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Hannah Osborne is the science editor at the International Business Times UK.

Hannah manages the Science and Health desk and is responsible for reporting on all the innovations and advances in both fields. She attained her Bachelor's Degree from Kings College London in 2007 and went on to receive an MA in Journalism from Goldsmiths in 2012.

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Self-cleaning clothes edge closer as scientists create textile cleansed of dirt by sunlight

Nanostructures that degrade organic material when exposed to light grown onto textiles.

Mar 23, 2016

Kenya's Masai Mara: Humans and lions in Serengeti can coexist through community conservation

Humans and lions can live together when community is involved in conservation and ecotourism.

Mar 23, 2016

Hopeful monster: Hybrid female fish 'develops testis' to give birth to offspring

Isolated female hybrid cichlid self-fertilises in rare case of vertebrate reproducing without a partner.

Mar 23, 2016

Herculaneum scroll from Villa dei Papiri holds clues to deciphering ancient unread texts

Sscroll was written in metallic ink, hundreds of years earlier than previously thought.

Mar 21, 2016

French wine quality boosted by climate change - but effects will be short lived

Warming climate has meant earlier harvest of wine grapes in France, improving quality.

Mar 21, 2016

World Water Day 2016: Before and after images of Earth's disappearing lakes and seas

Satellite images show bodies of water are vanishing from the surface of the planet.

Mar 20, 2016

Dravet syndrome: Cannabis-based drug Epidiolex effective at reducing seizures in children

GW Pharmaceuticals drug Epidiolex shows positive results in study for epilepsy treatment.

Mar 17, 2016

Renewable energy: Rotten tomatoes turned into electricity by scientists

Scientists find way to turn Florida's huge quantities of waste tomatoes into power.

Mar 16, 2016

Ceres bright spots: Unexpected variations suggests mystery features are volatile

Motion of bright spots on surface of dwarf planet Ceres detected by ESO telescope.

Mar 16, 2016

North Korea: Blast triggers artificial earthquake 21 miles from Pyongyang

South Korea meteorological agency detects 2.2 magnitude tremor in North Korea.

Mar 16, 2016

Cyborg heart: 'Science fiction' bionic heart patch created by Israeli scientists

Cyborg heart patch contracts and expands like organic tissue but regulates itself like a machine.

Mar 16, 2016

Ancient Egypt statues of goddess Sekhmet discovered in Temple of Amenhotep III

Eight black granite statues reaching up to 2m in height discovered a Theban necropolis.

Mar 16, 2016

Mindfulness meditation significantly reduces pain without natural opioids

Meditation a potential therapy for pain relief or treating patients with opioid resistance.

Mar 15, 2016

Henry VIII's Reformation: Secret annotations discovered in England's first printed Bible

Annotations found in 500-year-old text were copied from Thomas Cromwell's 'Great Bible'.

Mar 15, 2016

Dinosaur legs grown on chickens in reverse evolution experiment

Scientists in Chile make dinosaur-like legs grow on chickens by inhibiting malnutrition gene.

Mar 15, 2016

Pregasaurus rex: Pregnant T-rex identified through 68-million-year-old reproductive tissues

Tyrannosaurus rex discovered with medullary bone indicating fossil was female.

Mar 15, 2016

Fairy circles discovered in Australian outback identical to mystery rings seen in Africa

Scientists observe fairy rings in Australia – the first time mystery circles have been observed outside Africa.

Mar 14, 2016

Sima de los Huesos: DNA secrets of 430,000-year-old 'pit of bones' hominins revealed

Oldest relatives of Neanderthals identified through DNA testing.

Mar 14, 2016

Blindness breakthrough: Stem cells used to treat cataracts in children by re-growing functional lenses

Regenerative technique provides new avenue for treatment of leading cause of blindness.

Mar 09, 2016

Slicing meat and pounding veg provided push for early humans to evolve into modern man

Processing food before eating it allowed human ancestors to develop as a species.

Mar 09, 2016

Drowned Apostles: Ancient limestone underwater stacks discovered off Australia's south coast

Scientists discover submerged stacks near to Australia's iconic Twelve Apostles.

