Jamaica has supported an updated strategy to accelerate action to meet targets of Tobacco Control in the Region of the Americas, while championing the need for a robust public education campaign to support implementation efforts. “Jamaica...

Researchers have reviewed strategies to increase glutathione levels in the eye lens, focusing on endogenous molecular mechanisms to prevent cataracts by countering oxidative stress.

Swachh Bharat Mission 2.0: Only 19.43% of dumpsites have been remediated, posing health hazards and environmental risks.

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The moment a person steps off the street and into a restaurant-;to take just one example-;the brain mentally starts a new "chapter" of the day, a change that causes a big shift in brain activity. Shifts like this happen all day long, as people encounter new environments, like going out for lunch, attending their kid's soccer game, or settling in for a night of watching TV.

Only two out of five candidates attended a climate all candidate forum hosted by the Shuswap Climate Action Society Thursday night.

The oceans are warming at an alarming rate. 2023 shattered records across the world's oceans, and was the first time that ocean temperatures exceeded 1°C over pre-industrial levels. This led to the emergence ...

China's wine industry uses genetics and AI to combat climate change

The plug has been pulled on a major upgrade while a review is carried out

Fears are growing over the state of Stepping Hill Hospital in Stockport with a £130m bill to repair it

New Yorkers woke up to a powerful appeal to the global community by the Hindu community in the US as American groups organised a huge airline banner, calling for urgent global action to stop the...

The gang of heroic lads who worked day and night to rescue a dog trapped in a rock face are enjoying some well-deserved pints after their monumental effort to bring Rose home.

The NBS said this shows a decline of 0.8 per cent when compared to the amount recorded in the previous month.

LBC has uncovered levels of E Coli in Britain’s rivers over fifty times higher than levels recommended by the Environment Agency, in the latest edition of Feargal on Friday.

The five pigs were seen trotting past The Golden Lion in Cinderford, Gloucestershire, which is near the biggest population of boars in the UK - the Forest of Dean.

Manchester will be hosting the UK Space Conference 2025 – involving governments, industry, and academia – the UK Space Agency has announced.

Researchers at the University of Bonn and University of Montreal have developed a new type of catalyst and used it in their study to produce methane out of carbon dioxide and water in a highly efficient ...

The Kenya Wildlife Service (KWS), a state-owned wildlife management agency, commenced an elephant translocation operation in a bid to boost human-wildlife coexistence and strengthen the...

Low take-up of electric cars in parts of the country are leading to 'EV deserts' being created across Scotland, experts warn.

In addition to upgrading the general hospital, the MoU also provides for the establishment of a School of Nursing at the FMC, with admissions starting next year.

Motorists travelling the popular Trossachs Trail scenic drive have been warned to look out for falling trees caused by beavers gnawing on them.

More than four years ago, former President Donald Trump’s administration accelerated the development and rollout of the covid-19 vaccine.

The Guardian’s picture editors select photographs from around the world

One of the Amazon River’s main tributaries has dropped to its lowest level ever recorded, Brazil’s geological service said Friday, reflecting a severe drought that has devastated the Amazon rainforest and other parts of the country.

In 2018, a discovery in materials science sent shock waves throughout the community. A team showed that stacking two layers of graphene—a honeycomb-like layer of carbon extracted from graphite—at ...

Every second, more than 3,000 stars are born in the visible universe. Many are surrounded by what astronomers call a protoplanetary disk—a swirling "pancake" of hot gas and dust from which planets form. ...

Early in the Earth's development, the atmosphere contained no oxygen. Yet the iron dissolved in the oceans was oxidized in gigantic quantities and deposited as rock. It can be seen today, for example, ...

Health Minister inaugurates advanced emergency complex at GKNM Hospital, highlighting government schemes and private sector collaboration for healthcare.

Local bodies in Ernakulam struggling with increasing stray dog problem, facing legal hurdles in control efforts.

Farmers in Kalkulam seek protection from wild animals, urging Forest Department to address man-animal conflict in western ghats villages.

Researchers map the whole brain of Drosophila melanogaster, or the fruit fly, which comprises about 140,000 neurons and over 50 million synapses.

Europe's Hera probe is tentatively scheduled to launch Monday on a mission to inspect the damage a NASA spacecraft made when it smashed into an asteroid during the first test of Earth's planetary defenses.

It is well known that regular exercise and periodic fasting have a series of positive effects on the body. Exercise and skipping meals makes for a stronger heart and reduces fat levels in the blood. The ...

The evolutionary adaptations that allowed ancient pterosaurs to grow to enormous sizes have been pinpointed for the first time by paleontologists in the Center for Paleobiology and Biosphere Evolution ...

Residents of Indiranagar accuse BBMP of neglecting responsibilities, leading to safety concerns and violations in residential areas.

More than 45 lakh people in 30 out of the total 38 districts of the state have been affected by the calamity in two phases since last month, according to the Disaster Management Department.

Residents demand NHAI build underpasses every 1 km on NH 66 at Cheranelloor to ease pedestrian and traffic issues.

Families say they are worried following plans to reduce the number of beds on a children's ward