Fainting sends around 650,000 people to hospital emergency departments in the UK every year. Most cases turn out to be harmless, but a small number are caused by dangerous heart
Archive for August 2026
The number of people living with type 1 diabetes around the world is set to jump by nearly a third over the next 25 years, according to new estimates being
During the summer of 2026, critically low water levels of the Danube River drew attention across Europe. Numerous sandbanks emerged, navigation was disrupted [1], and World War II shipwrecks [2]
Locking students’ phones away in special pouches during the school day led to less phone use, fewer classroom disruptions, and better social interaction, according to a new pilot study from
New guidelines from the European Academy of Allergy and Clinical Immunology (EAACI), developed with scientists from Wroclaw Medical University, Poland, argue that fighting allergies effectively now means much more than
Researchers from the University of Southern Denmark and Odense University Hospital have taken a fresh look at what autism looks like inside the brain, and their findings suggest that a
Global Cover of Mangroves Has Grown Over 40 Years But Some Countries Are Losing Fast
The world’s mangrove forests have quietly gained ground over the past four decades, according to new analysis, offering a rare piece of encouraging news in the climate story. But the
People living with severe mental illness face a much higher risk of dementia and stroke than the general population, and these risks appear far earlier in life than most doctors
Scientists in Norway have uncovered a surprising trick the placenta uses to protect the growing baby, and it could pave the way for a new generation of medicines that are
Scientists at the University of Birmingham, UK, have found a greener way to make a sponge-like material that pulls toxic heavy metals out of industrial wastewater, according to a study