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'City killer' asteroid now has 3.1% chance of hitting Earth: NASA
by Daniel Lawler - February 20, 2025 - 11:45am
Despite the rising odds, experts say there is no need for alarm.
What we know about how 'forever chemicals' affect health
by Daniel Lawler - February 14, 2025 - 11:32am
Invisible, omnipresent "forever chemicals" have been linked to a wide range of serious effects on human health, prompting growing calls for them to be banned.
Not enough time in universe for monkeys to pen Shakespeare: study
by Daniel Lawler - November 1, 2024 - 11:56am
Shakespeare's canon includes 884,647 words — none of them banana.
Where in the world is closest to becoming a '15-minute city'?
by Daniel Lawler - September 17, 2024 - 7:17am
The central areas of many cities already meet the definition of a 15 minute-city, which means that residents are within a quarter-hour walk or bike ride from everything they need to a lead a good life, the analysis...
What we know about the new mpox outbreak
by Daniel Lawler - August 17, 2024 - 9:31am
A surging mpox outbreak in Africa was declared an emergency by the World Health Organisation this week and the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC), an EU agency, on Friday said more imported...
World's oldest artwork found in Indonesian cave
by Daniel Lawler - July 5, 2024 - 5:38pm
The humble cave painting discovered in Indonesia is the oldest known narrative artwork ever made by human hands, dating back more than 51,000 years, new research said on Wednesday.
Air pollution linked to nearly 2,000 child deaths a day — report
by Daniel Lawler - June 21, 2024 - 9:27am
Nearly 2,000 children die every day from health problems linked to air pollution, which is now the second biggest risk factor for early death worldwide, a report said Wednesday.
Princess Kate revelation shines light on under-50s cancer mystery
by Daniel Lawler - April 1, 2024 - 9:25am
Across the world, the rate of under-50s diagnosed with 29 common cancers surged by nearly 80 percent between 1990 and 2019, a large study in BMJ Oncology found last year.
'More self-obsessed': Study finds song lyrics are getting simpler, more repetitive
by Daniel Lawler - March 31, 2024 - 2:36pm
Lyrics have also become angrier and more self-obsessed over the last 40 years, the study found, reinforcing the opinions of cranky aging music fans everywhere.
Climate change is messing with how we measure time — study
by Daniel Lawler - March 28, 2024 - 2:09pm
In a strange twist, global warming could even help out timekeepers by delaying the need for history's first "negative leap second" by three years, a study published on Wednesday suggested.
Surging nervous system disorders now top cause of illness — study
by Daniel Lawler - March 16, 2024 - 9:39am
More than 3.4 billion people — 43 percent of the global population — experienced a neurological condition in 2021, far more than had previously been thought, the analysis found.
Apes like teasing, meaning jokes could be ancient trait
by Daniel Lawler - February 14, 2024 - 4:04pm
The "cognitive prerequisites for joking" probably evolved in a shared ancestor millions of years ago, scientists said in a new study.
Researchers start to find clues on the trail of long COVID-19
by Daniel Lawler - February 10, 2024 - 5:55pm
Tens of millions of people across the world are thought to suffer from long COVID-19, but four years after the pandemic was declared this elusive condition still cannot be tested for -- let alone treated.
One in 10 premature births linked to plastic chemicals — study
by Daniel Lawler - February 7, 2024 - 7:37pm
One in 10 premature births in the United States have been linked to pregnant women being exposed to chemicals in extremely common plastic products, a large study said on Wednesday.
Small dogs with long noses live longest — study
by Daniel Lawler - February 2, 2024 - 3:34pm
Small dogs with long noses, such as whippets and miniature dachshunds, live for years longer than large flat-faced breeds such as English bulldogs, new research said.
Harm done by people not getting COVID-19 jabs — UK-wide study
by Daniel Lawler - January 16, 2024 - 10:59am
More than 7,000 people were hospitalized or died from COVID-19 in the UK during the summer of 2022 because they had not received the recommended number of vaccine doses, according to a study released Tuesday that...
2023 to be hottest year on record after 'extraordinary' November
by Daniel Lawler - December 6, 2023 - 2:31pm
This year will be the hottest in recorded history after an "extraordinary" November became the sixth record-breaking month in a row, Europe's climate monitor said Wednesday, piling pressure on the COP28 talks to...
Heat, disease, air pollution: How climate change impacts health
by Daniel Lawler - November 27, 2023 - 9:28am
Extreme heat, air pollution and the increasing spread of deadly infectious diseases are just some of the reasons why the World Health Organization has called climate change the single biggest health threat...
Recording helps solve mystery of weirdly large bat penis
by Daniel Lawler - November 25, 2023 - 9:42am
Scientists have solved the mystery of one of the animal kingdom's most disproportionately large penises thanks to a Dutch retiree recording bat sex in a church attic.
Coin tosses not 50/50: researchers find slight bias
by Daniel Lawler - November 4, 2023 - 10:19am
Happily achieving a fair coin flip is simple: just make sure the person calling heads or tails cannot see which side is facing up before the toss.
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