Mar 09, 2016

Crops on Mars: Tomatoes, peas, rocket and radish grown in Martian soil experiment

Experiment into the potential growth of crops on Red Planet yields 10 different species.

Mar 09, 2016

Gender stereotypes as strong now as they were in the 1980s

Scientists find gender stereotypes have not changed in 30 years.

Mar 09, 2016

Chernobyl and Fukushima exclusion zones: Nuclear disaster sites are not wildlife havens

Radiation effects at Chernobyl and Fukushima disaster sites continue to be seen in plants and animals.

Mar 09, 2016

Japanese great tits use syntax to communicate – just like humans

Birds found to combine calls to convey messages, shedding light on the evolution of language in humans.

Mar 08, 2016

Facts on Japan earthquake, tsunami and Fukushima nuclear disaster that killed 15,800

The Tōhoku earthquake caused a massive tsunami and one of the worst nuclear disasters in history.

Mar 08, 2016

Supervolcanoes destroy all in their path: Evacuation before eruption 'only way to stay safe'

Silver Creek supervolcano flooded California, Nevada and Arizona with ash and gas 18.8 million years ago.

Mar 07, 2016

Sumatran orangutan population double previous estimates but huge threats remain to species

Critically endangered Sumatran orangutan population found to be 14,600.

Mar 05, 2016

Intelligent design: Backlash as PLOS One study claims human hands were designed by 'the Creator'

Journal PLOS One criticised for publishing study attributing dexterity of human hand to 'Creator'.

Mar 04, 2016

Number of dogs attacking guide dogs quadruples in 5 years

Between 2010 and 2015 there was a marked increase in reports of guide dogs being attacked.

Mar 03, 2016

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Hannah Osborne

Self-cleaning clothes edge closer as scientists create textile cleansed of dirt by sunlight

Kenya's Masai Mara: Humans and lions in Serengeti can coexist through community conservation

Hopeful monster: Hybrid female fish 'develops testis' to give birth to offspring

Herculaneum scroll from Villa dei Papiri holds clues to deciphering ancient unread texts

French wine quality boosted by climate change - but effects will be short lived

World Water Day 2016: Before and after images of Earth's disappearing lakes and seas

Dravet syndrome: Cannabis-based drug Epidiolex effective at reducing seizures in children

Renewable energy: Rotten tomatoes turned into electricity by scientists

Ceres bright spots: Unexpected variations suggests mystery features are volatile

North Korea: Blast triggers artificial earthquake 21 miles from Pyongyang

Cyborg heart: 'Science fiction' bionic heart patch created by Israeli scientists

Ancient Egypt statues of goddess Sekhmet discovered in Temple of Amenhotep III

Mindfulness meditation significantly reduces pain without natural opioids

Henry VIII's Reformation: Secret annotations discovered in England's first printed Bible

Dinosaur legs grown on chickens in reverse evolution experiment

Pregasaurus rex: Pregnant T-rex identified through 68-million-year-old reproductive tissues

Fairy circles discovered in Australian outback identical to mystery rings seen in Africa

Sima de los Huesos: DNA secrets of 430,000-year-old 'pit of bones' hominins revealed

Blindness breakthrough: Stem cells used to treat cataracts in children by re-growing functional lenses

Slicing meat and pounding veg provided push for early humans to evolve into modern man

Drowned Apostles: Ancient limestone underwater stacks discovered off Australia's south coast

Crops on Mars: Tomatoes, peas, rocket and radish grown in Martian soil experiment

Gender stereotypes as strong now as they were in the 1980s

Chernobyl and Fukushima exclusion zones: Nuclear disaster sites are not wildlife havens

Japanese great tits use syntax to communicate – just like humans

Facts on Japan earthquake, tsunami and Fukushima nuclear disaster that killed 15,800

Supervolcanoes destroy all in their path: Evacuation before eruption 'only way to stay safe'

Sumatran orangutan population double previous estimates but huge threats remain to species

Intelligent design: Backlash as PLOS One study claims human hands were designed by 'the Creator'

Number of dogs attacking guide dogs quadruples in 5 years

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