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How heatwaves are dangerous to human health
A punishing heatwave overwhelming hospitals in Europe is just the latest reminder of the deadly threat such scorching temperatures can pose to human health.Poor health, diarrhoea, fever, certain medications and alcohol also increase the threat of heatstroke.
AFP
4 min read - Business
Chan Zuckerberg Biohub opens 4th Rare As One grants round
The nonprofit has committed more than $150 million across four funding cycles and is expanding its AI drug repurposing work with Every Cure
Quartz2 min read - Business
Heart and Kidney Medications Recalled Nationwide—Over 900,000 Bottles Affected
Check your medication ASAP.
EatingWell2 min read - World
Greece is paying fishermen to catch toxic toadfish invading the warming Mediterranean
Fishermen in Greece are getting cash payouts to catch toxic fish migrating north into the Mediterranean Sea due to climate change. The silver-cheeked toadfish is a torpedo-shaped species with prominent, humanlike teeth. “It’s got to the point where we might go out fishing one day and then spend the next three days fixing our nets,” Giorgos Kyriakakis, of a Cretan fishermen’s association, told Greek public broadcaster ERT on Friday.
AP
2 min read - World
Swiss nuclear plant shut down as river temperature rises amid heatwave
The Beznau nuclear power plant in Switzerland, the world's oldest active nuclear power facility, has been temporarily shut down due to high water temperatures in a river used for cooling, the operator said on Friday. Water temperatures in the Aare river were measured at 25 degrees Celsius on Thursday and Friday, energy company Axpo said, amid the ongoing heatwave in Western Europe.
dpa1 min read - World
French politicians call for annual ‘climate holidays’
France’s Green party has called for annual “climate holidays” in response to the record-breaking heatwave that has crippled the country.
The Telegraph
5 min read - World
EU regulator backs revoking Amgen's right to sell rare-disease drug
By Christy Santhosh June 26 (Reuters) - Europe's drug regulator on Friday recommended revoking the marketing authorization for Amgen's rare autoimmune disease medicine, citing concerns over the
Reuters2 min read - Entertainment
Scientists Just Made Old Cells Young Again.
On the latest episode of “The Astounding Pop Mech Show,” Andrew Daniels, Shawn Gorman, and John Gilpatrick discuss some early experiments that suggest aging may be reversible.
Popular Mechanics - US
Texas confirms 6 New World screwworm cases in a day as US. reaches 25
Texas confirmed 12 screwworm cases in a week, six in one day. See the full county breakdown and where quarantines now stand.
USA TODAY4 min read - Science
Why is the Moon exactly the same apparent size from Earth as the Sun?
Why is the Moon exactly the same apparent size from Earth as the Sun? Surely this cannot be just coincidence; the odds against such a perfect match are enormous. Malcolm SmithHertfordshire, England Believe it or not, it actually is just a coincidence - and a happy one at that. The Moon and Sun have virtuallyContinue reading "Why is the Moon exactly the same apparent size from Earth as the Sun?" The post Why is the Moon exactly the same apparent size from Earth as the Sun? appeared first on Astro
Astronomy
1 min read - Science
A Stray Dog Bred With a Wild Wolf—and Created a Staggering Hybrid
Wolves and dogs don’t normally breed in the wild, largely because wolves are so territorial. But an exception has been found.
Popular Mechanics3 min read - US
After Dead Pregnant Whale Was Found on Bow of Cruise Ship, Vessels Are Begged to Slow Down
A Royal Caribbean ship arrived in Alaska on Friday, June 19, carrying an endangered fin whale. It's unknown if speed was a factor in this death
People
3 min read - World
New clouded leopard cub is the size of a loaf of bread
Meet Mayuree! The rare wildcat was recently born at the Nashville Zoo.
Popular Science
2 min read - Science
Invasive Shrimp Are in All 5 Great Lakes — and No One Plans to Remove Them
A tiny crustacean from the Black Sea has quietly spread through the Great Lakes for nearly two decades, and now the last holdout has fallen. What happens next depends on whether anyone can stop the spread before it reaches inland waters.
