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End of a blood-soaked year, start of another
Jan 01, 2024 10:24Today marks the start of the year 2024 of the Gregorian calendar that was ushered in at midnight in the West and in societies influenced by Western culture.
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Climate crisis is killing off key insects and spreading insect-borne diseases
Aug 28, 2022 04:09From declining monarch butterflies in North America to disappearing bumblebees in Europe, there is mounting evidence that insects are in rapid decline.
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How much virus does a person with COVID exhale? New research has answers
Aug 24, 2022 04:46People infected with the highly transmissible Alpha, Delta and Omicron variants of SARS-CoV-2 spew out higher amounts of virus than do those infected with other variants, according to a study.
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WHO declares monkeypox a global public health emergency
Jul 25, 2022 10:42The World Health Organization on Saturday July 23 formally classified monkeypox as a "public health emergency of international concern," warning that the viral disease is spreading rapidly across the globe.
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UN report finds humans need to value nature as well as profits to survive
Jul 13, 2022 22:44According to a UN report, a market-based focus on short-term profits and economic growth means the wider benefits of nature have been ignored, which has led to bad decisions that have reduced people’s wellbeing and contributed to climate and nature crises.
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Climate-friendly diets can make a huge difference – even if you don’t go all-out vegan
Jun 06, 2022 10:05Changing habits can be hard but even partial shifts from meat-based menus could significantly decrease planet-heating emissions.
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Eliminating air pollution could save more than 53,000 lives per year, study says
May 29, 2022 04:02Researchers found that reducing the amount of air-based pollutants would have a profound impact on public health in the immediate term — and that it would also have long-term positive effects when it comes to transitioning away from unsustainable energy sources and addressing the climate crisis as a whole.
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Millions of tonnes of dead animals: The growing scandal of fish waste
May 11, 2022 08:55Dumped at sea, lost on land or left to rot in shops and fridges, the global catch of fish is being wasted like never before – hurting not only the oceans but the nutrition of billions of people. Can it be reversed?
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Five ways AI is saving wildlife – from counting chimps to locating whales
Feb 23, 2022 07:11Artificial 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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As crypto goes mainstream, its carbon footprint can’t be ignored
Jan 30, 2022 07:04The 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.