E-Cigarettes ‘should Be On Prescription’
E-cigarettes should be available on prescription, according to Public Health England (PHE). The agency wants them to be prescribed on ...
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Scientists Set Sail To Unlock Secrets of ‘lost Continent’ Zealandia
Scientists are attempting to unlock the secrets of the "lost continent" of Zealandia, setting sail Friday to investigate the huge ...
Lethal Police Force Against Blacks Linked To Community Racial Bias
US police are more likely to disproportionately shoot and kill black people in neighborhoods where white people harbor racial bias, ...
High Risk of ‘unprecedented’ Winter Downpours
There’s an increased risk of “unprecedented” winter downpours such as those that caused extensive flooding in 2014, the UK Met ...
NAFTA Changes Could Cost US Auto Industry Jobs, Raise Car Prices
Imposing new tariffs on imports from Canada and Mexico could raise the price of new cars in the US by ...
Aborigines In Australia Longer Than Previously Thought
Aboriginal people have been in Australia for at least 65,000 years, longer than previously thought, roaming the area alongside giant ...
Risky Business For Fish In Oil-Polluted Reef Waters
Coral reef fish are more likely to engage in risky behaviour and be unable to identify predators if they swim ...
Rising Temperatures Spell Plane Take-Off Woes
Rising temperatures due to global warming will make it harder for aircraft to take off in coming decades, a US ...
UNESCO Keeps Great Barrier Reef Off ‘in Danger’ List
UNESCO said Thursday its World Heritage Committee (WHC) had decided not to place the Great Barrier Reef on its list ...
Great Barrier Reef A $42 Billion Asset ‘too Big To Fail’
Australia's under-pressure Great Barrier Reef is an asset worth Aus$56 billion (US$42 billion) and as an ecosystem and economic driver ...
Climate Imperils Ethiopia’s Coffee Output
Climate change could wipe out more than half of Ethiopia's coffee production unless farmers move to higher ground, scientists warned ...
Coconut Oil ‘as Unhealthy As Beef Fat and Butter’
Coconut oil is as unhealthy as beef dripping and butter, say US heart experts. It is packed with saturated fat ...
No More Gender Gaps – Research Suggests
Reducing gender gaps would significantly benefit women, society and the economy, a new International Labour Organisation (ILO) report has revealed. ...
Amazon River Under Threat of Environmental Damage
New research had indicated that The Amazon basin will suffer significant and irreversible environmental damage if hundreds of planned dams ...
Weight-Related Deaths Can Affect Non-Obese Too
You don’t have to be diagnosed as obese to be at risk of dying from illnesses related to excess weight, ...
Sky-High PNG Trees Cause Re-Think On Forest Assumptions
Remote mountains in Papua New Guinea could be home to some of the world's tallest trees at extreme altitudes, scientists ...
Scientists Discover Worm That Can Biodegrade Polythene
Scientists have found that a caterpillar commercially bred for fishing bait has the ability to biodegrade polyethylene. Polyethylene plastics, the ...
Learning To Read In Adulthoood Transforms Brain
A study of women in India who learned to read in their 30s shows the human brain's incredible capacity to ...
‘Milestone’ In Quest To Make Blood Cells
Scientists on Wednesday unveiled two methods for coaxing stem cells into blood cells, a long-sought goal that could lead to ...
Baby Whales ‘whisper’ To Mothers To Avoid Predators
Newborn humpback whales and their mothers whisper to each other to escape potential predators, scientists reported Wednesday, revealing the existence ...