Tom Howarth
Journalist, Founder and Editor at Freelance
Nature Reporter at Newsweek
Trends Editor at BBC Science Focus
Science journalist • Trends Editor | BBC Science Focus • Views are my own
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3 weeks ago |
sciencefocus.com | Tom Howarth
Eating a daily serving of chickpeas could significantly lower cholesterol levels, according to new research presented at the NUTRITION 2025 conference in Orlando. The 12-week study, conducted by researchers at the Illinois Institute of Technology, investigated the effects of eating one cup of chickpeas or black beans per day in 72 adults with prediabetes. Participants were randomly assigned to eat chickpeas, black beans or rice (used as a control) alongside their regular diet.
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3 weeks ago |
sciencefocus.com | Tom Howarth
The Cascadia Subduction Zone, a massive fault line stretching from northern California to British Columbia, has been eerily quiet for 300 years. When it finally ruptures, it’s expected to trigger a colossal earthquake that could rattle the Pacific Northwest for minutes. Even worse, tsunami waves up to 100 feet (30m) high will likely crash ashore, unleashing devastation along the coast.
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4 weeks ago |
sciencefocus.com | Tom Howarth
The Atlantic hurricane season hasn’t even begun, and forecasters are already sounding the alarm. Yup, you heard that right: the 2025 season, which officially runs from 1 June to 30 November, is expected to be an unusually active one. According to the US (NOAA), there’s a 60 per cent chance of above-normal activity – they're predicting up to 19 named storms, as many as 10 hurricanes, and between 3 and 5 major hurricanes (category 3 or above).
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1 month ago |
sciencefocus.com | Tom Howarth
On 20 May 2025, Donald Trump announced one of the most ambitious and controversial defence initiatives in US history: the Golden Dome. The proposed $175 billion programme, which Trump wants completed before the end of his term in January 2029, aims to create an all-encompassing missile shield to protect the US from nuclear threats, including intercontinental ballistic missiles (ICBMs) and hypersonic weapons.
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1 month ago |
sciencefocus.com | Tom Howarth
A vast, untapped source of clean energy lies beneath the western United States – one that could potentially supply around 10 per cent of the country’s electricity, according to a major new assessment by the United States Geological Survey (USGS). The study, part of a decades-long effort to chart the nation's geothermal potential, focuses on the Great Basin region, spanning Nevada, Utah, California, Idaho, Oregon and Wyoming.
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