Toddler who had pioneering surgery in the womb defies odds to walk – and even splashes in puddles 

A mother is beaming as her daughter masters the art of walking despite being told by doctors that she’d be paralysed. Bethan Simpson, 27, from Burnham-on-Crouch, Essex, says she could have fallen over with shock when she saw that her daughter, Elouise, now one, taking her first steps. After Eloise was diagnosed with spina bifida, … Read more

Salty puddles on Mars may be more common than previously thought

How important is the presence of liquid water? It is now widely believed that Mars holds a reasonably large volume of water. However, the surface of the planet is so cold, this water exists only as ice. In order for life to exist on a planet, many scientists believe it is essential for the world … Read more