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Deaths related to heat waves could expect to rise by 2080
People have to adapt to future climate temperatures, says study
Bacteria faced extinction through geological time
Only a small fraction of bacterial lineages that ever existed survived to present time
High temperatures linked to rise in suicide rates, study reveals
Impacts of climate change on mental health are a growing concern
Fish body shape holds key to make fishery management cheaper, easier
Study analyses fishery-monitoring methods to address challenges of managing small-scale fisheries
Oraby rice increases Egypt’s production of crop, resists drought, saves water
Study reveals that rice with fewer stomata requires less water, better suited for climate change
ESOF finalises activities in Toulouse tackling environmental issues, research, innovation
About 4,500 researchers, students, business leaders, policymakers, journalists attended forum
Primates adjust grooming to their social environment
Not only attractiveness of a potential grooming partner matters to wild chimpanzees, sooty mangabeys, their choice also depends on who is observing them
New study reveals previously unrecognised threat to monarch butterflies
Rising carbon dioxide levels pose threat
Ancient bones from Roman archaeological sites reveal two whale species lost from Mediterranean Sea
Two thousand years ago the Mediterranean Sea was a haven for two species of whales, which have since virtually disappeared from the North Atlantic, a new study analysing ancient bones suggests. The discovery of the whale bones in the ruins of a Roman fish processing factory located at the strait of Gibraltar also hints at …
Genetically humanised mice could boost fight against aggressive hepatitis
HDV is small, RNA-based ‘satellite’ virus that produces single protein of its own
Researchers develop composite material that can mimic animals’ changes in colour
Spherical crystals were also introduced into system
Scientists reveal new secrets about one of humans’ closest living relatives
How 70,000 years of human interaction shaped icon of wild nature
Coral reef ‘oases’ vital insights for saving world’s most threatened ecosystem
International study developed a framework that can identify small communities of corals that are flourishing
Too much or not enough sleep badly affect health
Sleeping fewer than six, more than 10 hours per day associated with metabolic syndrome
Fruit, vegetable prescriptions improve children’s ability to eat healthy: study
Results of study were presented at American Society for Nutrition’s annual meeting
Bees can identify different flowers by scent patterns: study
These patterns include visual signals like lines pointing to flower’s centre, or colour differences
Groundwater pumping increases arsenic in water
Arsenic is a natural contaminant in groundwater, found in trapped pore waters in aquifer clay beds
Dogs potential reservoir for future influenza pandemic
Most pandemics were associated with pigs as intermediate hosts between avian viruses, humans
Decreasing energy consumption limits global warming
Researchers used combination of bottom-up, top-down analyses
Global warming could be limited to 1.5 degrees Celsius by changing consumption behaviours: study
The ability to enjoy a high standard of living without a drastic increase in global energy consumption should be available to everyone. A new study published on Monday in Nature Energy reported that global warming can be limited to 1.5 degrees Celsius via unprecedented improvements in the energy efficiency of everyday activities. According to the …
First sighting of blue whale in Red Sea
Blue whales are largest animals ever known to have lived on Earth
Great Barrier Reef suffers from heatwaves, five death events
International study examines reef’s ability to recover from environmental changes
Shifting eating, sleeping times alter key blood proteins: study
Even one night shift could disturb proteins involved in metabolism, immunity
Neurofibromatosis: An issue of public health in Egypt
Neurofibromatosis type 2 (NF2) is one of the three kind of Neurofibromatosis (NF), a rare disorder that affects one in every 33,000 people around the world—including myself. To put it simply, NF2 causes benign slow-growing tumours to form on nerves throughout the body, including the brain and spinal cord, and there lies the danger of …
Study explains how wheat can root out take-all fungus
Natural use of biology can control disease in crops
Decline of banned ozone-depleting chemical emissions slows since 2012
If emissions continue, they will slow down recovery of ozone layer, UNEP says
Study uncovers genomic data linking extinct giant ground sloth to modern species
Mylodon darwinii named in honour of Charles Darwin
New study shows increase in youth suicide attempts
Researchers identified 115,856 incidents of suicide ideation, attempts
Earliest evidence of use of bridle bit on donkey uncovered in Near East
Donkey was born in Egypt, transferred to ancient Palestine
78,000-year-old cave from Kenya reveals early cultural innovations
Before discovery, little information was available about past 78,000 years in coastal East Africa