FEATURED
COVID 19 Articles
Perfume bottle and child’s necklace among treasures found in Pompeii wardrobe
Archaeologists in Pompeii discovered personal objects including a perfume bottle, coins, and a child’s necklace sealed in a wooden wardrobe for nearly 2,000 years, offering insights into daily life before Mount Vesuvius’s eruption.
NASA’s Hubble and Webb discover ancient worlds that remember their past
NASA’s Hubble and James Webb telescopes discovered 27 previously unknown trans-Neptunian objects, revealing that distant icy bodies have preserved evidence of their ancient origins for billions of years despite dramatic orbital histories.
Ofgem could force energy suppliers to pay rivals if they lure customers with cheaper deals
Ofgem is consulting on reintroducing a market stabilisation charge that would require energy suppliers to compensate rivals when winning customers with cheaper deals amid winter volatility concerns.
Electricity costs put UK steelmakers in worst position in three years against EU rivals
UK steelmakers face electricity costs nearly £30 per megawatt hour higher than French rivals, their worst competitive position in three years, amid surging global gas prices.
Trending COVID 19 News
567-million-year-old fossils rewrite the dawn of animal life
Researchers discovered a fossil site in Canada’s Northwest Territories containing 567-million-year-old specimens of early complex animals, suggesting animal movement and sexual reproduction emerged 5-10 million years earlier than previously documented.
Claude Fable 5 AI finds a tiny formula that topples an 87-year-old math conjecture
A mathematician at Anthropic used the Claude Fable 5 AI model to discover a counterexample to the Jacobian conjecture, a 87-year-old problem in algebraic geometry, expressed as a brief polynomial formula.
Majority of England’s rivers and lakes fail pollution review
Only 15% of England’s rivers meet good ecological standards in the latest assessment, with no waterways passing chemical pollution tests. Phosphate pollution from sewage and farming remains a major concern.
Free NHS meningitis jab available for some teenagers – what you need to know
England is offering free meningitis B vaccines to approximately one million young people, primarily teenagers and first-year university students, following an outbreak in Kent earlier this year.
Endometriosis: I had to stop modelling because I kept passing out
A former model diagnosed with endometriosis at 25 had to leave her career after experiencing repeated collapses. The condition, which affects one in six women enough to leave work, often goes undiagnosed for years, causing severe complications.
Calls for change after fertility appointment inside maternity unit
A woman undergoing fertility treatment called for separating gynaecology and fertility services from maternity units after attending an appointment located within a maternity ward in Northern Ireland.
UK warned about ‘explosive diarrhoea’ cyclospora infection
UK health authorities warn of rising cyclosporiasis cases, with 67 reported since April, primarily among travelers returning from Mexico. The parasitic infection causes severe watery diarrhea and has affected thousands across the US.
Ultra-processed food companies hindering health drives by suing countries, says WHO
Ultra-processed food corporations are suing governments worldwide to block or delay obesity-prevention policies, according to a WHO investigation involving 235 legal cases across multiple countries.
Ebola kills 1,700 in eastern Congo as the fastest-growing outbreak surges
An Ebola outbreak in eastern Congo has killed more than 1,700 people across 3,802 recorded cases as of Tuesday, marking the fastest-growing outbreak of the disease on record.
NHS must prepare for annual summer heat pressures, says Yvette Cooper
UK health secretary warns NHS must prepare for annual summer heat crises with same intensity as winter pressures, as heatwaves become routine due to climate change.
Half of vaccines are binned – this plant could change that
UK scientists have successfully trialled a fridge-free vaccine for the first time, converting a tetanus-diphtheria vaccine into dry powder form that remains stable at room temperature, potentially addressing the global waste of approximately half of all vaccines annually.
‘It can make you psychotic or give you a cardiac arrest’: why are so many children vaping the ‘prison drug’ spice?
Scientists found that 13% of vapes confiscated from English schoolchildren contained spice, a synthetic cannabinoid far more potent and dangerous than cannabis, with usage among youth increasing through social media platforms.