Smoking ban for people born after 2008 in the UK agreed(bbc.co.uk)

64 points by AndrewDucker 6 months ago | 154 comments

Oceans hit highest temperature on record(bbc.com)

619 points by tcp_handshaker 2 months ago | 482 comments

BBC News article reporting that the world's oceans have reached their highest temperature on record as El Niño conditions strengthen.

At least 100 deaths reported in Ebola outbreak in DR Congo(bbc.com)

62 points by saikatsg 5 months ago | 19 comments

Huntington's disease treated for first time(bbc.com)

672 points by _zie 1 year ago | 115 comments

BBC News article reporting that Huntington's disease has been successfully treated for the first time, by health and science correspondent James Gallagher.

Richard Scolyer Has Died(bbc.com)

119 points by nicwilson 4 months ago | 33 comments

Danube's record low levels force shutdown of Hungary's only nuclear plant(bbc.com)

146 points by vrganj 2 months ago | 145 comments

Children with cancer scammed out of millions fundraised for their treatment(bbc.com)

480 points by 1659447091 10 months ago | 370 comments

BBC Eye investigation reporting that children with cancer were scammed out of millions of pounds raised through fundraising for their treatment.

Long-term exposure to outdoor air pollution linked to increased risk of dementia(cam.ac.uk)

332 points by hhs 1 year ago | 110 comments

University of Cambridge research news article reporting that long-term exposure to outdoor air pollution is linked to increased dementia risk.

A daytime nap is good for the brain(bbc.com)

323 points by andsoitis 3 years ago | 170 comments

BBC News health article reporting research suggesting that regular daytime naps are associated with better brain health.

Analysis: EVs are now nine times cheaper than petrol or diesel to drive in UK(carbonbrief.org)

32 points by xbmcuser 28 days ago | 30 comments

Carbon Brief analysis article arguing that electric vehicles are now nine times cheaper per mile than petrol or diesel cars to drive in the UK.

Court filings allege Meta downplayed risks to children and misled the public(time.com)

347 points by binning 11 months ago | 146 comments

TIME article reporting on court filings alleging Meta downplayed risks its platforms posed to children and misled the public.

The bottleneck might be the air in the room(blog.mikebowler.ca)

756 points by gslin 3 months ago | 430 comments

Blog post by Mike Bowler arguing that rising CO2 levels in meeting rooms degrade decision-making quality during long meetings.