We wish you a blessed and beautiful 2026! EMFSA December 2025 Newsletter mailchi.mp/emfsa/emfsa-...

2025: A bleak year for jobs in the telecom sector in Europe and the US

Wishing you and yours a blessed Christmas.

SpaceX loses contact with Starlink satellite after mishap www.reuters.com/science/star...

#EnvironmentalSensitivities #Sound #MCS #EMF The current study has both strengths and limitations. According to the authors, various environmental sensitivities affect a considerable proportion of the general populations of the three countries. www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

The number of active satellites in orbit has now passed the 14000 mark according to my estimates:

Ultrasound can aid in treating vascular occlusion events from cosmetic filler injections www.news-medical.net/news/2025120...

Provisionally accepted editorial. #EHS #Electromagnetic #Radiation #EMFs #Wireless www.frontiersin.org/journals/pub...

The international team used data from South Africa's MeerKAT radio telescope, one of the world's most powerful telescopes, comprising an array of 64 interlinked satellite dishes.

Fake or faulty chemo threatens cancer care in Africa www.nature.com/articles/d44...

South Africa set to lead the world in treating traumatic brain injury in children www.dailymaverick.co.za/opinionista/...

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Atrazine probably causes cancer in humans, WHO cancer agency says. Via @stacymalkan.bsky.social @usrighttoknow.bsky.social usrtk.org/pesticides/a...

In this new publication of our CAPSA cohort, we see in 455 children aged 9-16 years widespread detection of pesticide biomarkers in the urine of adolescents. Higher levels of organophosphates were associated with with poorer cognitive flexibility. 1/2 www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

#sustainability #environmentalhealth

Father of teen whose death was linked to social media has ‘lost faith’ in Ofcom

Amazon lakes hit ‘unbearable’ hot-tub temperatures amid mass die-offs of pink river dolphins – study

More than 40% of existing and planned offshore wind farm sites in Europe and Asia are being exposed to wind speeds above the maximum design load of some classes of turbine, says a study in @natcomms.nature.com: spklr.io/63321BzaBF #Climate

Take this seriously: At least 20 brands of supplements, labeled as containing either Brazil seeds (sometimes called nuts) or tejocote root have tested positive for oleander. And oleander is famously poisonous. 1/4

Shocked I am, shocked 😲

In this cohort of 434 adolescents from South Africa we did not find an association between various urinary pesticide biomarkers and behavioral problems, although many pesticide metabolites were commonly detected. In principle, good news, but... 1/2🧵 www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

Many aspects of 🏙️ city life are sustained by nature, preserving city ecosystems is important not only for global biodiversity but for local human quality of life. On World Cities Day, remember: Nature in the city = life in the city. 🏡 🌍🧪 #GlobalAssessment https://www.ipbes.net/global-assessment#GlobalAssessment

#Circadian #medicine tests if treatment timing can improve patient outcomes. This paper by @mariafelicita.bsky.social @oliviawalch.bsky.social et al considers #chronodiagnostics ...how the outcome of a standard test for glioblastoma differs with time of biopsy. link.springer.com/article/10.1...

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#LightPollution Artificial light at night (ALAN) According to the authors, even low light levels (< 5 lx) can cause substantial biological disruptions onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

The brown hyena, found mainly in southern Africa, is one of the world’s rarest hyenas, with only an estimated 4,000 to 10,000 left in the wild. iol.co.za/travel/south-africa/2025-10-20-south-african-photographer-wins-international-wildlife-photographer-of-the-year/

Potential Risks with Certain Uses of Radiofrequency (RF) Microneedling – FDA Safety Communication www.fda.gov/medical-devi...

#lightpollution #conservation #astrotourism This nature reserve in South Africa is now an International Dark Sky Park www.wanderlustmagazine.com/news/lapalal...

UCT to host first-ever THE World Academic Summit in Africa www.news.uct.ac.za/article/-202...

#Ecosystems How light and noise pollution are disrupting Africa's ecosystems, urban health nation.africa/kenya/health...

Interview with mHealth Outstanding Author Dariusz Leszczynski betweenrockandhardplace.wordpress.com/2025/10/06/i...

EPA Moves to Prioritize Review of New Chemicals for Data Centers insideclimatenews.org/news/0210202...

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An ecological risk assessment for the impacts of offshore wind farms on sharks and rays in Australia www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

I was interviewed by CNN about a movement of teens rejecting social media: www.cnn.com/2025/09/17/h...

Breakthroughs in Medicine We often think of medical breakthroughs as new drugs, devices, or diagnostic tests—things we can hold, prescribe, or patent. But revolutions in medicine often begin not with a new molecule, but with a new mindset. It’s not just what we see; it’s how we see it.

Military vehicular antennas often exceed ICNIRP reference levels (RLs), but ICNIRP basic restrictions (BRs) remain within safe limits—even in worst-case scenarios www.frontiersin.org/journals/pub...

As the day shortens you might start to see a change in the behaviour of the little visitors in your garden and local parks. What do you notice? Nocturnal activity is the result of internal biological rhythms! Learn more through our factsheets: www.bioclocks.uk/factsheets #SciComm #chronobiology🧪

#MarineEcosystems SPOILED dives into the heart of a modern-day 'David and Goliath' battle playing out along South Africa’s coastline. youtu.be/7IHo_RPkl2M?...

Circadian-informed modeling predicts regional variation in obesity and stroke outcomes under different permanent US time policies | PNAS www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...

How do light and noise pollution impact selection on sexual signals? We tested mate attraction and bat predation on túngara frogs in the field. Full text: doi.org/10.1093/jeb/... #evolutionarybiology #animalbehavior @eseb.bsky.social @jevbio.bsky.social Photo: Grant Maslowski

Nelson Mandela University at forefront of groundbreaking childhood hypertension study www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2025...

Oculus #myphotography #myart #Manhattan

How big is the medical writing industry? Why it matters Maud Bernisson, Sergio Sismondo @healthpromint.bsky.social academic.oup.com/heapro/artic... #CDoH #Pharma

The findings imply increasing trends being driven by novel unknown exposures that occur in childhood or very early adulthood and that may accumulate throughout the lifespan. www.iarc.who.int/news-events/...

While the study is rooted in South Africa, its implications extend globally. Around the world, young people in disadvantaged communities face overlapping crises of poverty, inequality, and poor mental health. it-online.co.za/2025/09/02/t...

The Australian government today released a long-awaited report on a trial of automated tools for determining a person’s age. theconversation.com/australias-g...

Most Autistic Adults Over 40 Remain Undiagnosed neurosciencenews.com/undiagnosed-...

CityscapeAtSunset An abstract cityscape, where vertical forms suggest buildings and a background that evokes a sky. The use of brushstrokes and color variations creates an impressionistic representation of an urban environment. #digitalabstract #digitalart #art #myart #noAI

Embattled journal Cureus halts peer reviewer suggestions Hilda Bastian, a meta-scientist, writer and cartoonist in Australia, called the move a “backward step — it’s increasing the risk of bias in the editorial process,” she said.