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Amazon region hit by trio of droughts in grim snapshot of the century to come

The Amazon is facing an unprecedented drought that is projected to continue affecting the region at least until mid-2024. The lowest water levels in 121 years of river-level records have been recorded in the city of Manaus. Vast areas of the Amazon River’s bed have been exposed, and more than…

The Conversation

Ready-to-wear, spring/summer 2024: Three young designers capture the zeitgeist

In this edition we meet three up-and-coming fashion designers. Victor Weinsanto studied fashion in Paris before going on to work with Jean-Paul Gaultier. He later went on to found his own exuberant label, this year inviting his drag queen friends to model his latest collection. Meanwhile, Kevin Germanier wants to…

France 24

The Pixel 8 Pro temperature sensor is only good for one thing

The thermometer feature on the Pixel 8 Pro is pretty cool, but is it any good? Time to find out.

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The shape of your index finger can reveal your personality traits

The human body has a spectacular design. Every part of our body is important, one such is our fingers. These are essential for grasping and manipulating objects and performing intricate tasks. What's less known is that the shape of your fingers can provide insights into your personality, according to reports.…

The Times of India

Your microbes live on after you die − a microbiologist explains how your necrobiome recycles your body to nourish new life

Each human body contains a complex community of trillions of microorganisms that are important for your health while you’re alive. These microbial symbionts help you digest food, produce essential vitamins, protect you from infection and serve many other critical functions. In turn, the microbes, which are mostly concentrated in your…

The Conversation

Indian researchers identify circular RNA that can lead to treatment strategies against AIDS

Researchers from the Indian Institute of Science Education and Research Bhopal (IISER Bhopal) identified a specific circular RNA (circRNA) called ‘ciTRAN’, which plays a crucial role in the multiplication of the AIDS-causing HIV-1 virus within the human body. HIV remains a major global public health issue and has claimed 40.4…

The Times of India

NASA Needs To Solve One Critical Problem Before Humans Can Travel To Mars

Traveling to space poses risks to the human body. Scientists need to find solutions for these hazards before any manned missions to the red planet.

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How space can harm the human body

But scientists are working to mitigate these risks before sending people to Mars

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Spending time in space can harm the human body − but scientists are working to mitigate these risks before sending people to Mars

When 17 people were in orbit around the Earth all at the same time on May 30, 2023, it set a record. With NASA and other federal space agencies planning more manned missions and commercial companies bringing people to space, opportunities for human space travel are rapidly expanding.

The Conversation

Man pleads guilty to charges stemming from human remains trade tied to Harvard Medical School

A Pennsylvania man has pleaded guilty to federal charges stemming from the theft and sale of human body parts taken from Harvard Medical School and an Arkansas mortuary

The Independent UK

Florence Pugh says backlash to her nipple-baring dress shows people are ‘terrified of the human body’

’Oppenheimer’ star spoke candidly about public scrutiny of her body

The Independent UK

Somatic genetic variants: A genomic revolution hiding inside our cells

Scientists have known of somatic variants and their role in diseases for many years now, but there has been an explosion in the amount of data and knowledge only recently. This was due to our ability to sequence the genetic material in individual cells. Specifically, using advanced microfluidics and high-throughput…

The Hindu

Healthy heart and lungs can reduce risk of 9 types of cancer by up to 40%, finds study

A new study has shed light on one of the most talked about aspect of human body and has drawn a link to one of the most dreaded diseases. The study published in the British Journal of Sports Medicine has found that physical fitness, especially cardiorespiratory fitness, reduces the risk…

The Times of India

Spaniard questioned over body parts found on Koh Phangan

A Spanish man was taken in for questioning in connection with the discovery of human body parts at a landfill on Koh Phangan, the southern island popular for its Full Moon parties.

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Chemistry breakthrough makes fluorochemicals production safer

Scientists from the University of Oxford have come up with a new way to obtain fluorine atoms in a much safer and less energy-intensive way. Inspired by how the human body makes bones and teeth, the researchers ground fluorspar in a ball-mill with potassium phosphate, creating calcium phosphate and another…

The Conversation

As heat records fall, how hot is too hot for the human body?

Extreme heat has been breaking records across Europe, Asia and North America, with millions of people sweltering in heat and humidity well above “normal” for days on end.

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How to stay cool and safe during this summer heatwave

Heat stroke is a severe medical condition that occurs when a human body’s internal temperature exceeds 40C (104F).

The Conversation

The bacteria and microbes in your gut can affect your body and mental health – engineering them promises new forms of treatment. Podcast

The human body is a complex organism, made up of trillions of cells. But not all of them are human — about half of them are fungi, microbes and bacteria. Scientists are starting to understand how and why these communities — referred to as microbiomes — are crucial to the…

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Anatomy is a vital part of the medical curriculum

Letters: The study of structure of the human body is being sidelined in medical courses, warns Bernard Moxham

Bangkok Post

'Frankenstein chemicals' trump 'forever chemicals'

Health fads come and go, but drinking more water (and less beer and soda) is one of the few things that's unequivocally good for the human body. It should be as easy as putting a glass under the tap, but what kinds of potentially harmful chemicals lurk there? News that…

Daily Mirror

Doctor shares exactly what happens to the human body after eating 62 hot dogs

The day after Nathan's Hot Dog Eating Championship is also a day when most average individuals wonder what happens to the bodies of those who can inhale 62 or 39.5 hot dogs (congrats winners!), and doctors have one piece of advice for individuals looking to eat that much - don't

The Conversation

Proposed spending and donations caps may at last bring genuine reform to national election rules

Money in electoral politics is like salt in the human body. Essential for activity – but too much imperils the heart.

The Independent UK

Harvard Medical School morgue manager, 4 others indicted in theft, sale of human remains

A former manager at the Harvard Medical School morgue, his wife and three other people have been indicted in the theft and sale of human body parts

The New Daily

Scientists document how space travel messes with brain

A new NASA-funded study provides a deeper understanding of how space affects the human body - and it's good news for people considering becoming space tourists.

Dublin Live

Retired man spends 93 days at bottom of Atlantic - and reappears 'ten years younger'

Retired naval officer Joseph Dituri spent 93 days inside a 100sqft pod in the depths of the Atlantic Ocean to research the effects of a pressurised environment on the human body

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