The Press Junction.
The Press Junction.
02 October 2026
Unknown disease worries the WHO: it has already caused 5 deaths in Burundi and affected 35 people

Unknown disease worries the WHO: it has already caused 5 deaths in Burundi and affected 35 people

The World Health Organization has made the matter public, stating that investigations are underway with the support of local partners.

A potential new weapon against glaucoma: the smart contact lens

A potential new weapon against glaucoma: the smart contact lens

As the Institut Supérieur de la Santé explains, glaucoma is a disease that progressively damages the optic nerve, slowly but severely.

Artemis II: a mission full of records

Artemis II: a mission full of records

La mission Artemis II n’est pas seulement le retour de l’humanité en orbite lunaire après plus d’un demi-siècle, mais aussi un vol chargé de premières historiques et symboliques.

Sharks drugged in the Bahamas: almost 30 specimens tested positive for cocaine, caffeine and drugs

Sharks drugged in the Bahamas: almost 30 specimens tested positive for cocaine, caffeine and drugs

he study, which was published in Environmental Pollution and coordinated by Brazilian biologist Natascha Wosnick, analyzed 85 specimens caught near the island of Eleuthera, revealing a phenomenon which has never before been documented on a global scale for these species.

Endometriosis: science finally unveils its most complex symptom

Endometriosis: science finally unveils its most complex symptom

Sometimes, it all starts with symptoms that seem to inhabit different quarters of the same body. The headaches that come knocking every month. The intestine that goes haywire on menstruation days. The bloating, the nausea, the pain that moves from room to room.

For first time in 40 years, deep water off Panama's coast hasn't risen: ocean system appears to be on verge of collapse

For first time in 40 years, deep water off Panama's coast hasn't risen: ocean system appears to be on verge of collapse

For more than four decades, the ocean along Panama's Pacific coast followed a precise and reliable rhythm. Between January and April, cold, nutrient-rich water masses rose from the depths, feeding the marine food chain and protecting coral reefs and local fisheries. In 2025, however, this mechanism came to a sudden halt. The Panama upwelling didn't take place, leaving scientists without historical references and questioning the stability of tropical ocean systems.

Microplastics: could tamarind seeds help our bodies get rid of them?

Microplastics: could tamarind seeds help our bodies get rid of them?

In recent years, microplastics have gone from being just an environmental problem to a very real presence inside the human body.

Easy to talk about stress! Scientists distinguish 7 forms of mental stress - which is yours?

Easy to talk about stress! Scientists distinguish 7 forms of mental stress - which is yours?

There's one thing almost everyone takes for granted when talking about mental stress: that it's a singular feeling, more or less intense, more or less manageable. A vague burden, hard to describe, that brings with it some anxiety, some insomnia and moments of irritability. However, that assumption might be incorrect, or at least quite incomplete.

Invisible but always there: a study reveals what really happens to cigarette butts in the ground

Invisible but always there: a study reveals what really happens to cigarette butts in the ground

We see them on the ground, on sidewalks, at the edge of gutters. Then the rain comes, cars go by, seasons change, and after a while they're gone. Or rather: we no longer see them. Because in the meantime, they've simply changed shape.

A connected ring on every American's finger by 2030: Trump's grand plan

A connected ring on every American's finger by 2030: Trump's grand plan

Un anneau en titane, quelques capteurs, une application pour tout gérer : à première vue, ce n’est pas exactement le cœur d’une révolution sanitaire.