Royal Society to hold meeting after being urged to expel Elon Musk The letter says that the lack of any statement on the issue by the society ‘increasingly looks like a failure of moral courage’ The Independent UK · Feb 16, 2025
Royal Society to hold meeting after concerns raised over fellow Elon Musk Stephen Curry, professor of structural biology at Imperial College London, wrote an open letter which has been signed by thousands of people. Evening Standard · Feb 16, 2025
Virologist Wendy Barclay: ‘Wild avian viruses are mixing up their genetics all the time. It’s like viral sex on steroids’ The British scientist on the risk of humans contracting bird flu, how people would cope with new lockdowns and being asked to pour the tea because she is a woman The Guardian - UK · Feb 1, 2025
MPs sound alarm over 'very serious risk' of new pandemic from animal fur trade Exclusive: Labour stalls on election promise of ban after Tories dropped similar plan The Independent UK · Jan 30, 2025
Climate change made devastating LA fires more likely, scientists say Analysis found the hot, dry and windy conditions that drove the fires were 35% more likely due to 1.3C of warming. The Independent UK · Jan 28, 2025
Hottest year on record sent planet past 1.5C of heating for first time in 2024 Highest recorded temperatures supercharged extreme weather – with worse to come, EU data shows The Guardian - UK · Jan 10, 2025
2024 was hottest year on record and first to break 1.5C warming threshold, scientists warn Climate datasets confirm highest recorded temperatures amid extreme weather – with worse to come Evening Standard · Jan 10, 2025
Record hot 2024 was first year to break 1.5C warming threshold, scientists say Climate datasets confirm last year was the hottest on record. The Independent UK · Jan 10, 2025
Researchers seek to expand ‘citizen scientist’ testing of UK river quality Volunteers’ data should be included in official monitoring reports to tackle pollution crisis, says Earthwatch The Guardian - UK · Jan 3, 2025
Hurricane Helene to Typhoon Yagi: Worst climate disasters of 2024 that caused billions in damage US alone suffered 71 per cent of losses from 10 worst disasters this year The Independent UK · Dec 30, 2024
2024’s top 10 climate disasters cost more than 200 billion dollars, charity says A Christian Aid report details climate change-linked storms, hurricanes, floods and typhoons which caused the most financial damage this year. The Independent UK · Dec 30, 2024
41 extra days of dangerous heat in 2024 due to climate change, says scientists According to the report, Human-induced climate change has added an average of 41 days of dangerous heat worldwide in 2024. Read further on Dynamite News: Dynamite News · Dec 27, 2024
Study examines women’s proximity to incinerators and chemical level in breast milk Researchers find winds affecting emissions from incinerators play role, though diet still thought to be largest factor The Guardian - UK · Dec 18, 2024
Philippines facing ‘unprecedented’ back-to-back typhoons. Scientists now say climate crisis is to blame Philippines, a country that already faces the highest numbers of tropical cyclones in the world, endured six typhoons in just a matter of 23 days The Independent UK · Dec 12, 2024
The Guardian - UK · Dec 12, 2024 NHS spends £14.7bn a year treating patients in England hurt by care mistakes, says report Experts from Imperial College London cite ‘alarming declines’ in 12 key metrics of patient safety
The Guardian - UK · Dec 11, 2024 What is gene drive and how could it help in the fight against malaria? The technology, which enables a gene to spread itself through a population, might prove a significant tool for disease prevention
Evening Standard · Nov 20, 2024 Researchers hit ‘major milestone’ in mapping cells of the human body Experts have profiled more than 100 million cells from more than 10,000 people across the world.
Evening Standard · Oct 31, 2024 Climate change ‘worsened all 10 deadliest weather events in past two decades’ The deadliest weather events since 2004 caused more than 570,000 deaths and the ‘fingerprints’ of climate change were present, scientists say.
The Guardian - UK · Oct 29, 2024 Climate crisis caused half of European heat deaths in 2022, says study Researchers found 38,000 fewer people – 10 times number of murders – would have died if atmosphere was not clogged with greenhouse pollutants
Evening Standard · Oct 23, 2024 ‘Superhuman’ AI that predicts disease and early death risk to be trialled in NHS The platform reads the results of electrocardiogram tests, which record the electrical activity of the heart
The Independent UK · Oct 15, 2024 Experts issue urgent warning to anyone flying with a nut allergy About 2–3 per cent of children and 1–2 per cent of adults in the UK have a food allergy
The Guardian - UK · Oct 15, 2024 No evidence nut allergens spread via aircraft ventilation systems, study finds Passengers with food allergies should be allowed to board first to clean their seat area, but ‘shouldn’t worry’ about airborne allergens
The Independent UK · Oct 15, 2024 Plane nut ban announcements are unlikely to be effective, study says They may even provide a false sense of security to passengers with allergies, experts said.
Evening Standard · Oct 9, 2024 Dogs splashing in Hampstead Heath ponds pose pollution threat, study finds Two pesticides which have been banned from farming were found where dogs had been swimming at the beloved London park
The Independent UK · Oct 8, 2024 Oxford retains place at top of global university rankings as UK list revealed The University of Oxford has retained top place in an international league table for a record-breaking ninth year in a row.