Fragments of they are found in Aedes Vexans Mosquito in Nottinghamshire, UK IMV/istocphoto/Getty Images West Nile virus, a mosquito-borne infection that may be fatal to humans, has been detected in the UK for the first time. The British Health Security Agency (UKHSA) said today that a research project it is running with Animal and Plant … Read more
Rising lakes threaten many cities Hugh R Hastings/Getty Images Limiting global warming to 1.5 ° C above the pre -industrial baseline will not be enough to prevent sea level from increasing by several meters over the next centuries, according to a review of all the latest evidence. “I think there is sometimes a misconception that … Read more
Illustration of Norovirus Particles J Marshall/Tribaleye Images/Alamy A Norovirus vaccine pill that reduces the risk of infection could be available in a few years after it showed a van in a test where people were intentionally exposed to the virus. The very contagious virus infects the stomach and intestine, causing vomiting and diarrhea that typically … Read more
Baby KJ after a gene editing infusion with scientists Rebecca Ahrens-Nicklas and Kiran Musunuru Children’s Hospital in Philadelphia A baby boy with a life-threatening genetic condition has been the first person to receive a tailor-made CRISPR re-editing treatment, giving a glimpse of what the future of medicine might look like. This is the first time … Read more
Amoc is a system of ocean current circulating water with the Atlantic NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center Scientific Visualization Studio The demolition of a larger current in the Atlantic increases the sea surface and associated floods in the northeastern United States at the top of the already rising sea surface due to climate change. A total … Read more
Ringworld -Acontract Larry Nive in 2021 Eugene Powers/Alamy Larry Niven is one of the biggest names in the history of Science Fiction, and it was a privilege to interview him via Zoom in his Los Angeles home. His novel from 1970 Ringworld Is the latest choice for the new scientific book club, but has also … Read more
This floating solar farm in Huainan, China, is part of the country’s sustained power system Imago / Alamy China, the world’s great emitter of carbon dioxide, has been a slight decrease in these emissions in the last 12 months, even when the demand for power has increased. This is an encouraging sign that the country’s … Read more
In London Sunset in May 2025 Guy Corbishley/Alamy The goal of limiting global warming to a maximum of 1.5 ° C slides even further out of reach as the latest climate data reveals global tempters remain extremely high, by 2025 on Race to Rival 2024 as the Hottet year on a record. April 2025 was … Read more
The intense pain of a migraine can seriously affect a person’s daily life Alfred Pasieka/Science Photo Library A drug called Ubrogeper already used to treat migraines has now been shown to reduce the non-headpost symptoms that often affect the hours that precede a migraine that creates it the first substance known to work on theses. … Read more
Tianwan -atom power plant by the coast of the yellow sea in China Xinhua/Alamy Chinese researchers have developed an extremely energy efficient and cheap technology to extract uranium from seawater, a potential blessing for the country’s nuclear power ambitions. China is currently leading the world to build new nuclear power plants and storing its utanium … Read more