Choosing Jay Bhattacharya to lead NIH signals return to controversial and scientifically questionable health policies Jay Bhattacharya, an unofficial Covid adviser in Trump’s first administration, has been selected as the director of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), one of the leading biomedical research institutions in the world. The choice...
Irregular sleep pattern raises risk of stroke and heart attack, study finds
Variations in time a person goes to sleep and wakes up ‘strongly associated’ with higher risk of negative impacts Failing to stick to a regular time for going to bed and waking up increases the risk of stroke, heart attack and heart failure by 26%, even for those who get...
Oxford scientist resigns from Royal Society over Elon Musk’s continuing fellowship
Prof Dorothy Bishop said fellowship was ‘a contradiction of all the values’ of UK’s national academy of sciences A leading scientist at the University of Oxford has resigned from the UK’s national academy of sciences over concerns about Elon Musk’s continuing fellowship. Prof Dorothy Bishop, emeritus professor of developmental neuropsychology...
Dead Sea ‘white smokers’ provide early sinkhole warning, say scientists
Underwater chimney structures spewing jets of brine can help alert to dangerous regional issue, research shows Venting chimneys have been discovered on the floor of the Dead Sea. These previously unknown “white smokers” spew out salty water and provide early warning of sinkhole formation on nearby land. The Dead Sea...
Female astronaut goes to space but can’t escape online sexism by ‘small men’
Video posted by Emily Calandrelli about awesome view of Earth was flooded with hateful, objectifying comments There isn’t a galaxy far, far away enough where women can escape sexist online trolls. Emily Calandrelli became the 100th woman to go to space when she joined a group of six space tourists...
PFAS and microplastics become more toxic when combined, research shows
Study detects synergistic effect making substances more dangerous, raising alarm since humans are exposed to both Few human-made substances are as individually ubiquitous and dangerous as PFAS and microplastics, and when they join forces there is a synergistic effect that makes them even more toxic and pernicious, new research suggests....
Earth’s ‘mini moon’ which may be chunk of actual moon set to disappear
School-bus-sized asteroid known as 2024 PT5 and currently 2m miles from Earth will begin journey towards sun A so-called mini-moon of Earth that has been lingering in the heavens since September will begin a journey towards the sun on Monday as it prepares to disappear until 2055. The school-bus-sized asteroid...
Isaac Newton’s wealth ‘intimately connected’ with slavery, author says
Scientist and banker benefited from gold mined primarily by enslaved Africans in Brazil, book claims Sir Isaac Newton, whose theory of gravity revolutionised science and who later rose to the upper echelons of London’s financial world, had closer financial ties to the transatlantic trade in enslaved people than was previously...
One natural drink before bed will stop your hangover before it starts
Make sure to prepare one drink for the end of the night, and another for as soon as you wake up
‘Ninja’s new coffee machine made me skip takeaways and it’s back in stock’
Ninja's Luxe Café Premier Espresso Machine is back in stock ahead of Christmas - we share why our reviewer ditched the coffee shop after using it