Rapid early assessment by the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) estimates that 2,877 heat-associated deaths occurred in the UK during two major periods of hot weather in May and June 2026, nearly double the total reported for the whole of 2025.
Guwahati/IBNS: The death toll in the devastating floods in Assam has risen to 78, while more than three lakh people continue to remain affected across the state, media reports said on Thursday.
Kolkata/IBNS: The Indian Museum, Kolkata, under the Ministry of Culture, on Tuesday launched a tiger conservation campaign and unveiled a book on the tigress Maya, authored by Debarati Mukhopadhyay and Shiladitya Chaudhury.
Bengaluru/IBNS: Karnataka is taking HIV awareness, counselling and voluntary testing into college campuses following a sharp rise in reported infections among young people, with more than 7,000 students and young adults aged 18 to 25 recently testing positive, according to official data cited in recent reports.
Scientists have uncovered the first direct evidence showing that a person's inherited genes play a powerful role in determining cancer risk by influencing how tumors develop and evolve alongside acquired genetic mutations.
China has reached a significant milestone in its quest to develop an artificial Sun after completing and testing the world’s largest superconducting fusion magnet, a crucial component for generating clean, virtually limitless energy through nuclear fusion.
A powerful earthquake measuring 7.1 on the Richter scale struck Japan's southern Kumamoto Prefecture on Tuesday, disrupting power supplies, halting train services and prompting tsunami and aftershock warnings.
Emergency service workers continue to battle massive wildfires across France and Spain, with the deadly blazes now advancing to within just 15 kilometres of the French city of Bordeaux, prompting fears of further large-scale evacuations.
Kolkata/IBNS: To mark World Brain Day, Manipal Hospital, Salt Lake organized a panel discussion featuring distinguished experts in neurology and music to explore the growing role of music therapy in neurological care.
The Government of India has said it is systematically dismantling healthcare barriers as it works towards eliminating viral hepatitis as a public health threat by 2030.
Yet another tense wildlife encounter at Yellowstone National Park in the United States has gone viral after a bull bison was caught on camera charging into an SUV and puncturing one of its tyres while traffic was at a standstill.
The heatwave in June 2026 led to 24 million lost hours of working and a £1.15 billion hit to the UK economy, according to new research published today (23 July 2026) by the Grantham Research Institute on Climate Change and the Environment at the London School of Economics and Political Science and the Euro-Mediterranean Center on Climate Change (CMCC).
A 20-year study of more than 65,000 postmenopausal women found that higher adherence to the Planetary Health Diet was associated with a lower risk of overall cardiovascular disease, coronary heart disease, stroke and heart failure.
Higher levels of cultural engagement are significantly associated with lower physiological ageing, suggests an analysis published online in the Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health.
A new study by a team of McGill researchers could help explain why people who have quit smoking remain at elevated risk of lung disease long after their last cigarette.
French authorities have ordered the evacuation of nearly 60,000 people near Bordeaux, taking the total number of people displaced by wildfires in France and Spain to around 220,000, according to media reports.
Satellites can now spot major methane leaks from space within days. Yet only 13 per cent of those alerts lead to any response from the governments or companies responsible.
Whether you are an early bird or a night owl, your sleep patterns can tell a lot about a person’s eating habits and subsequently the potential health risks.
Drinking up to five cups of caffeinated coffee a day appears to be safe for most adults and may even lower the risk of cardiovascular disease, according to a new scientific statement from the American Heart Association (AHA). However, the organisation cautioned that high doses of caffeine from energy drinks and energy shots may pose serious risks to heart health.
In a major step to strengthen the country's fight against dengue, the Central Drugs Standard Control Organisation (CDSCO), under the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, has granted marketing authorisation to Qdenga (Dengue Tetravalent Vaccine – Live, Attenuated), making it the first dengue vaccine approved in India for the prevention of the disease.
As the football world gears up for the 2026 FIFA Men's World Cup final between Argentina and Spain on Sunday night, a new report has warned that the tournament is on track to become the most climate-damaging World Cup in its 95-year history.
Kolkata/IBNS- On Saturday, Manipal Hospital EM Bypass celebrated the lives of individuals diagnosed with sarcoma (a rare type of cancer) and celebrated life beyond cancer.
A day after scripting history with the successful launch of India's first privately developed orbital rocket, Vikram-1, startup Skyroot Aerospace on Sunday described reaching orbit on its very first attempt as an "incredibly rare feat globally."
Climate change is altering the spread of waterborne diseases around the world, according to a comprehensive review published today in Nature Reviews Microbiology. The publication is the most up-to-date and comprehensive analysis to date examining how climate change influences waterborne diseases.
At least 11 people were killed and several others went missing after torrential rain triggered flash floods and landslides in the border districts of Poonch and Rajouri in Jammu and Kashmir on Sunday, prompting a large-scale rescue operation.
New Delhi/IBNS: Vikram-1, India's first private orbital rocket, was successfully launched on Saturday under Mission Aagaman, marking a major milestone in the country's expanding private space sector.
People who have suffered a serious heart attack are more likely to have microplastics and nanoplastics in their blood than those with chronic coronary artery disease or healthy coronary arteries, according to a study published in the European Heart Journal.
As Hyderabad-based Skyroot Aerospace gears up for the launch of its first orbital rocket, Vikram-1, a special message from Prime Minister Narendra Modi is set to travel into space along with hundreds of wishes from people across the world.
A powerful 7.4-magnitude earthquake struck off the southern coast of Mexico on Friday, prompting a tsunami warning and sending tremors across parts of Guatemala and El Salvador.
The Gates Medical Research Institute (Gates MRI) has signed a landmark agreement with the Serum Institute of India Private Limited (SII) to manufacture M72/AS01E, a promising tuberculosis (TB) vaccine candidate currently undergoing Phase 3 clinical trials.
