Alarming number of people now vape, says WHO
More than 100 million people, including at least 15 million children, use e-cigarettes, fuelling a new wave of nicotine addiction, say experts. Source link
Shackleton knew his doomed ship wasn’t the strongest before sailing
Endurance, the wooden ship that Ernest Shackleton took to Antarctica in 1915, wasn’t built to withstand frozen seas – and the famous explorer knew it Source link
Nobel prize for medicine goes to trio for work on immune tolerance
The 2025 Nobel prize in physiology or medicine has gone to Mary Brunkow, Fred Ramsdell and Shimon Sakaguchi for their discoveries around how we keep our immune system under control Source link
Scientists win Nobel Prize for discovering why immune system does not destroy the body
The prize-winning discovery explains how the immune system attacks hostile infections, but not the body’s own cells. Source link
Would a ban on genetic engineering of wildlife hamper conservation?
Some conservation groups are calling for an effective ban on genetic modification, but others say these technologies are crucial for preserving biodiversity Source link
