A group of scientists in the US found a staggering 80 per cent of women undergoing fertility treatments at the Massachusetts General Hospital had traces of three flame-retardant chemicals known as PFRs in their system. PFRs – or organophosphate flame retardants – are used in upholstered furniture and gym mats, […]
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Liver fluke eggs are often where they’re not wantedCDC Public Health Image Library By Colin Barras It might have been what the doctor ordered, but it didn’t do the patient much good. A 375-year-old mummified man discovered in South Korea had a parasitic liver infection caught by eating raw shellfish, […]
Water buffalo grazing in a Welsh marshJoan Gravel/Alamy By Fred Pearce Moose and water buffalo do a lot of munching and trampling, so it might seem a bad thing that these large animals have escaped their native realms and invaded other regions. But there appears to be an upside to […]
Man, these short Game of Thrones seasons are brutal, aren’t they? Now that the fantasy series is in its final run, HBO is cramming more action into fewer episodes and making them longer—at nearly 80 minutes, Sunday’s finale “The Dragon and the Wolf” is the show’s most lengthy yet. It’s […]
In a taupe-walled exam room at the Women’s Community Clinic in San Francisco, lead clinician Lisa Mihaly plucks a small laminated card from a cabinet. Tethered to the card are three T-shaped IUDs, or intrauterine devices—forms of birth control that are, as the name implies, inserted into a woman’s uterus […]
As researchers discover more about the human genome, they’re also learning about how DNA and other biological markers can help you determine the best foods for your body. NBC’s Jo Ling Kent reports on a new frontier in the battle of the bulge. Watch TV shows, movies and more on […]
View photos Electricity and water were cut off for parts of Macau when Typhoon Hato swept through, with queues forming for drinking water more than 24 hours after the storm passed (AFP Photo/Anthony WALLACE) More Macau (AFP) – At least nine people are now known to have died in Macau […]
WASHINGTON — Finnish company Iceye announced Aug. 23 that it has raised $13 million to further development of a constellation of synthetic aperture radar (SAR) cubesats. Iceye said in a statement that $8.5 million of the new funding came in a financing round led by Draper Nexus, an early-stage venture […]