The United Kingdom’s plans for a new environmental watchdog to maintain EU standards after Brexit have been criticised by green campaigners as ‘toothless.’ Critics have said the plans, published for
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The World Health Organisation (WHO) and partners including Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) are working alongside national health authorities to stop a new outbreak of Ebola virus from spreading in the
Alcohol and tobacco pose a bigger threat to global health than illicit drugs, according to a new international study. Researchers found that smoking and drinking cost the world a quarter
Researchers have recovered hepatitis B virus DNA from human remains up to 7,000-years-old, making it the oldest virus ever directly sequenced. Two separate teams of researchers discovered DNA from the
On April 1st, 2017 the NutriScore arrived on the shelves of our shops, and it was no April Fool’s joke.
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What is the NutriScore? Why is it there? Is it necessary, useful, or effective? Consumers are asking themselves these questions and answers are not forthcoming. The basic idea is certainly
A video released on Tuesday by researchers in France shows for first time how HIV is transmitted to a new host during sexual intercourse. Although scientists have previously examined the
For the first time, scientists have trained a spider to jump different distances and heights. The feat was achieved in a new study by a group of researchers at the
The global tourism industry has a larger carbon footprint than scientists previously thought. According to new research, tourism contributes 8% of the world’s annual greenhouse gas emissions. Researchers warned that
Brexit could limit the ability of UK citizens with long-term illnesses to travel in Europe, British MEPs have warned. In a letter to UK Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt, a cross-party
In our last editorial, we provided a quick introduction to Steven Pinker’s latest book, “Enlightenment Now”, with a list of six key facts which the author used to illustrate that