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PFAS: Major study into ‘forever chemicals’ in UK population
The UK government is launching its first study into PFAS or ‘forever chemicals’ in the population by collecting blood and urine samples through the Health Security Agency.
Public support for founding principles of NHS is falling across UK population
Public support for the NHS’s founding principles of free access, universal availability, and tax funding has declined over the past five years across most age groups in the UK, according to recent research.
A massive asteroid slammed into the North Sea and unleashed a 330-foot tsunami
A massive asteroid struck the North Sea approximately 43 to 46 million years ago, creating the Silverpit Crater and triggering a 330-foot tsunami, researchers confirmed after decades of scientific debate.
NASA’s Perseverance Mars rover just shattered the all-time off-world driving record
NASA’s Perseverance rover set a new off-world driving record on October 11, traveling 28.10 miles across Mars in just five and a half years, surpassing Opportunity’s 15-year effort.
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Child pedestrian casualties are almost five times higher in England’s worst-off areas
Child pedestrian casualties are nearly five times higher in England’s most deprived areas compared to wealthiest regions, according to Department for Transport analysis of road safety data.
AP Exclusive: Child soldiers recount horrors of Sudan’s war and presence of Colombian mercenaries
Six former child soldiers recounted being forcibly conscripted by Sudan’s Rapid Support Forces and trained by Colombian mercenaries, including being shackled to weapons during combat operations in Khartoum.
Here’s why new fronts seem to be opening up across the Middle East
Multiple armed groups across the Middle East are escalating attacks in what analysts describe as an interconnected conflict centered on U.S.-Iran tensions, affecting critical shipping routes and regional stability.
European soccer leaders to boycott the World Cup in an unprecedented step
UEFA announced its European members would boycott the men’s and women’s World Cup unless FIFA abandons plans to sell stakes to private investors in a proposal unveiled this week.
The Trump administration is ending a Medicare drug subsidy program. Here’s how it could affect costs
The Trump administration is ending a temporary Medicare drug subsidy program that helped offset prescription costs for millions of seniors, potentially raising monthly premiums in 2027.
The Trump administration wants $10 million more to cover its July Fourth celebrations
The Trump administration is requesting $10 million in additional congressional funding to cover costs from July Fourth celebrations and related anniversary events on the National Mall.
Scouting America drops diversity initiatives from event after pressure from the Pentagon
Scouting America has eliminated dedicated diversity spaces at its National Jamboree following pressure from the Pentagon’s Defense Secretary, prompting some scouts to withdraw from the event.
Liberian authorities burn $336 million in cocaine as senior police officials are implicated
Liberian authorities burned approximately $336 million in cocaine following the country’s largest drug seizure, while senior police officials face charges in connection with the trafficking operation.
Heavy rains lead to water rescues, grist mill destruction in upstate New York
Heavy rains spanning two days caused flash flooding across upstate New York, prompting multiple water rescues and destroying a centuries-old grist mill in Castleton-on-Hudson.
Humanities among degrees being ‘extinguished’ by hard-up universities
British universities have eliminated nearly 4,000 academic posts in humanities and social sciences within one year, creating regional gaps in subject availability and threatening social mobility, according to the British Academy.
The next literacy challenge: Teaching students how to write
Elementary schools across the U.S. are overhauling writing instruction through evidence-based approaches, addressing decades of neglect in a skill that lags significantly behind reading proficiency.
A leading school shootings researcher says he was wrong
A prominent school violence researcher says his decades-long focus on reducing bullying and improving school climate has not prevented school shootings, leading him to new conclusions about perpetrator motivations.