A powerful earthquake that shook the southern Philippines killed at least one villager and injured several others as thousands scrambled out of their homes in panic and jammed roads to higher grounds after a tsunami warning ...
Environment
Dec 3, 2023
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Around the world, women and men experience the impacts of the climate crisis in different ways. These are shaped by societal roles and responsibilities and result in widening inequalities between men and women.
Social Sciences
Nov 6, 2023
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Apicomplexan parasites are a group of single-celled organisms responsible for several serious and prevalent diseases, from malaria, to a severe childhood diarrhea (cryptosporidiosis), to toxoplasmosis—a disease that endangers ...
Cell & Microbiology
Oct 30, 2023
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You might be forgiven for thinking of abortion as a particularly modern phenomenon. But there's plenty of evidence to suggest that abortion has been a constant feature of social life for thousands of years. The history of ...
Archaeology
Sep 23, 2023
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Addis Ababa, Ethiopia's capital city, will likely face increased heat waves, droughts and severe flooding over the next 67 years. These changes will pose risks to public health and infrastructure. They'll also be felt most ...
Environment
Sep 13, 2023
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The mosquito-borne infectious disease malaria resulted in about 241 million clinical episodes and 627,000 deaths in 2020. In young children and pregnant women living in areas where the disease is endemic, a major cause of ...
Cell & Microbiology
Aug 28, 2023
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Uruguay's government on Wednesday declared an end to a water crisis in the capital and surrounding areas, after a record drought pushed the country's potable water supply to the brink.
Environment
Aug 24, 2023
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They stand at least 30 feet tall and 10 feet across, eight giant baby blue tanks filled with what is this fast-growing town's best defense against a glut of industrial cancer-causing chemicals that have been accumulating ...
Environment
Aug 21, 2023
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A new study shows that 20 years after it was outlawed in Australia, workplace discrimination is still rife for pregnant women, especially those returning to work after maternity leave.
Social Sciences
Jul 31, 2023
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Mothers, with a criminal record and who have also been through the care system, could well face negative judgements and excessive scrutiny by virtue of already 'being known' to the authorities.
Social Sciences
Jul 10, 2023
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