A family in Utah with a disproportionate number of boys has been traced back over hundreds of years, revealing that its lack of female members is probably due to a selfish Y chromosome

Le Conseil d’Etat a rejeté le recours en référé du collectif Intox’Alim, qui contestait les recommandations formulées aux soignants et aux hôpitaux pour justifier d’une suspicion d’intoxication che... Read more Le Conseil d’Etat a rejeté le recours en référé du collectif Intox’Alim, qui contestait les recommandations formulées aux soignants et aux hôpitaux pour justifier d’une suspicion d’intoxication chez un bébé hospitalisé. Show less

"TIC 120362137 is currently the most compact known 3+1-type quadruple star system." ... Read more "TIC 120362137 is currently the most compact known 3+1-type quadruple star system." Show less

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Planetary systems such as our solar system take hundreds of millions of years to evolve. But we see most exoplanet systems either very early in their development, or long after the systems have set... Read more Planetary systems such as our solar system take hundreds of millions of years to evolve. But we see most exoplanet systems either very early in their development, or long after the systems have settled down. There's an information gap about what happens in the middle, and a rarely observed "adolescent" system is a valuable opportunity to learn more and to test models of planetary evolution. Show less

A Spanish research team’s patented thin film generates 110 volts from a single raindrop’s impact.

MANCHESTER UNITED legend Paul Scholes insists nobody deserves to win the Premier League title this season. Arsenal and Manchester City are tangled in an intense scrap to lift the trophy in May. Tha... Read more MANCHESTER UNITED legend Paul Scholes insists nobody deserves to win the Premier League title this season. Arsenal and Manchester City are tangled in an intense scrap to lift the trophy in May. That is after a slow start from City who have eventually closed the gap after the Gunners wasted points, most notably against bottom-of-the-table... Show less

Space-based experiments show fungi can efficiently extract valuable metals from meteorites in microgravity, advancing prospects for asteroid biomining and sustainable resource use. As humans look t... Read more Space-based experiments show fungi can efficiently extract valuable metals from meteorites in microgravity, advancing prospects for asteroid biomining and sustainable resource use. As humans look toward deep-space travel, there is one group of travelers that will inevitably come along: microbes. They are impossible to separate from us, living on our skin, inside our bodies, and [...] Show less

LUKE SHAW has welcomed his fourth child into the world with girlfriend Anouska Santos. Santos revealed just last week that the couple were expecting another bundle of joy. And she revealed on Insta... Read more LUKE SHAW has welcomed his fourth child into the world with girlfriend Anouska Santos. Santos revealed just last week that the couple were expecting another bundle of joy. And she revealed on Instagram on Tuesday that their third girl, Paisley, safely arrived in the world late last month. Santos, 33, shared a series of heartwarming... Show less

Saracens is delighted to announce that Wales international loosehead Rhys Carré has signed a new deal to remain in North London. The Welsh front‑row forward rejoined Saracens ahead of the 2024‑25 s... Read more Saracens is delighted to announce that Wales international loosehead Rhys Carré has signed a new deal to remain in North London. The Welsh front‑row forward rejoined Saracens ahead of the 2024‑25 season, marking his second spell with the club after previously featuring for the Men in Black during the 2019‑20 campaign. Carré began his professional […] Show less