Childhood pneumonia is surging in many countries – while the germs causing it are known, the effects of co-infections aren’t: castiglioni veronica/Shutterstock You may have heard reports about outbreaks of pneumonia affecting children in the Netherlands, Denmark and parts of the US and China, which are higher than usual for this time of year. Parents …
Teachers in England accept pay settlement, but the issues causing so many vacancies have not gone away: Juice Verve/Shutterstock Teachers in England have voted to end strike action and accept the government’s offer of a 6.5% pay rise, which is partly supported by new government funding. More than 80% of teachers who voted in three …
European heatwave: what’s causing it and is climate change to blame?: Blistering temperatures are spreading across southern and eastern Europe. Massimo Todaro/Shutterstock Europe is currently in the midst of a heatwave. Italy, in particular, is expected to face blistering heat, with temperatures projected to reach 40? to 45?. There’s even a chance that the current …
How climate change is causing a communication breakdown in the animal world: Damselfish are finding it harder to detect predators. Vojce / shutterstock What do the following changes have in common? Some ant species are struggling to follow trails, as warming temperatures cause a certain pheromone they use to communicate to decay. The water fleas …
Canada wildfires: an area larger than the Netherlands has been burned so far this year — here’s what is causing them: British Columbia, Canada. EB Adventure Photography/Shutterstock Over the past few weeks, wildfires have ravaged large swathes of Canada. The fires have burned millions of hectares of land, displaced tens of thousands of people and …
Misophonia: nearly one in five UK adults have the condition causing extreme reactions to certain sounds: Around 18% of the people in our study were likely to have misophonia. silverkblackstock/ Shutterstock Many of us have sounds that we find to be annoying. But for some people, certain sounds actually trigger extreme reactions. It’s a disorder …
Prince Harry: early leaks came from a Spanish translation, causing confusion about what was really said: Eight days before Prince Harry’s memoir Spare hit shelves elsewhere, copies went on sale prematurely in Spain. Over the next few days the UK media, scrambled to acquire Spanish copies of the book, having been unable to get English …
Antibiotics shortages: what’s causing them and how countries can minimise the impact: i viewfinder/Shutterstock A variety of antibiotics are currently in short supply across Europe. In the UK, for example, the availability of amoxicillin and penicillin, which are used to treat infections such as strep A, is low. Medicine shortages are a significant problem around …
Climate change is causing endangered African wild dogs to give birth later – threatening the survival of the pack: African wild dog with pups. Manoj Shah/GettyImages Wildlife are responding and adapting to climate change in various ways. Some adaptations are more obvious. Flowering plants, for example, are blooming sooner each year in parts of the …
Construction waste is costly: what’s causing it on South African building sites: PeopleImages/Getty Images The construction industry contributes significantly to a country’s economy through infrastructure development. The industry has expanded rapidly worldwide and further growth is expected. This has contributed to a great deal more construction waste being generated – which has been identified as …
Monkeypox: demand for vaccines is outstripping supply – this is what’s causing the shortages: The smallpox vaccine is currently being used to protect against monkeypox. PhotobyTawat/ Shutterstock Over 30,000 cases of monkeypox have been reported in more than 80 countries worldwide in 2022. Most are in countries that have never previously reported monkeypox. While monkeypox …
HRT crisis: what’s causing the shortages of menopause treatments?: Many thousands of women are struggling to obtain drugs. VH-Studio Thousands of women in the UK who use hormone replacement therapy (HRT) to manage menopause symptoms may have trouble accessing these products due to supply shortages. Oestrogel, in particular, is facing the biggest supply shortages as …
Some malaria parasites are evading detection tests, causing an urgent threat to public health: Diagnostic is a crucial step in the fight against malaria. Shutterstock Malaria is an old disease. Yet it continues to have devastating impacts on poor people, especially in Africa. To fight the disease, countries primarily use insecticide-treated bed nets to control …
Deforestation is causing more storms in west Africa, finds 30-year satellite study: Deforestation in Sierra Leone, 2013. fivepointsix / shutterstock We know that forests are crucial to fighting global climate change, but another important and perhaps less appreciated aspect is the way they affect the climate on a much more local scale. Our research shows …
South Africa in the news: Omicron now causing 73% of US COVID-19 cases: Federal health officials say Omicron has raced ahead of other versions of COVID-19 and become the dominant variant in the U.S.: “South Africa” – BingNews Virat Kohli in South Africa: A look at India stalwart’s stats in the Rainbow Nation in Test …
The Maldives is threatened by rising seas – but coastal development is causing even more pressing environmental issues: Coastal erosion and dwindling resources driven by tourism are some of the challenges facing the Maldives. Author provided As UN climate conference COP26 approaches, vulnerable nations are rightly highlighting how they are threatened by climate change. One …
South Africa in the news: Royal Family latest: Harry and Meghan told ‘stick to Hollywood gossip’ as Queen’s death plans leaked causing palace fury: BUCKINGHAM PALACE are angered over the leak of the Queen’s death plans. Top officials within the Royal Household are ‘furious’ with a mole-hunt underway. The documents – …: “South Africa” – …
South Africa in the news: Study indicates Alpha variant could be causing higher breakthrough infections than expected: Researchers said the healthcare workers with breakthrough infections had mild symptoms but high viral loads & were shedding the virus up to 32 days after diagnosis.: “South Africa” – BingNews Working on a run-up will help Bumrah to …