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How Election Day can affect your heart
Research shows elections can trigger heart stress, with studies documenting higher rates of irregular heartbeats and hospitalizations for heart attacks around voting periods.
New charity uses outdoors to improve men’s mental health
A new charity called Connect Outdoors launches with outdoor activities like cold-water swimming and hill walking to support men’s mental health and reduce isolation.
Ferritin face: Can you really diagnose low iron from your looks?
Social media posts claim visible facial changes indicate low iron levels, but doctors say appearance alone cannot diagnose iron deficiency and blood tests are essential.
Grange Hospital deemed ‘dangerous’ online but staff call it safest in Wales
Wales’s £350m Grange University Hospital faces criticism on social media for overcrowding and delays, but hospital leadership claims it has among the best mortality rates and patient safety outcomes in Wales.
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Climate change is driving a ‘shift’ in childhood malaria risk across Africa
A new study finds climate change is redistributing childhood malaria risk across sub-Saharan Africa, creating new risk areas in cooler regions while reducing cases in warmer areas.
World falling short on 22 of 23 nature targets for 2030, says draft UN report
A draft UN report finds countries are falling short on 22 of 23 nature targets set for 2030, stating the global goal to halt biodiversity loss “will not be achieved” without rapid acceleration in action.
India’s monsoon rains in danger as UN chief warns planet is ‘on fire’
A strengthening El Niño system threatens India’s monsoon rains and forecasts drier conditions across much of the world, with UN officials warning of unprecedented warming and extreme weather risks.
‘Climate change kills’: Pedro Sánchez speaks plain truth to Spain’s deniers
Spain’s Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez has reiterated warnings that climate change poses deadly threats to the country, as wildfires consume over 180,000 hectares in 2026 amid political disagreement on climate response.
Michigan winemakers have a new climate worry: More wildfire smoke
Wildfire smoke blanketing northern Michigan last month has prompted winemakers to consider new climate adaptation strategies, as smoke taint becomes an emerging threat to the state’s nearly $9 billion wine industry.
Adapting to global heating: which UK public services are struggling in hot weather?
UK public services face mounting strain from extreme heat, with transport disruptions, agricultural losses, and workplace safety concerns prompting calls for regulatory and infrastructure adaptation measures.
From blast off to splashdown: My days following Nasa’s historic mission to the Moon
Four astronauts completed NASA’s Artemis II mission, traveling further into space than humans have before, voyaging to the Moon and returning safely after 10 days.
Simpler, older version of Stonehenge found three miles from famous site
Archaeologists discovered a simpler predecessor to Stonehenge three miles away, featuring two wooden posts aligned with solar solstices and dating back approximately 5,000 years.
Antarctica’s first ever dinosaur bone discovered in a drawer
A dinosaur tail bone discovered in Antarctica in 1985 and forgotten in a drawer for four decades has been confirmed as the first dinosaur fossil ever found on the continent.
World-class Jodrell Bank is under threat and UK risks a physics brain drain
Jodrell Bank, a world-leading UK radio astronomy facility, faces closure after the Science and Technology Facilities Council announced plans to withdraw funding in March 2028, threatening the nation’s astronomy research capabilities.
World-first photonic time crystal opens a new era of light control
An international research team has created the first all-optical photonic time crystal, a material that rapidly alters its optical behavior over time, opening possibilities for ultrafast computing and advanced telecommunications.
Scientists catch a “jumping gene” mid-leap between species
Scientists observed a jumping gene attempting to transfer between microbial species, suggesting a previously unknown mechanism for genetic exchange that differs from traditional viral or plasmid transport routes.