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Carrots displayed in a supermarket in Septemes-les-Vallons near Marseille (Image: CHRISTOPHE SIMON/AFP via Getty Images)

Scientists reveal why carrots are orange

A photon source is seen in the CERN (European Organization For Nuclear Research) visitors' center on June 16, 2008 in Geneva-Meyrin, Switzerland. (Image: Johannes Simon/Getty Images)

Scientists are closer to solving the mystery of antimatter

In this concept illustration provided by Nasa, Nasa's Perseverance (Mars 2020) rover will store rock and soil samples in sealed tubes on the planet's surface for future missions to retrieve in the area known as Jezero crater on the planet Mars. (Photo illustration by NASA via Getty Images)

Scientists develop test that can detect alien life with 90% certainty

Scientists spot number of galaxies like our own in early universe using the Webb Space Telescope (Image: Adobe)

Scientists spots galaxies like our own in early universe

World's biggest flower, named Rafflesia, hangs off a branch in the forests of Ulu Geroh in northern Perak state on August 9, 2009. (Image: SARAH STEWART/AFP via Getty Images)

Flower that smells like rotting flesh is at risk of extinction

Images from NASA/Solar Dynamics Observatory depict a large solar flare erupting off the sun in June, 2011 (Pic: Getty Images)

Nasa's spacecraft survives flying through a solar flare

Stone Age animal and human depictions in Doro Nawas mountains, Namibia.

Stone age carvings are so detailed locals can identify species and sex

Chickenpox is a viral infection that mostly affects children, although you can get it at any age (Image: Adobe)

Clade 9: chicken-pox variant found in India for the first time

Brain haemorrhages could be transmitted through blood transfusions. (Image: Adobe)

Brain haemorrhages could be transmitted through blood transfusions

Researchers at Utility Bidder said Jersey airport has the highest carbon footprint in the UK. (Photo by Matt Cardy/Getty Images)

Top 10 UK airports with highest CO2 footprint revealed

There are more than three million people estimated to be living with COPD in the UKPicture by Getty

New treatment could be a cure for common debilitating chest condition

Experts find people perceive men with bigger necks as being more protective fathers

Men with this prominent body part 'are more protective fathers'

Hobbies have been linked to lower levels of depression in older people (Image: Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)

Getting older? Here's how to avoid depression setting in

This unidentified specimen, seen in situ on a rocky outcropping at a depth of about 3,300 meters (2 miles), was seen on August 30, 2023, during Dive 07 of the Seascape Alaska 5: Gulf of Alaska Remotely Operated Vehicle Exploration and Mapping expedition. (Image: NOAA Ocean Exploration, Seascape Alaska.)

Scientists find mysterious golden orb on the ocean floor

Runners jog along Kite Beach (Image: Warren Little/Getty Images)

Experts figure out why exercise can help prevent Alzheimer's

The scheme was independently funded by BP (Image: SkyLine - stock.adobe.com)

The Warm Home Prescription trial saw fewer GP appointments

Undated handout photo issued by Queen's University Belfast of an image from the European Southern Observatory New Technology Telescope showing a distant red galaxy (centre) where a cosmic explosion occurred. The explosion site is marked by the yellow cross (Image:Queen's University Belfast/ PA)

Rare cosmic explosion Supernova burns as bright as a hundred suns

The chance of developing the cancer rises for mothers who give birth over the age of 24 (Picture: Loic Venance/AFP via Getty Images)

Breast growth during pregnancy increases 'older mothers' cancer risk

Type 2 affects around 4.5m people in the UK (image: Adobe)

Depression is a direct cause of type 2 diabetes, research suggests

The number of under-50s around the world being diagnosed with cancer has surged by nearly 80% in three decades, according to an alarming new study. Credit: Win McNamee/Getty Images

Cancer in under-50s up nearly 80% in three decades - here’s why

A view of the Earth appears over the Lunar horizon (Image: NASA/Newsmakers)

Is there an Earth-like planet beyond the stretches of Neptune?

Cannabis has plenty of pros and cons to it. (Picture: Adobe Stock)

Cannabis explained amid "major" new review into drug

Drinking alcohol will give you Dutch courage, not beer goggles, according to a new study. (Picture: Adobe Stock)

Does drinking alcohol actually make people look more attractive?

Undated handout photo issued by Nature Communications of the Erg Chech 002 specimen, a 4.6-billion-year-old meteorite which could shed light on the early solar system, new analysis suggests (Image: PA)

Erg Chech 002 could help determine the age of other meteorites

Neptune (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Mysterious dark spot detected on Neptune from Earth for first time

Headband created that can detect Alzheimer’s disease

Brown bread is one of the foods that can be considered "ultra-processed". (Picture: Adobe Stock)

Five ultra-processed foods we had been told were healthy

In New Zealand, the legal smoking age is being increased every single year.

