What is Cushing's syndrome? Cushing's syndrome is a hormonal disorder. It’s caused when you have high levels of the hormone cortisol over a long time. Cushing's syndrome is fairly rare. It most often ...

Not revised: This Reviewed Preprint includes the authors’ original preprint (without revision), an eLife assessment, and public reviews. Aicardi-Goutières Syndrome (AGS) is a genetic disorder that ...

Rett syndrome is a sporadic disorder (except for a few familial cases) occurring in 1 in 10,000 to 1 in 23,000 girls worldwide. It is associated with profound mental and motor handicap. About 90% ...

A century and a half ago, Australia was coercing 60,000 South Sea Islanders into cheap labour. Their story is being commemorated at the Queensland Museum in an exhibition called Say Our Name.

There is more space junk in Earth's orbit now than ever before. And this growing problem is creating an increasingly hazardous environment for operational spacecraft and satellites. Space junk ...

Spacefaring countries have for decades been sending thousands upon thousands of satellites and other objects into orbit, where they have become an integral component of modern society. From ...

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Hall and Randall Plumbers operate a highly successful plumbing and heating company, which has been established for over forty years.

Lorna Cockayne worked as a codebreaker at Bletchley Park during World War Two A former World War Two codebreaker has been awarded France's highest honour in recognition of her secret wartime work.