Australian researchers say they can stop melanoma spreading

Researchers say a combination of new treatments can stop the world's deadliest form of skin cancer—melanoma.

Bisphenol A exposure through the skin from store receipts takes longer to be excreted

Canadian and Swedish researchers found that Bisphenol A is introduced into the body when handling register receipts from stores.

Sand Mining Is Wreaking Havoc Around the World

Sand is an essential component in construction, and mining it is causing ecological damage, fueling corruption, and threatening economic growth.

Tap water from around the world contains tiny bits of plastic, survey finds

Tiny bits of plastic commonly come rushing out of water taps around the world, according to a new survey of 159 water samples collected from more than a dozen nations.

Climate change and hurricanes

Hurricanes will be a lot more powerful - by 2% to 11%, depending on which model you use and potentially more destructive, according to the GFDL.

Putting mobile phone in trouser pocket 'can cause infertility in men'

Putting cell phone in the pockets or hang on a belt is recently proposed to be the cause of infertility, especially in the males

Hurricane Harvey and Climate Change

Climate change did not cause Harvey, or any other storm, but it makes intense storms like Harvey more likely to occur, scientists say.

Climate Change Could Make South Asia Too Hot for Human Survival by 2100

A fifth of the world’s population lives in the region, where heat and humidity is expected to exceed the upper level of human survivability.

Sizzling summer gives southern Europe a taste of searing future

Swathes of southern Europe have sweltered in a heatwave that has claimed several lives and cost billions in crop damage.

Loneliness could be greater threat to public health than obesity

Social isolation may represent a greater public health hazard than obesity, and their impact has been growing and will continue to grow, according to US researches.

Earth’s natural resources for 2017 are already in ‘overdraft'

As of August 2, 2017, humans have officially used more natural resources than the Earth can replenish in one year.

Meat industry is responsible for the ‘dead zone’ in Gulf of Mexico

A new report reveals that toxins poured into waterways by major meat suppliers are resulting in the largest-ever “dead zone” in the Gulf of Mexico.

Sperm counts continue to decline in Western nations, study finds

Sperm counts in Western countries have decreased by half in recent years, suggesting a continuing and significant decline in male reproductive health.

A potential climate change consequence: Not enough cool water for power plants

Without planning and cooperation, EU countries could be up against a water problem.