Speaking to babies in sing-song speech ‘helps them learn language'

Nilima Marshall, PA Science Reporter

Infants learn from rhythmic information – the changing emphasis of syllables in speech, according to scientists.

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Spaceport proposes smaller rocket launch site to protect local habitats

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Planet too big for its sun ‘is challenging the idea of how solar systems form'

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‘Deafening cacophony of broken records' as 2023 set to be hottest year on record

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UK Biobank releases world's largest set of whole genome sequencing data

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Monitoring abnormal cells ‘could increase cervical cancer risk in long term'

Storm Newton, Health Reporter 30 Nov, 2023

The Danish study looked at the records of women with cells deemed a ‘medium risk' over a 20-year period.

Animals with bird-like feet roamed planet 200 million years ago, say scientists

Nilima Marshall, PA Science Reporter 29 Nov, 2023

Findings indicate bird-like feet evolved much earlier than previously thought, possibly by 60 million years.

Discovery of rotating disc surrounding star in another galaxy a ‘special moment'

Nilima Marshall, PA Science Reporter 29 Nov, 2023

Findings could help astronomers understand more about how stars are born.

Astronomers discover new six-planet system

Nina Massey, PA Science Correspondent 29 Nov, 2023

The planets orbit their central star in a rhythmic beat, a rare case of an ‘in sync' gravitational lockstep.

New centres to research climate change and food sustainability

Jonathan McCambridge, PA 28 Nov, 2023

The co-centres will bring together academics, industry and policymakers across the Irish Government, UK Government and Stormont departments.

4.5 billion-year-old asteroid could reveal the origins of life on Earth

Nina Massey, PA Science Correspondent 28 Nov, 2023

In September Nasa's Osiris-Rex safely brought samples from asteroid Bennu to Earth.

Social media users share delight after capturing ‘halo' around moon

Danielle Desouza, PA 26 Nov, 2023

The phenomenon is caused by the refraction of moonlight from ice crystals in the upper atmosphere.

Disabled astronaut's prosthetic leg tested amid poison fears for space station

Harry Stedman, PA 25 Nov, 2023

Former British Paralympian John McFall is undertaking astronaut training and a feasibility project.

Study reveals which people are most likely to die from sepsis

Ella Pickover, PA Health Correspondent 24 Nov, 2023

A number of factors appear to increase a person's risk.

Astronomers detect mysterious high-energy particle falling to Earth from space

Nilima Marshall, PA Science Reporter 23 Nov, 2023

The Amaterasu particle is one of the highest-energy cosmic rays ever detected.

UK to build new instrument to aid search for life on Mars

Nilima Marshall, PA Science Reporter 23 Nov, 2023

UK Space Agency will provide an additional £10.7 million to replace a Russian-made instrument on the Rosalind Franklin rover.

Nutrient found in beef and dairy products found to help fight cancer

Nilima Marshall, PA Science Reporter 22 Nov, 2023

TVA – a fatty acid found in beef, lamb, and dairy products, improves the ability of immune cells to fight tumours.

Long-term use of ADHD drugs could bring higher risk of heart diseases – study

Storm Newton, Health Reporter 22 Nov, 2023

The Swedish research included a number of drugs prescribed to NHS patients.

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