Scientists fight claim EU nature law hurts farmers
BRUSSELS – Claims by centre-right lawmakers that the EU’s flagship bill to restore nature will hurt farmers and endanger food security are not supported by…
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Scientists document how space travel messes with the human brain
WASHINGTON – Space can be an unfriendly place for the human body, with microgravity conditions and other factors tampering with our physiology, from head to toe –…
COP27 ‘Climate chaos’ warning as UN summit begins
Climate and Science, Sharm el-Sheikh The UN’s climate change summit has opened in Egypt with a warning that our planet is “sending a distress signal”.…
COP27 Climate anxiety is rising – it might be a good thing
Global leaders are about to meet for another UN climate summit – COP27 starting in Sharm el-Sheikh on Sunday – and the reality of climate…
Climate change COP27 Kilimanjaro’s and Africa’s last glaciers to go by 2050, says UN
Glaciers across the globe – including the last ones in Africa – will be unavoidably lost by 2050 due to climate change, the UN says…
Worrying numbers of older children having energy drinks regularly
Up to a third of UK children – mostly young teens – consume at least one energy drink a week, while some are having them…
Blood pressure warning over long-term paracetamol use
People with high blood pressure who take paracetamol on prescription could be increasing their risk of heart attacks and strokes, a study suggests. Doctors should…
Dubai plans to cut carbon emissions 30% by 2030 – Govt media office
Dubai plans to cut carbon emissions by 30% by the end of 2030, the emirate’s government media office said on Sunday on its website. The…
Engineering honours magnet pioneer
IMAGE SOURCE, SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARYImage caption, Neodymium-iron-boron is the strongest permanent magnet material in wide-scale use today Name a technology that is all around us, underpins…
Earth has more tree species than we thought
There are 14% more tree species than previously thought, according to what researchers are calling the first “scientifically credible” estimate. Of the 73,300 estimated species,…