A Rare Whale Is Safe From Oil and Gas Drilling — for Now
A judge overturned the Biden administration’s reckless lease sale in Cook Inlet, citing threats to the rare beluga whale. Alison Cagle Endangered beluga whales and sea otters in Alaska just…
Pesticides can raise cancer risk like smoking
A recent study published in the journal Frontiers in Cancer Control and Society has suggested a potential link between environmental pesticide exposure and an increased risk of cancer, similar to…
Mars Rover Finds Three Possible Signs of Ancient Life on a Single Rock
Scientists were cautiously optimistic about Perseverance’s discovery, though they indicated further research is needed before drawing definitive conclusions Eli Wizevich July 29, 2024 4:32 p.m. NASA’s Perseverance Mars rover sampled…
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PTSD Symptoms Linger Years After Mass Violence Incidents
Many adults who live in communities that have experienced mass violence have symptoms of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) years after the event, according to a study in JAMA Network Open. The study found…
Rising Executions in Iran Raise New Alarms
The issuance and execution of death sentences continue unabated in Iran, encompassing not only those convicted of murder and drug-related offenses but also political prisoners. Just under a month since…
Discussion | Why does racism still occur thirty years in SA’s democracy?
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Secretary-General’s Call to Action on Extreme Heat
Crippling heat is everywhere. Billions of people around the world are wilting under increasingly severe heatwaves driven largely by a fossil-fuel charged, human-induced climate crisis. More than 70 percent of the…
Infants’ tongue-tie may be overdiagnosed and needlessly treated, American Academy of Pediatrics says
NEW YORK (AP) — Tongue-tie —a condition in infants that can affect breastfeeding — may be overdiagnosed in the U.S. and too often treated with unnecessary surgery, a prominent doctors’…
This Video of Holocaust Survivor and Olympian Agnes Keleti Is So Moving
Lisa Keys Lisa Keys is the managing editor of New York Jewish Week. She is a veteran journalist who has held staff positions at the New York Post, Hearst magazines and…
Marine creatures at risk from “unusual warmth” hitting the world’s oceans
Nearly all of the world's oceans are in the midst of "unusual warmth," warns a leading NOAA scientist who notes this has contributed to the extreme heat baking much of…