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As warming temperatures spread dengue to new regions, Stanford researchers are using AI-powered drones to hunt down hidden mosquito breeding sites. Anyone who has left water standing in a wading pool or empty flower pot knows ...
Apr 8, 2026
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Most people who have heard of clustered regularly interspaced short palindromic repeats (more commonly known as CRISPR) associate it with gene editing—the precise molecular scissors that allow scientists to cut and rewrite ...
Mar 29, 2026
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This past decade has brought an unmistakable trend: Each year, global temperatures climb higher than the last. This year looks to continue that pattern, as winter temperatures across the western United States climbed to historic ...
Mar 23, 2026
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A hotter world is quietly changing one of the simplest things we do for our health—moving our bodies. For many people, a walk in the park, a jog around the neighborhood or a cycle to work is becoming harder, and sometimes ...
Mar 18, 2026
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Humans evolved in an atmosphere containing roughly 200–300 parts per million (ppm) of carbon dioxide (CO₂). Today, that figure sits above 420 ppm, higher than at any point in the history of our species.
Mar 14, 2026
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Joint pain is often dismissed as aging, overuse or a minor injury. But for some people it is the first sign of inflammatory arthritis, a group of immune-driven conditions that can damage joints and other organs if not treated ...
Mar 14, 2026
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Nitrous oxide used for sedating patients during dental appointments has a significant environmental impact, with wide variation in use and wastage across the UK, according to a new study by UCL (University College London) ...
Feb 27, 2026
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New research from UCLA Health suggests that certain inhalers used to treat chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) are not only less harmful to the environment but can also lead to slightly better patient outcomes. Inhalers ...
Feb 23, 2026
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"Temperature and sex ratios at birth," a new study led by researchers at the Department of Sociology at the University of Oxford and published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, provides new evidence that ...
Feb 23, 2026
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Most bacterial gastrointestinal illnesses in Australia are thought to be caused by two pathogens, Campylobacter and Salmonella. But an emerging pathogen, Aeromonas, is much more common than previously thought, with UNSW researchers ...
Feb 21, 2026
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