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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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Heart-disease risk soars after COVID — even with a mild case
Feb 19, 2022 16:06Massive study shows a long-term, substantial rise in risk of cardiovascular disease, including heart attack and stroke, after a SARS-CoV-2 infection, according to an article published in the Nature.
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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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Global COVID-19 cases surpass 360.5 mln with death toll exceeding 5.62 mln: WHO
Jan 28, 2022 16:19The cumulative number of global COVID-19 cases had exceeded 360.5 million, with the death toll surpassing 5.62 million, as of Thursday, according to the latest data released by the World Health Organization (WHO).
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San Francisco reports 567% rise in hate crimes against Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders
Jan 27, 2022 08:33Hate crimes against Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders in San Francisco had an “alarming rise” last year, data shows.
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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.
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Immunity against Omicron from breakthrough infection could be a matter of timing
Jan 12, 2022 15:31Research from Japan suggests that COVID-19 vaccination followed months later by a breakthrough SARS-CoV-2 infection offers greater protection against the Omicron variant than do closely spaced vaccination and infection.
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World’s top 2021 climate disasters cost nearly $200 billion: Study
Dec 30, 2021 14:44A new report shows that 2021 continued the trend of annual climate devastation worldwide that is costing the global economy hundreds of billions of dollars as planet-heating emissions unleash exactly the kind of damage scientists have warned about for decades.
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Why Omicron may be the final variant of concern?
Dec 29, 2021 10:29Even if highly contagious COVID-19 variant maximizes its potential, laws of biochemistry show the virus cannot keep improving indefinitely.