4+ day, 13+ hour ago   (808+ words) Deep beneath the farmlands of northwestern Tanzania, radiation has always been there. It comes from uranium, thorium, and potassium locked into the Archean rocks of the Lake Victoria goldfields, the same geological formations that made the region one of Africa’s…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (791+ words) In the heart of Manhattan in New York City, the effects of climate change are becoming increasingly visible. New York’s Central Park – one of the world’s most recognisable landmarks – is experiencing heavier downpours, flooding and soil erosion, while prolonged heatwaves…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (601+ words) United States uranium production more than tripled in 2025, but the increase still covered only a small share of the country’s nuclear fuel needs, leaving Washington dependent on imports and increasing the importance of uranium-rich African countries such as Namibia, Niger…...

2+ week, 19+ hour ago   (829+ words) Tuberculosis has quietly reclaimed a title no pathogen should want: the world’s deadliest infectious disease. According to the World Health Organization, 10.8 million people fell ill with Mycobacterium tuberculosis in 2023 and 1.25 million died — roughly 3,400 deaths every day, overwhelmingly among adults in…...

2+ week, 2+ day ago   (406+ words) To make a decent loaf of bread, you need three foundational things: flour, water and a baking tin. Leave out any one of them, and you end up with a mess on your kitchen countertop. Sedimentary exhalative deposits, better known…...

2+ week, 3+ day ago   (583+ words) The Futura Team represents the pulse of Futura’s editorial department, bringing together a collective expertise dedicated to the dissemination of scientific knowledge. Rather than the work of a single author, every article published under this signature is the result of…...