When you're applying to university, picking a course can feel like a minefield of options that all sound slightly similar, but also have completely different prospectuses and course requirements. And then you have to take into consideration how competitive the course is, how likely you are to get a place, and whether the syllabus is exactly what...

The first large-scale chemical weapon attack was carried out with chlorine and mustard gas (yperite) on April 22, 1915, at Ypres in Belgium Mustard gas-filled 155mm projectiles inside a chemical storage igloo, in an undated photo provided by the U.S. Army Chemical Materials Activity (CMA) in Pueblo, Colorado This happened during the...

Some asthmatics choose paracetamol because they have a sensitivity to aspirin or non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs such as Nurofen. People who regularly use paracetamol are nearly three times more likely to have asthma. The study, which has been published in the European Respiratory Journal, found that the risk of suffering asthma symptoms...