Choosing the diet version of a favorite soda often means consuming non-nutritive sweeteners. These additives provide sweetness without the calories found in sugar. However, some health organizations have begun raising questions about their possible long-term effects, including whether they may disrupt energy metabolism and eventually contribute to a higher risk…
Mel Stride is axed as shadow chancellor as Kemi Badenoch kicks off Tory reshuffle
Kemi Badenoch carried out a dramatic Tory reshuffle today, with Mel Stride axed as shadow chancellor. Mrs Badenoch has handed Andrew Griffith the crucial economic brief as she gears up for a fresh assault on Andy Burnham when Parliament returns tomorrow. Tom Tugendhat is taking over Priti Patel’s old foreign affairs duties as…
Roman Commissioning – NASA Science
Beauty pass of Roman, coming around from behind with high-gain antenna rotating. Credits: NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center/Conceptual Image Lab Roman is making its three-month journey from Earth to Sun-Earth Lagrange Point 2, or L2. Along the way, Roman is undergoing a process called commissioning, where systems are turned on,…
NASA launches Roman Space Telescope to explore dark energy and distant worlds
Rachel Feltman: Happy Monday, listeners! For Scientific American’s Science Quickly, I’m Rachel Feltman. We’re kicking this week off by focusing on one major science news story: the launch of NASA’s next great space observatory. Early in the morning on Sunday, August 30, the Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope launched from…
Armed police raid more homes in Middlesbrough amid outbreak of deadly gang violence with residents ‘afraid to leave homes’ following A66 crash and house fire ‘murder’
Armed police have raided properties in the area of Middlesbrough where a woman and her seven-year-old niece were killed in a suspicious house fire. Officers armed with rifles were seen training their weapons on homes in Burns Road, Grangetown in the early hours of Monday. Eyewitnesses said one person was…
Scientists discover massive underground ‘thermal anomaly’ on Mars
New research into the interior of Mars further emphasizes that the Red Planet is a world of two very different halves. Deep inside the southern hemisphere of Mars, the temperature is up to 750 degrees Fahrenheit (400 degrees Celsius) warmer than beneath the northern hemisphere, deepening the mystery of the…
Scientists find why the liver may not heal even after you stop drinking
Excessive alcohol use can interfere with one of the liver’s most remarkable abilities: repairing and rebuilding itself after injury. New research suggests that alcohol related damage can leave liver cells trapped in an abnormal middle state, unable to function normally or complete the regeneration process, even after a person stops…
Mass circumcision ceremony leaves 43 boys dead and dozens more mutilated in South Africa
Mass circumcision ceremonies in South Africa have left more than 43 boys dead and dozens more mutilated. The rituals – known in the country as ‘Ulwaluko’ – are carried out twice a year with the intention of preparing young men for adulthood. When the youngsters arrive at the ceremony, they…
Young athletes face growing risks from extreme heat » Yale Climate Connections
Transcript: At schools across the U.S., fall sports are underway, and many young athletes are working hard to show that they can excel on the field or court. But Ashley Ward of the Heat Policy Innovation Hub at Duke University says that should not prevent them from speaking up if…
Prince William’s friend and the godfather of Prince Louis is at war with locals over plans to lease 15 acres of his Buckinghamshire estate to build England’s largest biogas plant
The godfather of Prince Louis and a friend of Prince William has upset residents and farmers with plans to lease 15 acres of his estate in the Buckinghamshire countryside to a biogas project. Harry Aubrey-Fletcher, 44, has agreed to allow Acorn Bioenergy to use part of his private land at Hornage…