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Researchers in Australia have developed a dual-purpose paint that tackles rising heat and water scarcity in one stroke The post Novel paint could aid drought-hit regions appeared first on Positive News.

Kate Wieser/Getty Could a simple patch, inspired by the weight-loss drug Ozempic, really help you shed excess kilos without the pain and effort of an injection? Promotions of these Ozempic-style, weight-loss patches are popping up online, promising dramatic results with little evidence to back their...

Peter Parks/AFP/Getty Images The government’s announcement this week that it would move ahead with plans for a new facility to import liquefied natural gas (LNG), potentially as early as next year, was framed as a way to shore up energy security. But the decision instead marks another major step bac...

Media availability: NOAA incident meteorologists train for wildfire season Continuity of Excellence Exercise strengthens forecasters skills, readiness to keep fire crews safe February 12, 2026 NOAA IMETs Jeff Tonkin and Rebecca Muessle dis...

In the 1960s, major oil-producing nations formed a cartel to drive up the price of oil. It worked. For decades, nations in the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) have agreed to manage supply and raise prices. Economists have long recognised cartel market power can bring accide...

The World Health Organization (WHO) Member States this week advanced their negotiations on the Pathogen Access and Benefit‑Sharing (PABS) system in a resumed session of the Intergovernmental Working Group (IGWG) on the WHO Pandemic Agreement. The PABS system is a core element of the agreement adopte...

Many clinical trials to test the use of psychedelic medicines for conditions such as depression have been underway since 2022 - with surprising results

Leaders from across the world at the Eightieth United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) have adopted the political declaration to combat noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) and mental health challenges through a fully integrated approach. This is the outcome of the intergovernmental negotiations in advanc...

The US president is notably absent from these UN climate talks, as are other world leaders, all of which prompts questions about the purpose of COP today.