Glaciers across the globe – including the last ones in Africa – will be unavoidably lost by 2050 due to climate change, the UN says […]
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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, […]
Ozone harms East Asian crops, costing $63 bln a year, scientists say
Fossil fuel emissions aren’t just driving climate change and worsening air quality, they’re also hurting crop yields enough to cause some $63 billion in annual […]
Significant tsunami damage feared in Tonga, communications still cut
Tsunami-hit Tonga remained largely uncontactable on Sunday with telephone and internet links severed, leaving relatives in faraway New Zealand praying for their families on the […]
Oculus Quest 2: Meta to discuss children’s VR safety with watchdog
The Information Commissioners’ Office (ICO) is to talk to Meta about how its virtual reality (VR) business Oculus complies with the regulator’s “children’s code”. The […]
Pfizer/BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine shows 90.7% efficacy in trial in children
A vial labelled with the Pfizer-BioNTech coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine is seen in this illustration picture taken March 19, 2021. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration NEW YORK, Oct […]