Study finds microplastic contamination in 99% of seafood samples

found 2025 › Feb › 03 (Mon) @ 16:22 UTC

a story from The Guardian › International

The peer-reviewed study detected microplastics in 180 of 182 samples comprising five types of fish and pink shrimp

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Study of more than 600 animal and plant species finds genetic diversity has declined globally

found 2025 › Jan › 29 (Wed) @ 20:45 UTC

a story from The Guardian › International

Analysis by dozens of scientists internationally notes urgent conservation efforts could halt or even reverse losses

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Families of two eight-year-old girls killed when Land Rover crashed into Wimbledon Prep school welcome 'pursuit of the truth' as Met re-arrest driver Claire Freemantle for 'causing death by dangerous driving'

found 2025 › Jan › 28 (Tue) @ 16:49 UTC

a story from The Daily Mail › The Daily Mail

Nuria Sajjad and Selena Lau died when a Land Rover Defender veered off the road smashing through a fence into the Study Prep School in Wimbledon as children were at an end-of-year tea party.

How ADHD could KILL! Study finds those with common condition could die 11 years early

found 2025 › Jan › 23 (Thu) @ 09:06 UTC

a story from The Daily Mail › The Daily Mail

Men with ADHD could expect to live to the age of about 73 years and three months on average, while men without the condition reached the age of 80.

Iron age men left home to join wives’ families, DNA study suggests

found 2025 › Jan › 15 (Wed) @ 17:08 UTC

a story from The Guardian › International

Study highlights role of women in Celtic Britain and challenges assumptions most societies were patrilocal

From Neanderthals to royal courts, history seems awash with women upping sticks to join men’s…

Are ultra-processed foods changing the shape of our jaws?

found 2025 › Jan › 15 (Wed) @ 05:55 UTC

a story from The Guardian › International

Study has linked a soft and liquid diet to smaller jaw size in children, but others say evolution is more likely the cause

Ultra-processed foods (UPFs) have caused concern among experts for their pote…

Study reveals the six 'least survivable' cancers - most patients die within a year

found 2025 › Jan › 15 (Wed) @ 05:55 UTC

a story from The Daily Mail › The Daily Mail

The new analysis of existing cancer registry data found 58 per cent of people in England diagnosed with the six 'least survivable' cancers die within a year.

Study reveals how to give your brain a 24-hour cognitive boost... and it's not caffeine

found 2024 › Dec › 25 (Wed) @ 11:43 UTC

a story from The Daily Mail › The Daily Mail

If you're counting on that cup or two of coffee to fuel your day, you might be disappointed. British researchers have identified one source of lasting energy, and it's not protein or caffeine.

Ancient bones shed new light on debate over origins of syphilis

found 2024 › Dec › 18 (Wed) @ 21:00 UTC

a story from The Guardian › International

Study finds 9,000-year-old remains in Americas hold genomes of bacteria family that causes disease

After the French king Charles VIII invaded Italy in 1494, an unknown and disfiguring disease erupted …

Study identifies intriguing personality factors that raise dementia risk - do you have any of them?

found 2024 › Dec › 18 (Wed) @ 21:00 UTC

a story from The Daily Mail › The Daily Mail

US researchers analysed over 20,000 adults over 50, to estimate their likelihood of the memory-robbing condition. Experts said there were 12 that heightened the risk.