3 h. ago Heatwave warning: Common home fan mistake could be deadly, causing heart attacks, scientists warn

It may seem like the one thing that can provide relief in a heatwave, but if it is too hot, a fan can be dangerous, a new study has found.

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55 h. ago Southern Europe swelters under deadly heatwave as temperatures pass 40C

Scientists warn of ‘molotov cocktail’ of climatic conditions fuelling vast wildfires across MediterraneanDeadly heat of up to 42C is searing southern Europe, as scientists warn of a “molotov cocktail” of climatic conditions that is fuelling vast wildfires across the Mediterranean.Météo-France placed more than half the country under heatwave warnings on Monday morning, with 12 out of 96 administrative units on the mainland under the highest red alert, while Spain’s Aemet warned of “extreme danger” in Zaragoza and the Basque Country as it issued yellow and orange warnings for almost all the rest of the country. Continue reading...

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6 d. ago One of Earth's most stable glaciers is on the verge of COLLAPSING: Perito Moreno Glacier has retreated by 800 metres

The 18-mile-long Perito Moreno glacier in Argentina is on the verge of total collapse due to climate change, scientists warn.

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7 d. ago Chemical pollution a threat comparable to climate change, scientists warn

More than 100 million ‘novel entity’ chemicals are in circulation, with health impact not widely recognisedChemical pollution is “a threat to the thriving of humans and nature of a similar order as climate change” but decades behind global heating in terms of public awareness and action, a report has warned.The industrial economy has created more than 100 million “novel entities”, or chemicals not found in nature, with somewhere between 40,000 and 350,000 in commercial use and production, the report says. But the environmental and human health effects of this widespread contamination of the biosphere are not widely appreciated, in spite of a growing body of evidence linking chemical toxicity with effects ranging from ADHD to infertility to cancer. Continue reading...

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8 d. ago Mysterious change in Earth's rotation set for TODAY as scientists warn of catastrophic consequences

Scientists have been left baffled by a mysterious change in Earth's rotation, warning that it could lead to catastrophic consequences if it goes unchecked.

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9 d. ago ‘Grave, growing, and underrecognized danger:’ New report sheds light on plastic pollution

The plastic pollution crisis is costing the U.S. some $1.5 trillion in health-related costs every year – and the threat is only expected to grow

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9 d. ago World in $1.5tn ‘plastics crisis’ hitting health from infancy to old age, report warns

Plastic production has increased more than 200 times since 1950 and hits health at every stage from extraction to disposal, says review in the LancetPlastics are a “grave, growing and under-recognised danger” to human and planetary health, a new expert review has warned. The world is in a “plastics crisis”, it concluded, which is causing disease and death from infancy to old age and is responsible for at least $1.5tn (£1.1tn) a year in health-related damages.The driver of the crisis is a huge acceleration of plastic production, which has increased by more than 200 times since 1950 and is set to almost triple again to more than a billion tonnes a year by 2060. While plastic has many important uses, the most rapid increase has been in the production of single-use plastics, such as drinks bottles and fast-food containers. Continue reading...

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9 d. ago Plastics a ‘grave’ danger to health, scientists warn before UN talks

Experts say materials are harmful ‘at every stage’ of human life, as diplomats hold talks on global treaty

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3 w. ago Stop flushing the toilets to help survive water shortage crisis, Brits warned

Behavioural scientists warn there is still a “knowledge gap” despite decades of advice telling people how not to waste water in their homes

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4 w. ago Scientists warn antidepressant withdrawal downplayed by ‘industry

A new review dismisses the risks of stopping antidepressants after long-term use, writes Mark Horowitz and Joanna Moncrieff

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