A-Z Animals4 min read - Science
Neon green auroras from space will take your breath away | Space photo of the day for June 26, 2026
This is truly a view like no other.
Space
2 min read - Science
AI helps decode new secrets from scrolls burned by Mount Vesuvius
An 18th-century archaeological dig uncovered a library of intact but charred scrolls. Their contents have been unreadable until recently.
CBS News
3 min read - Science
Papyrus scroll burnt to a crisp during Vesuvius eruption deciphered with help of AI
A papyrus scroll that was burned and carbonized when Mount Vesuvius erupted almost 2,000 years ago has been virtually unrolled and partially deciphered with the help of artificial intelligence.
CNN
5 min read - US
Solar panels switched off at 80 schools after fire
The local education authority makes a decision after a third fire is linked to solar panels.
BBC3 min read - Science
NASA Rover Finds “Complex Organic Matter” on Mars
A "resounding win for Mars science."
Futurism
3 min read - Science
Why Do Deadly Viruses Spare Mosquitoes? Science Has an Answer
Mosquitoes carry some of the world's deadliest viruses, biting victim after victim for their entire lives without ever getting sick themselves. Scientists have long suspected a biological explanation, and a new study finally caught the virus doing something no one expected.
A-Z Animals5 min read - Science
Astronomers trace a ghostly cosmic particle to distant ‘Shadow Blaster’ galaxy
Scientists still don’t know where ghostly particles called neutrinos originate. A distant galaxy could be a potential source.
6 min read - World
He Found a Lost WWII Submarine After Decades of Searching. There Might Be 2 Tons of Gold on Board.
Paul Tidwell finally located the wreck of a Japanese sub 17,000 feet deep in the Atlantic Ocean, but the treasure inside remains just out of reach.
Popular Mechanics6 min read - World
Venezuela’s deadly ‘doublet’ earthquakes may have been a single big one. Here’s why it matters
On Wednesday evening, Venezuela was hit with its largest tremors in more than a century — toppling buildings and claiming more than 100 lives. The event, according to the US Geological Survey, was a rare phenomenon called a “doublet” that contained not one but two major earthquakes.
5 min read - Science
To Show Just How Big This Tsunami Was, Scientists Built a 'Jet Ski' Video Game Where You Die
Even riding at 70mph, you ain't outrunning a 1,500-foot tsunami.
RideApart
3 min read - World
From Pompeii to Évora: Invisible solar panels for heritage sites
Unsightly for some, solar panels are now being disguised and designed as ancient Roman tiles to blend into historic city skylines. From Italy to Portugal, Pompeii and Évora are proving that heritage preservation and sustainability can go hand in hand.View on euronews
Euronews
3 min read - World
Ancient stone at Tel Eton may provide new proof of King Hezekiah’s religious reform, study suggests
The stone, known also as a massebah, was discovered during excavations of the First Temple era site, inside a large residence named by archaeologists as "Building 101," or the Governor's Residency. Treatment of a 2,700-year-old standing stone at Tel Eton, located east of Hebron, may provide evidence for the biblical King Hezekiah’s debated religious reforms, according to a new study.
The Jerusalem Post3 min read - Health
US to provide new experimental Ebola drug
Slowing the virus’ spread has been hampered by the fact that there is no known treatment or vaccine for the new Bundibugyo strain.
Semafor
1 min read - Lifestyle
Rare pink grasshoppers found in Somerset garden
Extremely rare pink grasshoppers have been seen in a back garden in Somerset.
2 min read - Science
Venezuela’s deadly earthquakes happened on a fault similar to the San Andreas, and the risks aren’t over yet – a geophysicist explains
Both faults are along plate boundaries that move in similar ways and have ruptured in enormously destructive earthquakes in the past.
The Conversation6 min read - Science
NASA's canceled Artemis hardware contracts reached $5.9 billion, audit finds
A memo issued by NASA Office of Inspector General highlights huge cost increases and extended timelines for Artemis program hardware that has since been canceled.
