Read more about the article Black Death Only Spread Because Man Was Too Close To Rats, Says Oxford Study
The Black Rat (Rattus rattus) which is one of the most common of the world’s 56 Rattus species, and is also known as the house, roof or ship rat. It is found throughout Africa, Asia, Australia, Europe and the Americas. (division, CSIRO/Newsflash)

Black Death Only Spread Because Man Was Too Close To Rats, Says Oxford Study

The Black Death was only possible because human civilisation had become advanced enough to allow rats to survive and flourish, according to the first study of the ancient genes of…

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Read more about the article Europes Oldest Stone Age Cart Tracks Found
Both dark linear discolorations are the wagon tracks that the researchers discovered in one of the long barrows (LA3) of the Flintbek Sickle, Germany. (Dieter Stoltenberg/Newsflash)

Europes Oldest Stone Age Cart Tracks Found

Archaeologists have unearthed what they say is the earliest use of wheels and wagons in northern Europes. Sets of tracks were uncovered in a cemetery near Kiel, Germany, dating to…

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Read more about the article New Pioneering Technique Uses Sound Waves To Blast Cancer Cells That Dont Come Back
The 700kHz, 260-element histotripsy ultrasound array transducer used in Prof. Xu’s lab. (Marcin Szczepanski, Michigan Engineering/Newsflash)

New Pioneering Technique Uses Sound Waves To Blast Cancer Cells That Dont Come Back

A new pioneering technique developed at the University of Michigan can blast tumours in a non-invasive way, with experts saying that in 80 percent of cases, they do not grow…

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Read more about the article European Space Agency To Build Spectacular Training Centre To Prepare Astronauts For Missions To Moon
The ambience inside the LUNA hall in the new training centre located in the German city of Cologne. (DRL/Newsflash)

European Space Agency To Build Spectacular Training Centre To Prepare Astronauts For Missions To Moon

The European Space Agency is building a brand-new lunar centre in Germany to train astronauts it plans to deploy on missions to the Moon. Construction of the new test and…

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Read more about the article Doctors Carry Out Rare Cutting Edge Umbilical Cord Stem Cell Transplant Surgery To Help Premature Baby Boy Grow Lungs
A baby boy, named Yavuz Selim Cihan, (pictured) who was prematurely born when he was 23 weeks old in Tekirdag, Turkey, holds on to life thanks to the mesenchymal stem cell treatment he received for his lung development. (Newsflash)

Doctors Carry Out Rare Cutting Edge Umbilical Cord Stem Cell Transplant Surgery To Help Premature Baby Boy Grow Lungs

Doctors have performed a rare, cutting-edge stem cell transplant surgery on a baby boy who was born prematurely and weighing only 495 grammes to help him develop his tiny lungs.…

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Read more about the article Dinosaur Remains Believed To Be Europes Most Complete Titanosaur Discovered Near Pyrenees
Artistic image of Abditosaurus kuehnei,the new species of dinosaur discovered in Lleida, Spain. (ICP/Newsflash)

Dinosaur Remains Believed To Be Europes Most Complete Titanosaur Discovered Near Pyrenees

A new species of dinosaur has been discovered near the Pyrenees and its fossilised remains have been deemed to be the most complete in Europe. The excavation, which was overseen…

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