Many diseases, such as COVID-19, have made the jump from animals to people with serious consequences for the human host. An international research team, including researchers from the University of Göttingen, says that more ...
Ecology
Nov 17, 2020
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Dozens of koalas have been euthanized and some 80 more are being treated for injuries and starvation after their habitat was logged, prompting an Australian government investigation Monday.
Ecology
Feb 3, 2020
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New York can stake a claim to being the culinary capital of the world, but one famous dish is about to be taken off the menu: foie gras.
Plants & Animals
Oct 31, 2019
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The Sydney Opera House and the Harbour Bridge were plunged into darkness for an hour Saturday to raise awareness about climate change and its impact on the planet's vanishing biodiversity.
Environment
Mar 30, 2019
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,The number of politically conservative Americans who are climate skeptics is growing, and the evidence suggests that they're unlikely to change their opinions.
Environment
Oct 22, 2018
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A U.N. panel is moving ahead with efforts to define and possibly set limits on weapons that can kill without human involvement, but not as quickly as some human rights groups and other opponents think is necessary to keep ...
Security
Nov 13, 2017
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What are the conditions that increase and sustain collective action?
Other
Sep 23, 2011
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Climate change has many effects, but one of the most significant will feature for the first time at COP28—its impact on human health.
Earth Sciences
Dec 1, 2023
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Global climate negotiators reached a framework for a fund to help vulnerable nations deal with loss and damage from increasingly extreme weather, though the breakthrough was marred by sparring over exactly how the program ...
Environment
Nov 6, 2023
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A little over three years ago, a group of Portuguese youths filed a legal action against 32 European governments to the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) over what they say is a failure to adequately tackle global heating. ...
Environment
Sep 27, 2023
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