It’s less than a half-inch long but it can fell a giant oak tree in no time. The goldspotted oak borer, GSOB or Agrilus auroguttatus, is a 0.4-inch bullet-shaped beetle with six golden spots on its forewings, and it burrows its way into mature oak trees, cutting off a tree’s water and nutrients and leaving … Read more
The safety of intermittent fasting, a popular strategy to lose weight by limiting food intake to certain times, was called into question by a surprise finding from research presented at a medical meeting. Limiting mealtimes to a period of just eight hours a day was linked to a 91 per cent increase in risk of … Read more
By Noel Sichalwe | Associated Press LUSAKA, Zambia — Zambia is reeling from a major cholera outbreak that has killed more than 400 people and infected more than 10,000, leading authorities to order schools across the country to remain shut after the end-of-year holidays. A large soccer stadium in the capital city has been converted … Read more
The family of a little girl with a rare cancer are pinning their hopes on a vaccine in the US in a bid to stop the disease returning. Ava Bolton’s parents have raised £290,000 to pay for the experimental treatment, which is so far available only at a New York clinic. Three-year-old Ava was diagnosed … Read more