Smoking age in the UK should be raised to 22, researchers suggest

The Moon (Photo by Dinendra Haria/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images)

Mysterious structures hidden deep within the moon, researchers say

Who says it's too late to teach an old dog new tricks? (Picture: Mediteraneo / Adobe Stock)

Adult education classes reduce dementia risk by almost a fifth

Mars (Picture: Nasa/Jet Propulsion Laboratory/Cornell University via Getty Images)

Research reveals minimum number of people needed to build Mars colony

Cancer could soon be self-diagnosed through affordable and accessible urine test. (Photo: SWNS)

Cancer could soon be self-diagnosed through simple urine test

Current tests take 72 hours to provide results (PA)

A new blood test can identify cause of fever in children within an hour

Neptune (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Neptune's clouds have vanished, leaving scientists confused

Pig kidneys could one day throw a lifeline to dwindling transplant supplies. (Picture: Adobe Stock)

Pig kidneys could provide life-saving human transplants

The exercises have been found to have numerous health benefits. (Picture: Adobe Stock)

Men who cycle, jog or swim could cut risk of nine cancers

From left: Patient standing at 2 minutes, and 10 minutes. Credit: University of Leeds

New unusual symptom of Long Covid is found

Teeth on a model denture set are reflected in a dental mirror on April 19, 2006 in Great Bookham, England. (Photo by Peter Macdiarmid/Getty Images)

Groundbreaking drug will let you grow new teeth

Two types of mole have been discovered (Ondokuz Mayis University/PA)

Newly discovered moles can survive at 122F and under 6ft of snow

There are numerous health benefits to intercourse, according to resaerchers. (Picture: Kei / Adobe Stock)

Brits should shag at least five times a week to prevent cancer

Eating a handful of nuts each day has been found to lower the risk of depression

Eating a handful of nuts lowers risk of depression according to study

The injection needs to be taken once a week (Photo: Adobe)

Wegovy can reduce risk of heart attack and stroke in obese people

Obesity and heavy drinking will put a strain on the NHS in the coming years. (Picture: Torwaiphoto/Adobe Stock)

Brain works differently for people who are overweight, study suggests

The discovery of a Roman road network has been made that spans Cornwall and Devon

Roman road network discovery sheds new importance on small town

Reconstruction of Hupehsuchus about to engulf a shoal of shrimps. Whale-like filter feeding has been discovered in prehistoric marine reptile.

'Amazing' fossil links ancient marine reptiles to modern whales

The health problems associated with fizzy drinks are well-documented... but now we can add liver cancer to the list. (Picture: JCLobo / Adobe Stock)

Fizzy drinks increase risks of liver cancer in women, study shows

Lifting weights gets much harder as we age. (Picture: Svitlana / Adobe Stock)

Why muscles deteriorate with age - and how it could be stopped

Balancing the benefits of vaping for smokers and the dangers to non-vapers is a complex issue. Picture: Aleksandr Yu/Getty Images/iStockphoto

How vapes could end up saving the NHS £500m per year

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What is the latest with Celine Dion’s stiff person syndrome diagnosis?

I guess we'll be putting ndown the cake, then. (Picture: Yakobchuk Olena / Adobe Stock)

Cake, soft drinks and ice-cream will cause kidney stones, doctor warns

Illustration issued by Nature of a reconstruction of a Perucetus colossus in its coastal habitat. The 39 million-year-old extinct whale 'may be heaviest animal that ever lived'.

Extinct 39 million-year-old animal was 3 times heavier than blue whale

X-rays currently require a radiologist

AI could do breast cancer screenings quicker than radiologists

NASA's James Webb Space Telescope has captured a tightly bound pair of actively forming stars, known as Herbig-Haro 46/47, in high-resolution near-infrared light. (Image credit: NASA, ESA, CSA. Image Processing: Joseph DePasquale (STScI)/post-processing inset image Daisy Dobrijevic)

The Webb telescope spots a giant question mark in deep space

Getting a good night's sleep is a vital part of any successful day. (Picture: Paolese / Adobe Stock)

Lie-ins at the weekend could cause diabetes and heart problems

In this concept illustration provided by NASA, NASA's Perseverance (Mars 2020) rover will store rock and soil samples in sealed tubes on the planet's surface for future missions to retrieve in the area known as Jezero crater on the planet Mars. (Photo illustration by NASA via Getty Images)

NASA researchers to test Rum rocks ahead of Mars space mission

Youth vaping has become a widespread problem in the UK. (Picture: Alamy/PA)

Why children are targeting corner shops to get hold of vapes