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Ancient Europeans were lactose intolerant, but drank milk anyway

Ancient Europeans were consuming milk thousands of years before they developed the ability to digest it, a new study shows.

Tech News

Gaming time is unlikely to impact well-being, study finds

New research of almost 40,000 video gamers has found “little to no evidence” that the time spent playing affects their well-being, countering fears that gaming might affect players’ mental health.

Ocean

Polar opposite: How climate change is altering the Arctic?

In partnership with the European Commission

The Arctic is warming faster than any other place on the planet, while its wildlife is being slowly poisoned by industrial toxins. Ocean travels to the Norwegian archipelago of Svalbard to meet the scientists studying the environmental change taking place in the region.

Ocean

"The changes in the Arctic do not stay in the Arctic"

In partnership with the European Commission

Ocean speaks to Professor Kim Holmén, the man monitoring Svalbard's changing environment.

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Health news

Nitrates in ham and cured meats linked to cancer, French agency says

A new report from the French health agency has confirmed a link between nitrates in ham and processed meats and the development of colorectal cancer. Used as preservatives, nitrates give ham its pink colour. So is this the end of pink ham as we know it?

Health news

How hot is too hot? It’s not just temperature - humidity matters too

The combination of high heat and humidity can get dangerous for humans faster than previously thought, according to new research from scientists in the United States.

Health news

Want to live longer? Keep the salt shaker off your dining table

Adding extra salt to meals knocks more than two years off life expectancy for men aged 50, and around a year and a half for women, a new study shows.

Europe News

CERN re-launches particle accelerator to begin new era of experiments

Euronews spoke to CERN scientist Claudio Bortolin about what this means for the organisation's future.

My Europe Series

Brexit damage: Is EU exit now hitting UK's economy harder than COVID?

For the first time, economists are disentangling the harm done by Brexit under the terms Boris Johnson negotiated with the EU, from that wrought by the pandemic.

Culture news

Ukrainian becomes second woman to win Fields math medal

Kyiv-born Professor Maryna Viazovska has been awarded the 2022 Fields medal for her groundbreaking work on sphere packing.

Art

Machine learning tool can help identify rock art in remote areas

The ML tool they developed has an 89 per cent success rate.

United Kingdom

Brexit will make UK workers poorer over next decade, report says

An academic report "The Big Brexit" says some negative impacts on trade cannot be explained by the pandemic and is down to the UK's departure from the EU.

Health news

‘Pandemic within the pandemic’: Is Europe underestimating long COVID?

Millions of people across Europe could be suffering from long COVID. Experts want more resources to be put into investigating the condition and how to treat it.

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China sets up world`s highest meteorological stations on Mount Everest

China sets up world`s highest meteorological stations on Mount Everest

Health news

Severe COVID-19 could affect brain as much as ageing 20 years

Cognitive impairment, such as difficulty recalling words, could also be affecting many people who have had COVID-19 but were not hospitalised, the study found.

Climate Now

Heatwaves and snow: What's really happening to the Antarctic climate?

In partnership with Copernicus

Last month Antarctica experienced a record-breaking heatwave, and unusually high amounts of snowfall in some places. Climate Now asks experts on the ice to explain what's really happening on the frozen continent.

Tech News

Collateral damage: How sanctions on Russia are hurting science too

The Ukraine war has all but halted decades-long scientific cooperation between the West and Russia, from space to climate research.

Earth News

'Night solar panels' that work in the dark could be just as productive

The special solar cells work the same as their daytime counterparts - but in reverse.

Health news

The map of our DNA is finally complete. Here's why it matters

The previously missing bits in the map of our DNA could provide further insight into human evolution, ageing and genetic diseases.

Nature

What is 'de-extinction' and can animals be brought back from the dead?

The world-class research lab will look at developing new technology to resurrect species that are long gone.