Measles cases drop in 2025 across Europe and Central Asia, but outbreak risks remain
Measles cases across Europe and Central Asia declined by 75 per cent in 2025 compared…
Category: Health
Life may have started as sticky goo clinging to rocks
Life may have started in sticky, rock-hugging gels rather than inside cells. Researchers suggest these…
Interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS is spraying water across the solar system
For millions of years, a frozen wanderer drifted between the stars before slipping into our…
Blockbuster weight loss drugs like Ozempic deliver big results but face big questions
Three major reviews commissioned by the World Health Organization find that GLP-1 drugs including tirzepatide…
Astronomers shocked by how these giant exoplanets formed
A distant star system with four super-sized gas giants has revealed a surprise. Thanks to…
Almost every forest bird in Hawaiʻi is spreading avian malaria
Avian malaria is spreading across Hawaiʻi in a way scientists didn’t fully grasp until now:…
This ancient animal was one of the first to eat plants on land
Hundreds of millions of years ago, the first animals to crawl onto land were strict…
Everyone thought autism mostly affected boys. This study says otherwise
Autism has long been thought of as a condition that mostly affects boys, but a…
Methane spiked after 2020 and the cause was unexpected
Methane levels in Earth’s atmosphere surged faster than ever in the early 2020s, and scientists…
Scientists find genes that existed before all life on Earth
Life’s story may stretch further back than scientists once thought. Some genes found in nearly…
Scientists uncover the climate shock that reshaped Easter Island
Around 1550, life on Rapa Nui began changing in ways long misunderstood. New research reveals…
When immune cells stop fighting cancer and start helping it
Scientists have uncovered a surprising way tumors turn the immune system to their advantage. Researchers…
Scientists find a clue to human brain evolution in finger length
Human evolution has long been tied to growing brain size, and new research suggests prenatal…
AI reads brain MRIs in seconds and flags emergencies
Researchers at the University of Michigan have created an AI system that can interpret brain…
Physicists discover what controls the speed of quantum time
Time may feel smooth and continuous, but at the quantum level it behaves very differently….
Hearing aids didn’t boost memory tests but dementia risk dropped
A long-term study of older adults with moderate hearing loss found that hearing aids did…
UN lauds $6 billion US funding approval towards ending HIV/AIDS
The UN agency leading the global effort to end HIV/AIDS worldwide welcomed legislative approval from…
UN lauds $6 billion US funding approval towards ending HIV/AIDS
The UN agency leading the global effort to end HIV/AIDS worldwide welcomed legislative approval from…
‘We are dying’: Gaza’s cancer patients plead for a way out
As World Cancer Day is marked on Wednesday, thousands of patients in Gaza face worsening…
UN lauds $6 billion US funding approval towards ending HIV/AIDS
The UN agency leading the global effort to end HIV/AIDS worldwide welcomed legislative approval from…
‘We are dying’: Gaza’s cancer patients plead for a way out
As World Cancer Day is marked on Wednesday, thousands of patients in Gaza face worsening…
Nearly 40 per cent of cancer cases could be prevented, UN study finds
Up to four in 10 cancer cases globally could be prevented, new analysis has revealed,…
‘We are dying’: Gaza’s cancer patients plead for a way out
As World Cancer Day is marked on Wednesday, thousands of patients in Gaza face worsening…
Nearly 40 per cent of cancer cases could be prevented, UN study finds
Up to four in 10 cancer cases globally could be prevented, new analysis has revealed,…
Building healthy bridges towards peace: WHO launches $1 billion appeal
The World Health Organization (WHO) on Tuesday launched its 2026 global appeal for nearly $1…
This popular diet was linked to a much lower stroke risk
A long-term study found that women who closely followed a Mediterranean diet had a much…
This popular diet was linked to a much lower stroke risk
A long-term study found that women who closely followed a Mediterranean diet had a much…
This popular diet was linked to a much lower stroke risk
A long-term study found that women who closely followed a Mediterranean diet had a much…
A secret cell alliance may explain why ovarian cancer is so deadly
Scientists have discovered why ovarian cancer spreads so rapidly through the abdomen. Cancer cells enlist…
A secret cell alliance may explain why ovarian cancer is so deadly
Scientists have discovered why ovarian cancer spreads so rapidly through the abdomen. Cancer cells enlist…
A secret cell alliance may explain why ovarian cancer is so deadly
Scientists have discovered why ovarian cancer spreads so rapidly through the abdomen. Cancer cells enlist…
Scientists were wrong for decades about DNA knots
Scientists have discovered that DNA behaves in a surprising way when squeezed through tiny nanopores,…
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Scientists were wrong for decades about DNA knots
Scientists have discovered that DNA behaves in a surprising way when squeezed through tiny nanopores,…
Ancient Chinese medicine may hold the key to hair regrowth
A centuries-old Chinese medicinal root is getting new scientific attention as a potential game-changer for…
Ancient Chinese medicine may hold the key to hair regrowth
A centuries-old Chinese medicinal root is getting new scientific attention as a potential game-changer for…
Forests are changing fast and scientists are deeply concerned
Forests around the world are quietly transforming, and not for the better. A massive global…
Forests are changing fast and scientists are deeply concerned
Forests around the world are quietly transforming, and not for the better. A massive global…
Why this rust-like mineral is one of Earth’s best carbon vaults
A common iron mineral hiding in soil turns out to be far better at trapping…
Why this rust-like mineral is one of Earth’s best carbon vaults
A common iron mineral hiding in soil turns out to be far better at trapping…
This tiny organism refused to die under Mars-like conditions
Baker’s yeast isn’t just useful in the kitchen — it may also be built for…
This tiny organism refused to die under Mars-like conditions
Baker’s yeast isn’t just useful in the kitchen — it may also be built for…
A legendary golden fabric lost for 2,000 years has been brought back
A legendary golden fabric once worn only by emperors has made an astonishing comeback. Korean…
A legendary golden fabric lost for 2,000 years has been brought back
A legendary golden fabric once worn only by emperors has made an astonishing comeback. Korean…
Scientists may have found the brain network behind Parkinson’s
A new international study points to a specific brain network as the core driver of…
Scientists may have found the brain network behind Parkinson’s
A new international study points to a specific brain network as the core driver of…
Scientists found a gut compound that helps protect the liver
What a mother eats during pregnancy may quietly shape her child’s liver health years down…
Scientists found a gut compound that helps protect the liver
What a mother eats during pregnancy may quietly shape her child’s liver health years down…
New drug resets the body clock and cuts jet lag recovery nearly in half
Scientists have identified a promising new compound, Mic-628, that can reliably shift the body’s internal…
New drug resets the body clock and cuts jet lag recovery nearly in half
Scientists have identified a promising new compound, Mic-628, that can reliably shift the body’s internal…
Scientists warn climate models are missing a key ocean player
Tiny marine plankton that build calcium carbonate shells play an outsized role in regulating Earth’s…