8 h. ago Last year was the most HUMID on record, scientists warn, bringing people into 'potentially life

Climate change drove record levels of global humidity in 2024, posing a rising risk to people's health, a new report has warned.

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9 h. ago Record humidity across the world in 2024 as experts warn of rising health risk

Scientists warn the rise in hot and humid days puts communities under increasing risk from heat stress.

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11 h. ago New vape warning after scientists make horror discovery about germ risks

The study, which was conducted by researchers at the University of Florida, took samples from the vapes of 25 participants and found they were teeming with more than 35 different types of fungi

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13 h. ago Urgent warning to vapers as scientists discover vape mouthpieces are SWARMING with fungi that harm airways

Scientists from the University of Florida found that vape mouthpieces are 'abundantly colonised' by harmful fungi.

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31 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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32 h. ago Alaska’s Juneau orders evacuations as record glacier flood looms

Mendenhall Glacier outburst threatens homes, with scientists warning events are intensifyingAlaska’s capital city of Juneau is urging many residents to evacuate, bracing for the arrival of what could be record floodwaters flowing downstream from a basin dammed by the area’s Mendenhall Glacier, with the event being driven by climate change amid glacial retreat, according to a federal agency.Summer glacial flooding, known as a glacial lake outburst flood, or GLOF, threatens parts of the city due to a combination of rainwater and snowmelt. Continue reading...

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32 h. ago Alaska’s capital orders evacuations as record glacier flood looms

Mendenhall Glacier outburst threatens homes in Juneau, with scientists warning events are intensifyingAlaska’s capital city of Juneau is urging many residents to evacuate, bracing for the arrival of what could be record floodwaters flowing downstream from a basin dammed by the area’s Mendenhall Glacier, with the event being driven by climate change amid glacial retreat, according to a federal agency.Summer glacial flooding, known as a glacial lake outburst flood, or GLOF, threatens parts of the city due to a combination of rainwater and snowmelt. Continue reading...

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36 h. ago Scientists issue chilling warning about 'The Big One': Impending mega

According to researchers from Caltech in Pasadena, The Big One could be even bigger than we originally thought.

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48 h. ago Premier Doug Ford warns Ontario scientists doing medical tests on dogs to 'stop before I catch you'

Premier Doug Ford warns Ontario scientists doing medical tests on dogs to 'stop before I catch you'  CBC

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3 d. 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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7 d. ago Harvard scientist warns interstellar object blasting toward Earth ‘may come to save – or destroy us’

31/ATLAS is only the third interstellar object to be detected in our solar system

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7 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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8 d. ago Warning as scientists discover proof that Ozempic 'wastes away muscles'

Once aimed at diabetes patients, drugs like Ozempic are famous for bringing about rapid weight loss. But the injections often come with side effects,

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8 d. ago Mapped: Wildfires in France and Spain as huge blazes break out in 40C European heatwave

Mediterranean countries are a growing wildfire hotspot, with scientists warning that climate change is driving increasingly hot and dry summers

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8 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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9 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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1 week ago Earth's rotation will mysteriously speed up TOMORROW as scientists contemplate unprecedented move

Scientists have warned that Earth's rotation is set to speed up on Tuesday. While they do not know what is causing it, they fear it could lead to global chaos if unchecked.

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1 week ago New Ring of Fire fears as Russian volcano erupts for the first time in 500 years following huge 8.8

Scientists have warned that a string of volcanic eruptions along the volatile 'Ring of Fire' could have been caused by an enormous earthquake in Russia.

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1 week 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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1 week ago Scientists' warning as Stephen Hawking's alien doomsday prediction 'comes true'

Before his tragic death, professor Stephen Hawking made a chilling prediction about what will happen to humanity when contact with aliens is made - and now it might be coming true

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