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
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
Almost 50 per cent of Bangladesh’s groundwater contains arsenic in concentrations that are dangerously harmful for human use, according to a new study published in the journal PLOS ONE. The scientists involved in the study analysed water samples from wells across Bangladesh and found that all of them breached the safe limit set by the … 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 new study by experts from Rice University, Texas A&M University, and the University of Texas may have just found a way to cure cancer. They have discovered a mechanism that can kill cancer cells. They have been able to identify a molecule that can kill or rupture the membrane of cancer cells. According to … Read more
