsure to whether the social media firm conducts is own reporting. Pew Research Center found that six percent of those surveyed said Facebook ‘does its own reporting,’ while 42 percent marked ‘not sure.’  The group surveyed more … Read more

Greek battle helmet from the 7th century BC is found buried with an elite warrior who was laid to rest in a rock-cut tomb more than 2,000 years ago Experts restoring damaged ancient graves found a tomb belonging to a warrior Inside was a Greek war helmet that dates back to the 7th century The … Read more

Plastics submerged in water for just two weeks can be 10 TIMES more damaging to wildlife than ‘new’ plastic, study finds Researchers left microplastic particles in different types of water for a month They then exposed those submerged particles to mouse cells to study issues They found microplastics in the seas and lakes form a … Read more

It’s all in the wording: Rephrasing New Year’s resolutions to ‘I will start to’ rather then ‘I will avoid’ increases your chance of success, study suggests Swedish scientist tracked 1,066 people with resolutions made at end of 2017  People set themselves either avoidance goals or so-called ‘approach goals’  Those that phrased their promise to with … Read more

Form of hereditary blindness can be cured in BOTH eyes ‘by injecting modified DNA into one of them’ to fix a faulty genetic mutation, study finds Researchers injected modified DNA into the back on one eye of a LHON patient  In 78 per cent of cases, blindness was cured in both eyes, the researchers found   Jab … Read more

Fossilised remains of a ichthyosaur species, previously unknown to science and dubbed ‘the sea dragon’, have been detailed in a new research paper.  The preserved species, named Thalassodraco etchesi, was found on the Jurassic Coast with squid, likely its last supper, having left its mark inside.  Scientists found evidence of the squid’s tentacle hooklets and its … Read more