A major study by scientists has claimed that the Amazon rainforest could hit a tipping point by 2050 due to deforestation, water stress, and climate change. The study published in Nature on Wednesday claimed that 10–47 per cent of the forest would be exposed to compounding stressors by 2050. “The region is increasingly exposed to … Read more
Russian President Vladimir Putin has claimed that the country is close to creating vaccines for cancer. Putin made the shocking claim at a Moscow forum on future technologies. However, he did not give any details about the type of cancer or how long it might take to create the vaccine. “We have come very close … Read more
The number of deaths from cancer in the UK is expected to increase by over 50 per cent in the next 26 years, a new study has claimed. The study has been conducted by the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) and the World Health Organisation (WHO). The study has attributed the rise to … Read more
Elon Musk-led neurotechnology company Neuralink has managed to implant Neuralink’s wireless brain chip in a human for the first time, the company claimed in a statement. In a post on X, Musk said that “promising” brain activity was detected in the human after the procedure and that the person was “recovering well”. It needs to … Read more
A new study conducted by researchers at Columbia and Rutgers Universities found that a litre of bottled water contains around 240,000 nanoplastics. The shocking findings have been published in the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. They used a newly developed laser technology and found that bottled water sold in stores may contain … Read more
Scientists have developed a new class of antibiotics that could kill an anti-biotic-resistant (AMR) bacteria classified as a major threat by the World Health Organisation. The drug Zosurabalpin is found to be effective against CRAB (carbapenem-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii)-induced pneumonia and sepsis in mouse models. Crab has been classified as a priority 1 critical pathogen by … Read more
A polar bear in one of the northernmost communities in Alaska has died after contracting bird flu, per local media reports. The case is being described as the first such polar bear death caused by the H5N1 virus, according to the Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation. The bear was found near Utqiagvik in October of … Read more
