One dead and hundreds ill in UK salmonella outbreak
Most of the cases were in England in recent weeks, linked to eating imported eggs, experts believe.
Month: August 2026
Why are men getting penis fillers?
The procedure is the same used in lip fillers, and comes with risks.
The Blackout That Could Devastate America
The power grid relies on thousands of aging, hand-built transformers. If enough fail, the blackout could last years.
UK ‘supports Ukraine 100%’, Burnham says, after Russia’s drone warning
Russia accuses the UK of escalating the Ukraine war by supplying British-made drones as the prime minister vows to support Kyiv in its “hour of
OpenAI Introduces ‘ChatGPT for Teens’ as Safety Concerns Grow
The artificial intelligence start-up announced a chatbot mode that will automatically limit some conversations to better protect young users.
Kariba ferry death toll rises to 93, making it Zimbabwe’s deadliest transport disaster
Recovery efforts continue in what is the country’s deadliest transport disaster.
Zambia’s Hichilema re-elected president as main rival in hiding over alleged threats
Hakainde Hichilema says he was “truly humbled” by the victory and promised to work for all Zambians.
China censors public mourning as it holds former premier’s funeral
While hailing Zhu’s legacy, authorities are wary that the nostalgia could lead to criticisms of Xi’s rule.
Scientists may have finally proved that “empty” space isn’t really empty
A magnetar’s colossal magnetic field may have revealed a quantum effect predicted by Werner Heisenberg nearly 90 years ago, in which seemingly empty space alters
Key molecule released during exercise strengthens muscles
Scientists have discovered that a key molecule released during exercise strengthens muscles, improves exercise performance and could be a therapeutic treatment for muscle damage caused
Five-week training program helps college students regulate their emotions
A five-week training intervention taught college students to better regulate their emotions in response to negative events, a new study finds.
Nanoplatelets, a potential drug delivery vehicle for targeted cancer therapy
Short-lived radioactive isotopes, or radioisotopes, can image tumors or inflict high levels of cellular damage to them.
A New York skincare survey found mercury where consumers might not expect it
Targeted surveillance of 197 skin-lightening and skincare products purchased in New York City from 2009 to 2022 found detectable mercury in 29%, with 18% exceeding
Deep-learning tissue clocks reveal how organs age and leave disease-linked signals in blood
Deep learning applied to more than 25,000 histopathology slides revealed tissue-specific structural signatures of biological aging that tracked telomere attrition, pathology, comorbidity, and molecular changes