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Children living in heavily polluted cities could be at risk of going permanently blind, a study warns.Researchers recruited 30,000 school children in China and had them undergo a series of vision tests to look for myopia, also known as…

By XANTHA LEATHAM, EXECUTIVE SCIENCE EDITOR Published: 19:01 EDT, 10 September 2025 | Updated: 19:07 EDT, 10 September 2025 <!-- --> <!-- --> <!-- …

New York has recorded a fifth death in a deadly outbreak of Legionnaires' disease - a lung infection spread by toxic water vapor - sparking fears of more victims across the city.The city announced Monday that, since an outbreak in late…

Britain's stark death divide was today laid bare in an interactive map revealing how your risk of dying prematurely varies depending on where you live. Figures show how Blackpool has the highest premature mortality rate—for every 100,000…

A long-overdue mix of innovations, inventions and improvements are set to transform holiday options for disabled travellers this summer. Better still, it’s not just planes, trains and (off-road) automobiles promising easier access and…

World's shark attack hotspots REVEALED: Interactive map reveals the areas with the most encounters - so have any occurred in waters near YOUR home?The US and Australia are prime hotspots for vicious shark incidents Florida…