An emergency has been declared after radiation was detected in a major Russian city. Authorities in the far eastern city of Khabarovsk have declared a state of emergency in an area where a “radiation source” was found, according to TASS news agency.
A British prison has partially shut down after authorities detected a radioactive gas leak on site. Authorities at HMP Dartmoor have closed more than 180 cells after they detected radon – an odourless, colourless gas responsible for thousands of cancer deaths per
Traces of a toxic, colorless gas were found at the headquarters of Sweden’s security agency where a suspected gas leak last week forced authorities to evacuate some 500 people from the facility, a local paper reported Wednesday. The daily Svenska Dagbladet newspaper
Zimbabwe began an emergency campaign Tuesday to inoculate over 4 million children with the polio vaccine. The sudden push follows three cases having been reported, including one that paralyzed a 10-year-old girl last month. Harare aims to disperse over 10 million doses
Indonesian authorities detected at least five boats packed tight with refugees approaching shores of Aceh province, officials said Thursday. The boats are the latest in a surge of vessels that have arrived in Aceh, most carrying Rohingya refugees from southern Bangladesh, where
A new blood test could help diagnose cancer cases earlier. Researchers from the University of Southern California (USC) developed a blood test to detect early onset ovarian cancer. The test, called OvaPrint, is described as a “cell-free DNA methylation liquid biopsy for
Fears are growing that Vladimir Putin could be to blame for the shutdown of a crucial gas pipeline between two NATO countries. Finland’s President Sauli Niinisto said today that he thought sabotage was the most likely explanation for the Balticconnector gas pipeline,
E.coli bacteria has been detected in the water supply inside the Grand Canyon National Park in Arizona, according to an advisory released by the National Park Service (NPS). The announcement on Friday warned visitors at Phantom Ranch, a lodge at the bottom
Alzheimer’s disease may be detected by a finger prick blood test for earlier diagnosis and treatment
A simple finger prick blood test may help diagnose Alzheimer’s disease, according to research revealed this week at the Alzheimer’s Association International Conference (AAIC) in Amsterdam. The blood test is similar to the glucose testing method used by people with diabetes. Instead
A volcano in southwestern Iceland began erupting Monday, the country’s meteorological authorities said, 11 months after its last eruption officially ended. The eruption is in an uninhabited valley near the mountain Litli-Hrútur, some 19 miles southwest of the capital, Reykjavik. The area,