7 min read - Lifestyle
Florida reef diver packs container full of invasive lionfish — and one is a monster
Lionfish are an invasive species in Florida and across much of the Atlantic Ocean, Caribbean Sea, and Gulf of Mexico.
The Cool Down2 min read - Business
The jobs most exposed to extreme heat — and why it matters for Europe's economy
Construction and agriculture are Europe's most heat-exposed industries, with transport, manufacturing and energy also facing growing disruption as climate change pushes temperatures higher.View on euronews
4 min read - Science
Mayo Clinic Expert Explains Urgency Around Early Detection of New World Screwworm Infestations
Dr. Bobbi Pritt, chair of Clinical Microbiology at Mayo Clinic, explains why early detection and reporting are critical to stopping New World screwworm. The post Mayo Clinic expert explains urgency of early screwworm detection appeared first on AGDAILY.
AGDaily.com6 min read - World
10 Nations That Are Global Leaders In Clean Energy
Climate change is a global problem that requires international cooperation to address. To this end, countries from around the...
Climate Crisis 2476 min read - Science
Australia’s Most Vulnerable Bees Have No Escape from Heat
When extreme heat scorches Australia, underground bees retreat into insulating soil to survive, but stem-nesting bees have nowhere to go. A new study reveals just how close these critical pollinators are to a threshold they may not be able to cross.
A-Z Animals5 min read - Science
Scientists Are Attempting to Reprogram Old Human Cells to Be Young Again
For the first time ever, scientists are attempting to reverse cellular aging in a living patient. The target: incurable vision loss. The risk: cancer.
Popular Mechanics3 min read - Science
European heatwave's unlikely accomplice: an ocean 'cold blob'
The heatwave battering Europe may have an unlikely partner-in-crime: a patch of cold ocean water south of Iceland and Greenland that can influence weather patterns over the continent.Another paper published in 2023 ran computer simulations -- with and without the cold blob -- to see if the anomaly had an influence on European heatwaves.
4 min read - World
Kidney expert receives honour for global work
Professor Sunil Bhandari says being awarded the William Cullen Medal is a "tremendous privilege".
BBC2 min read - Science
A ‘Safe’ Pesticide Is Damaging Bumblebee DNA, Study Finds
A pesticide approved for being safer than its predecessors may be quietly sabotaging the very insects farmers depend on, and a new study from Georgia Tech reveals the damage runs deeper than anyone expected.
A-Z Animals4 min read - Business
The Iron Rule of a Biblical King Put Ancient Cultic Artifacts in Grave Danger. Scientists Just Found One.
Archaeologists in Israel found a massive cultic stone that someone carefully concealed rather than destroyed, and the timing points to a biblical king’s sweeping religious crackdown.
Popular Mechanics3 min read - Science
NASA is paying $30 million for a 1st-of-its-kind rescue mission to the aging Swift telescope before it fall...
NASA's daring Swift Boost mission launches June 27 to save the nearly 22-year-old Swift observatory , which is being dragged out of space by Earth's atmosphere.
8 min read - World
'Measures needed to face extreme heat or it will kill us,' Copernicus director says
As scorching weather hits Europe, climate expert Carlo Buontempo told Euronews' flagship morning show Europe Today that "record-breaking temperatures should not be breaking news" and that strategies are needed to face extreme weather lest humanity suffers the consequences.
2 min read - Business
FDA grants breakthrough status to Aidoc’s AI radiology report system
First Read aims to address interpretation bottlenecks by producing preliminary, high-quality report drafts.
Medical Device Network
2 min read - Health
Glaukos completes patient enrolment in Phase II trial of GLK-321
A total of 275 patients have been randomised at clinical sites across the US.
2 min read - Business
Clariyon’s AI tool boosts sepsis care compliance in hospital study
This data debuts as 1.7 million adults in the US are diagnosed with sepsis each year.
3 min read - Business
Clariyon’s AI tool boosts sepsis care compliance in hospital study
This data debuts as 1.7 million adults in the US are diagnosed with sepsis each year.
2 min read
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