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Refresh 2026-05-12T10:41:22.664Z “We expect more cases,” says WHO director-general Spanish prime minister Pedro Sanchez (left), and the director-general of the World Health Organisation (WHO) Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus…
Microplastics are absorbing heat in the atmosphere and contributing to global warming, a new study reveals.Microplastics are infamous for being everywhere, contaminating ecosystems and accumulating inside…
A hormonal disorder that affects 1 in 8 women just got a new name.Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) will now be called polyendocrine metabolic ovarian syndrome (PMOS).…
‘Insect apocalypse’ is already fueling malnutrition in some regions, first-of-its-kind study reveals
Insects are disappearing, and they are leaving global food security gaps in their wake. Over the past three decades, bugs have been declining at an alarming…
Refresh 2026-05-11T16:42:15.036Z “I hope it’s fine” — President Trump says “we’re in very good shape” on hantavirus President Donald Trump speaks during a Maternal Healthcare Event…
Researchers have created a new type of “quantum operation” that is dramatically more stable than previous methods. The achievement brings one hardware design, in particular —…
A tsunami that struck an Alaskan fjord in 2025 sloshed higher than the height of the top floor of One World Trade Center in New York,…
A lion’s head carved out of amethyst has been set into a golden base decorated with baboons.(Image credit: Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund 1987.1,…
Back when dinosaurs stomped the Earth, dinky mammals scurried about in their shadows. The little furballs, hiding out in underground burrows, provided a fresh niche for…
More polar bears are approaching human sites as the climate warms, and it’s not just the skinny ones
Polar bears are intensely curious animals. That curiosity often brings them into contact with people and can put both species at risk from one another.As the…













