Videos

Scientists create ‘mini-organs’ for the first time from human stem cells taken from wombs

Researchers have successfully grown organoids from stem cells taken in late and active pregnancies for the first time. "Mini-organs," also called organoids, are tiny structures that can be used to test new medical treatments or study how the real organs they resemble work when healthy or diseased. "Those cells are very important because in that little organoid is contained all the functions of the epithelium, so of the inner layer […]

6 March, 2024

Science & Technology

This 3D-printed hydrogel material could be used to build homes one day

Scientists have successfully tested a nanocellulose-based biomaterial for greener architecture. Researchers at Chalmers University of Technology and the Wallenberg Wood Science Centre in Sweden 3D printed a hydrogel material made of nanocellulose, a substance derived from cellulose fibres found in plants. The nanocellulose 3D-printing technology has been used on a much smaller scale, mostly within biomedicine due to the material’s biocompatibility and wetness. But it has not previously been used […]

28 February, 2024

Videos

Biden wins Michigan primary, but faces backlash over Israel’s war on Gaza

US president and Donald Trump win Michigan but early results show a backlash from some voters over Biden’s Gaza policy.

28 February, 2024

Africa

Chad’s election agency sets dates for presidential polls

Chad's election agency has announced the dates for the upcoming presidential election, affirming its commitment to transitioning the country back to democracy from junta rule. The election will consist of two rounds, with provisional results expected by July 7. Initially, the military authorities, who seized power in 2021, proposed holding elections within 18 months. However, they later extended the transition period to October 10, 2024. The election agency emphasized […]

28 February, 2024

Videos

Quarter of Gaza one step from famine as aid trucks looted, says UN

Aid trucks are being shot at and looted with at least a quarter of Gaza's population one step away from starvation, UN officials said on Tuesday. The situation is especially acute in the north, where humanitarian supplies are scarce and vast swathes of the area lie in ruins after Israel's military offensive. UN humanitarian coordinator Ramesh Ramasingham told the UN Security Council on Tuesday there is "every possibility" the situation […]

28 February, 2024

Sport

Top seed Zverev crashes out of Mexico Open first round

Top seed Alexander Zverev tumbled out of the Mexico Open at the first hurdle on Tuesday, eliminated by German compatriot Daniel Altmaier in three sets. Zverev, winner of the Acapulco tournament in 2021, was sent packing 6-3, 3-6, 6-3 in 2hr 28min by world number 57 Altmaier. After sharing the first two sets, Altmaier took control of the third set with an early break to take a 2-0 lead before […]

28 February, 2024

Entertainment

Liam Gallagher newly optimistic about Oasis reunion

The beloved Britpop band split up after a backstage fight in Paris in 2009 and the two siblings have been at odds ever since. In an interview with The Times last year Noel, 56, said he was waiting for Liam, 51, to call about reunion plans, however, the younger Gallagher expects his brother to make the first move. "He knows I'm not going to call him," he told its sister […]

27 February, 2024

Lifestyle

Why are leap years important?

We're getting an extra day at the end of the month because its a leap year. A leap year, as you probably know, happens every four years. But, do you know why? FOX News' Ted Lindner unravels their importance and what life on earth would be like if we didn't have them.

27 February, 2024