“Flash floods are not uncommon in the Hill Country area of Texas, where the weather is easily influenced by a ready supply of moist air from the Gulf of Mexico. When very heavy rain falls on steep ...

Experts comment on a new research project that aims to synthesise human genomes announced by Wellcome. Prof Robin Lovell-Badge FRS FMedSci, Group Leader, Francis Crick Institute, said: ...

roundups & rapid reactions Rapid Reactions: responding to breaking news. The demands of the 24-hour media machine mean that news journalists often don’t have the luxury of time to track down the best ...

Scientists comment on the Government’s 10 Year Health Plan. Prof Siddharthan Chandran, Director the UK Dementia Research Institute, said: “This bold and visionary 10-year plan that embraces the ...

August 5, 2020 expert reaction to Beirut explosion A large explosion in Beirut, Lebanon, was reportedly caused by a large quantity of ammonium nitrate stored in a warehouse near the port. Commenting ...

Prof Rory Hadden, Chair of Fire Science, University of Edinburgh, said: ...

February 21, 2024 expert reaction to study of deep phenotyping of patients with post-infectious ME/CFS A study published in Nature Communications looks at phenotyping of patients with post-infectious ...

June 4, 2025 expert reaction to study looking at the association between prescribed use of common psychiatric medications and the risk and progression of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) A study ...

“The study by Noorzae et al. is a robust prospective analysis linking a pro-inflammatory maternal diet (Empirical Dietary Inflammatory Index (EDII)) during pregnancy to an increased risk of type 1 ...

July 25, 2023 expert reaction to paper warning of a collapse of the Atlantic meridional overturning circulation A paper published in Nature Communications warns of a forthcoming collapse of the ...