Survival News

Global life expectancy on the rise: insights from the world population prospects report

Live Forever Club - 14-Jul-2024

UN's World Population Prospects 2024 shows recovery to better than pre-covid life expectancy

World's population is expected to peak at 10.3 billion in the mid-2080s

United Nations - 11-Jul-2024

Some countries have already reached their peak population & others continue to grow

COVID-19 accelerates biological ageing, increasing it by 5 years

Live Forever Club - 06-Jul-2024

The coronavirus shortens telomeres, harming DNA protection

Bird flu is spreading to other animals and may cause a pandemic in humans

Popular Science - 17-Jun-2024

The fatality rate for H5N1 is estimated to be around 50%

Mars mission and prolonged space travel could be bad for astronauts' kidneys

New Atlas - 13-Jun-2024

Possible factors of damage include radiation exposure and microgravity

New vaccine may offer broad protection against both known and unknown coronaviruses

The Guardian - 06-May-2024

Vaccine has shown the potential to protect mice against range of coronaviruses,

Oxford university shuts down the Future of Humanity Institute

The Guardian - 19-Apr-2024

Elon Musk-backed institute collapses after leader's past remarks and long-termism's controversies

Silicon Valley startup aims to extend human lifespan with mitochondrial transplants

Live Forever Club - 12-Apr-2024

Research aims to extend lifespan and unlock new levels of human health

South Korea has the world's fewest babies per woman, and the number keeps dropping

The Guardian - 28-Feb-2024

This is despite spending billions to encourage families to have more children

Tiny robot performs simulated surgery on the space station

Evening Standard - 14-Feb-2024

From war zones to Mars, this droid could be the future of healthcare in remote locations

Clear skies, clear lungs: Asthma emergencies dropped as air quality improved during lockdown

The Guardian - 09-Feb-2024

Insights from Oxford study calls for continued action to improve air quality everywhere

Space travel throws a curveball at astronauts' guts, challenging their health

Earth.com - 02-Feb-2024

Understanding the adaptation is crucial for protecting them on long missions

First metal 3D printer heads to the ISS for on-demand manufacturing in space

Singularity Hub - 31-Jan-2024

Stronger tools and parts from recycled materials -a sustainable way for space exploration

Global Catastrophic Risk Institute releases annual report – accomplishments and plans for 2024

Global Catastrophic Risk Institute - 30-Jan-2024

Facing losses and a new direction, GCRI tackled big world problems in 2023

A tiny robot arm, MIRA, is heading to the ISS to see if it can do surgeries in space

Gizmodo - 29-Jan-2024

If it works well, MIRA could help keep astronauts healthy on long space trips

The world is closer to a global disaster, as indicated by the doomsday clock

Sky News - 23-Jan-2024

It is a wake-up call, reminding us to take action before it's too late

Astronauts and the elderly might get special shots to keep their bones strong

Medical Xpress - 22-Jan-2024

The potential for human trials starting by 2025 suggests rapid progress

Frozen ancient viruses in the Arctic could spark the next global pandemic

Independent - 21-Jan-2024

Scientists develop monitoring strategies to mitigate the impact of frozen pathogens re-emerging

China's got a problem: there are more deaths than babies being born

The Conversation (UK) - 18-Jan-2024

Experts say China's population could shrink by half to 525 million by 2100

Life's curveballs can fast-forward your biological clock and make you look older

National Institute on Aging (NIA) - 04-Jan-2024

These age-jumps, measured by DNA changes, can actually reverse once the stressor fades

Canadians' life expectancy falls in 2022 for the third year in a row

The Canadian Press - 27-Nov-2023

COVID-19 takes a toll, seniors hit hardest, and Atlantic Canada sees highest jump

Animal-to-human diseases poised to kill 12 times more people by 2050

Independent - 03-Nov-2023

Urgent action needed to prevent the disease risk by addressing climate change & deforestation

Nestlé's Irish baby milk plant falls victim to China's declining birth rate

Independent - 19-Oct-2023

The trend of a shrinking population is beginning to have drastic consequences

AI holds the promise of longer lives, shorter workweeks, and economic growth

CNBC - 03-Oct-2023

Jpmorgan CEO sees AI transforming healthcare, workforce, and global economy

Planetary boundaries broken, earth on path to environmental disaster

The Guardian - 13-Sep-2023

Findings serve as a wake-up call, urging immediate action to protect our planet