Science & Environment

The elusive oarfish, a creature nicknamed the “doomsday fish” because of its place in folklore as a precursor to disaster, was captured on video this month after it was seen in shallow water in Baja California Sur, along Mexico’s Pacific Coast. A group of people who were visiting the area spotted the fish swimming near a beach on Feb. 9. …

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Victoria Gill Science correspondent, BBC News Getty Images Aerial image of an encampment in Alto Hospicio, Chile Capturing water from fog – on a large scale – could provide some of the driest cities in the world with drinking water. This what researchers in Chile have concluded after studying the potential of fog harvesting in the desert city of Alto …

Since 2023, Dr. Mehmet Oz, the celebrity doctor nominated by President Trump to head the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, has been a high-priced pitchman for iHerb, a California supplement retailer. He has aggressively promoted iHerb products on social media, recommending supplements that he says will stimulate hair growth and provide smoother skin. Olive oil, which iHerb sells, he …

Esme Stallard Climate and science reporter, BBC News PA Media An aerial view of the dramatic scene at Godstone High Street, Surrey, where sinkholes have opened up Residents in the Surrey village of Godstone have been evacuated after two sinkholes opened up this week along large parts of the high street. The original hole first appeared late on Monday night, …

Mark Poynting Climate and environment researcher Getty Images At more than 20km long, Aletsch Glacier is the biggest in the European Alps. But its front has retreated by around 3.2km (2 miles) since 1900, including more than 1km since 2000. The world’s glaciers are melting faster than ever recorded under the impact of climate change, according to the most comprehensive …

Anyone who has sat through a third-grade science class knows there are three primary states of matter: solid, liquid and gas. Microsoft now says it has created a new state of matter in its quest to make a powerful machine, called a quantum computer, that could accelerate the development of everything from batteries to medicines to artificial intelligence. On Wednesday, …

The Covid-19 vaccines were powerfully protective, preventing millions of deaths. But in a small number of people, the shots may have led to a constellation of side effects that includes fatigue, exercise intolerance, brain fog, tinnitus and dizziness, together referred to as “post-vaccination syndrome,” according to a small new study. Some people with this syndrome appear to show distinct biological …

Rescuers are rushing to save more than 150 whales which have been stranded on a remote Australian beach. Tasmania’s Department of Natural Resources and Environment said 157 false killer whales had beached near Arthur River, in the island’s north west. Conservation experts and veterinarians at the site estimate 136 of the animals – which witnesses say include juveniles – are …

Pope Francis, who remains hospitalized, has bilateral pneumonia, the Vatican said on Tuesday. The term simply means pneumonia in both lungs, said Dr. James Musser, director of the center for infectious diseases at the Houston Methodist Research Institute. He added that, without examining a patient, he could not say anything specific about his condition. In general, pneumonia is an infection …