Health & Safety

Climate change plays a role in global rise of dengue fever

8:47am November 23, 2024

Over 12 million cases of dengue fever were reported in 2024, the most ever. A study suggests climate change has likely played a significant role in the disease's expansion.

What a mollusc shell and fiber optic cables have in common

7:56am November 23, 2024

A heart cockle shell has been found to let in light through a design that resembles fiber optic cables. This could inspire everything from helping coral survive to designing new camera lenses.

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Bringing Thanksgiving food on a plane? Here is what you should know

7:01am November 23, 2024

Thanksgiving favorites such as mac and cheese, turkey and casseroles can be brought through TSA checkpoints. But cranberry sauce, maple syrup and gravy must go in checked baggage, the agency says.

Atmospheric rivers aren't new. Why does it feel like we're hearing about them more?

2:00am November 23, 2024

In recent years, "atmospheric river" has become used much more frequently in scientific papers and in media coverage. According to experts who study climate and weather, a few reasons may explain why.

Florida health official advises communities to stop adding fluoride to drinking water

11:52pm November 22, 2024

Florida's surgeon general, Dr. Joseph Ladapo, cited developmental concerns from higher levels of fluoride than are found in most U.S. water supplies.

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Gus, the presumably lost emperor penguin, heads home

4:15pm November 22, 2024

by Patrick Jarenwattananon

In early November, an emperor penguin washed up in Western Australia -- the furthest north the species has ever been recorded. After a period of rehabilitation, Gus is headed home to Antarctica.

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Afghanistan's Long Drought Contributes To Malnutrition

For the first time ever, Taliban reps were invited to the big U.N. climate conference

4:02pm November 22, 2024

Since the Taliban took power 2021, Afghanistan has not been invited to big climate conferences. And money for projects addressing climate-related issues has been frozen. Are things about to change?

Trans health care under Trump may follow the abortion playbook and its Hyde amendment

11:40am November 22, 2024

Republicans spent $222 million on anti-trans and LGBTQ advertising in the campaign. Various policy initiatives are on the incoming administration's to-do list.

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Republican Senate Candidate For Pennsylvania Mehmet Oz Holds Election Night Event In Newtown

TV's Dr. Oz invested in businesses regulated by the agency Trump wants him to run

11:02am November 22, 2024

The celebrity doctor recently held investments worth tens of millions of dollars in health care, tech, and food companies which could pose significant conflicts of interest.

Searching for tiny dung beetles that clean the vast forest floor

9:18am November 22, 2024

Creating a census of the dung beetles of Massachusetts gives clues into the health of forests and fields.