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Wildfire Smoke Exposure May Greatly Increase Risk of Contracting COVID-19

Wildfire smoke may greatly increase susceptibility to SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, according to new research from the Center for Genomic Medicine at...

Widespread Pain Linked to Increased Risk of Dementia and Stroke

Findings independent of age, sex, general health and lifestyle. Widespread pain is linked to a heightened risk of all types of dementia, including Alzheimer’s disease,...

NASA Calculations Show Asteroid Bennu Has a Chance of Slamming Into Earth

This mosaic of Bennu was created using observations made by NASA’s OSIRIS-REx spacecraft that was in close proximity to the asteroid for over two...

Optical Innovation Key to Unprecedented Accuracy in Beam Control of High-Power Lasers

Berkeley Lab doctoral student Fumika Isono (center), BELLA Center Deputy Director Jeroen van Tilborg (right), and research scientist Sam Barber set up a novel...

Butterflies Cross the Vast Sahara Desert in Longest-Known Insect Migration

A Painted Lady butterfly in Morocco. Credit: Orio Massana Weather conditions shown to have big influence on migration numbers. A species of butterfly found in Sub-Saharan...

Researchers Investigate Newly Introduced Butterfly That Could Become Widespread in Canada

Male and female Polyommatus icarus mating. Credit: Stephanie A. Rivest This summer, if you see a butterfly with wings that are blue on top with...

Philly Anti-Violence Efforts Awarded More than $5 Million

Harrisburg, PA − September 8, 2021 – Projects intended to reduce community violence in Philadelphia have been awarded more than $5 million, state Sen....

COVID-19 Delta variant still ‘most concerning’, say WHO experts

Even with the emergence of the new Mu COVID-19 variant, the Delta strain remains the top concern globally, appearing to “outcompete” others, senior officials with the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Tuesday.

Improving air quality ‘key’ to confronting global environmental crises

With environmental events becoming increasingly interconnected, a new global report on air pollution published by the UN Environment Programme (UNEP) on Thursday underscores that improved air quality is “key to tackling the triple planetary crisis of climate change, biodiversity loss, and pollution and waste”.

Eight in 10 African countries to miss crucial COVID-19 vaccination goal

Africa is set to miss the urgent global goal of vaccinating the most vulnerable 10% of every country’s population against COVID-19 by the end...
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