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‘Potentially devastating’: Climate crisis may fuel future pandemics
May 01, 2022 15:51‘Zoonotic spillovers’ or the transmission of pathogens from wild animals to humans, expected to rise with at least 15,000 instances of viruses leaping between species over next 50 years.
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Why WHO took two years to say COVID is airborne
Apr 21, 2022 15:02Early in the pandemic, the World Health Organization stated that SARS-CoV-2 was not transmitted through the air. That mistake and the prolonged process of correcting it sowed confusion and raises questions about what will happen in the next pandemic.
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America's exceptional amnesia
Apr 21, 2022 06:01Needless to say, the US government has killed many people in its military interventions abroad, most recently in West Asia and Africa.
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Can drugs reduce the risk of long COVID? What scientists know so far
Mar 28, 2022 13:51Researchers are trying to establish whether existing COVID-19 vaccines and treatments can prevent lasting symptoms.
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Study shows COVID-19 infection linked to brain shrinkage, cognitive decline
Mar 10, 2022 15:46A new study published in the journal Nature shows an association between brain size and structure among those infected by the COVID-19 virus.
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Five ways AI is saving wildlife – from counting chimps to locating whales
Feb 23, 2022 10:41Artificial Intelligence (AI) has been identified as one of the top three emerging technologies in conservation, helping protect species around the world.
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Study finds COVID infection increases risk of mental health disorders
Feb 19, 2022 16:20The long-term effects of having COVID are still being discovered, and among them is an increased chance of being diagnosed with mental health disorders.
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As crypto goes mainstream, its carbon footprint can’t be ignored
Jan 30, 2022 10:34The increasing popularity of cryptocurrency has environmentalists on edge, as the digital “mining” of it creates a massive carbon footprint due to the staggering amount of energy it requires.
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Study says COVID loses 90% of ability to infect within minutes in air
Jan 13, 2022 15:29The new findings by researchers re-emphasize the importance of short-range COVID transmission, with physical distancing and mask-wearing likely to be the most effective means of preventing infection. Ventilation, though still worthwhile, is likely to have a lesser impact.
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More than 400 weather stations beat heat records in 2021
Jan 13, 2022 15:23Maximiliano Herrera, watcher of extreme weather and a climatologist who has been compiling weather records for over 30 years, says last year likely to be in top five or six hottest in history.