Germany's disease control agency warned Thursday that rising temperatures due to global warming will increase the likelihood of heat stroke, vector-borne illnesses and other health risks in the country.
Environment
Jun 1, 2023
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Children are uniquely vulnerable to the effects of climate change, a new report from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) shows.
Environment
Apr 26, 2023
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Fungal infections have received a frenzy of attention thanks to the popularity of HBO's "The Last of Us." The show depicts a fungal pandemic caused by the real-life zombie-ant fungus, Ophiocordyceps unilateralis. It imagines ...
Cell & Microbiology
Feb 17, 2023
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As mandatory evacuations for Hurricane Ian began in Florida and the warnings about damaging wind and flooding intensified, I called my aging parents to check in.
Environment
Sep 28, 2022
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A new study has revealed that exposure to pollutants from petroleum refineries has a strong link to stroke rates across the Southern United States. The results were published today in Environmental Research Letters.
Environment
Sep 8, 2022
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Surrounded by coworkers who are sniffling and sneezing?
Plants & Animals
Aug 30, 2022
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Research on RNA diversity in human tissues, led by scientists from the New York Genome Center and the Broad Institute, is described in a recent study published in Nature. When the genetic code is transcribed to RNA, one gene ...
Cell & Microbiology
Aug 3, 2022
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Anyone who has been on the receiving end of a dog's love and devotion knows these furry friends are nothing if not good for our hearts.
Plants & Animals
Apr 11, 2022
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Reducing tariffs on imported goods is meant to remove trade barriers, but it doesn't seem to be helping the seafood industry, which has experienced the same—if not more—import rejections and notifications at borders, ...
Economics & Business
Apr 6, 2022
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A microscopic anthrax spore can lie dormant in the soil for decades until it ends up in a suitable host. Factor in feral swine and their natural tendency to root and wallow, and whose exploding population is estimated at ...
Ecology
Mar 23, 2022
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