UN data shows 6.5 million people at risk of severe hunger from drought

• Nearly 6.5 million people in Somalia are facing severe hunger as worsening drought, conflict and global aid cuts intensify the country’s humanitarian crisis, the federal governme

Science · February 25, 2026 (updated February 25, 2026) · 1 min · 75 words
Are obesity drugs causing a severe complication? What the science says

Are obesity drugs causing a severe complication? What the science says

• Email Bluesky Facebook LinkedIn Reddit Whatsapp X The condition called pancreatitis causes inflammation of the pancreatic tissue (pictured).Credit: Steve Gschmeissner/Science Pho

Science · February 22, 2026 (updated February 23, 2026) · 2 min · 254 words

Severe violence rises in youth sexual assaults in Sweden, medical records suggest

• Physical violence in sexual assaults against young people has become more common and more severe. • This is shown in a new doctoral thesis from Karolinska Institutet. • The studi

Science · February 20, 2026 (updated February 24, 2026) · 1 min · 101 words

Map suggests up to 30% of western bird hotspots face severe wildfire risk

• Up to 30% of bird diversity hotspots, places where large numbers of different bird species occur, in the western United States face threats from high-severity wildfires in the fu

Science · February 18, 2026 (updated February 24, 2026) · 1 min · 47 words