It is very tough to predict to a reasonable degree of accuracy where and when sinkholes might form. This is because the flow of water through the ground is very poorly constrained, as well as the ...
It has been announced that the Fukushima nuclear plant will start releasing treated radioactive water into the ocean from the 24th August. These comments accompany an SMC Briefing. Prof Paul Leonard, ...
Prof John Britton, Emeritus Professor of Epidemiology, University of Nottingham, said: “These figures vindicate UK tobacco policy over the past 15 years, with the transition to vaping leading to ...
A paper published in Nature Communications warns of a forthcoming collapse of the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation (AMOC). Prof Andrew Watson FRS, Royal Society Research Professor at the ...
Prof Tim Lenton, Director of the Global Systems Institute, University of Exeter, said: “This work shows that the AMOC can tip in a complex climate model, which is consistent with abundant evidence ...
A study published in Nature Medicine looks at microplastic accumulation in human organs. Prof Oliver Jones, Professor of Chemistry, RMIT University, said: “I can see this paper getting a lot of ...
A large explosion in Beirut, Lebanon, was reportedly caused by a large quantity of ammonium nitrate stored in a warehouse near the port.
Scientists respond to article published in Nature Medicine exploring the link between weight-loss drugs and food cravings. Dr Simon Cork, Senior Lecturer in Physiology, Anglia Ruskin University (ARU), ...
A preprint, an unpublished non peer reviewed study posted on the Johns Hopkins Krieger School of Arts and Sciences website, has looked at the impact of lockdowns. Prof Neil Ferguson, Director of the ...
This blog contains the thoughts of the author rather than representing the work or policy of the Science Media Centre. There is a quiet revolution taking place in scientific publishing and almost ...
The World Health Organisation (WHO), have released a new report on nicotine and tobacco products. Prof Peter Hajek, Director of the Tobacco Dependence Research Unit, Queen Mary University of London ...
Dr Carola Koenig, a Reader from the Centre for Flood Risk and Resilience, Brunel University of London, said: “The current devastating flash floods seen in south-eastern Spain bring back memories of ...
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