People who trust television and Facebook to provide them with accurate news about the coronavirus pandemic are less knowledgeable about COVID-19, according to a new study, which assessed people's knowledge of the virus in ...
Social Sciences
Apr 12, 2021
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Dwindling water supplies and a growing population will halve per capita water use in Jordan by the end of this century. Without intervention, few households in the arid nation will have access to even 40 liters (10.5 gallons) ...
Environment
Mar 29, 2021
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The Indian capital's air quality levels plunged to "very poor" on Friday and a smoggy haze settled over the city, days after the state government initiated stricter measures to fight chronic air pollution.
Environment
Oct 16, 2020
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China's success in improving air quality by cutting polluting emissions may have a negative knock-on effect on climate change overall, a new study has found.
Environment
Sep 29, 2020
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Researchers at the University of Georgia have demonstrated that disease surveillance data can be used to predict certain infectious disease outbreaks. The team detected early warning signals of a 1993 resurgence of malaria ...
Ecology
Jun 30, 2020
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For the first time, a study has characterized the forest chemistry of the air under the canopy of a Mediterranean holm oak forest, and detected maximum chemical concentrations in July and August at early morning and early ...
Plants & Animals
Jun 24, 2020
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Trillions of dollars, euros and yuan pouring into post-pandemic economies must build a "healthy and green recovery", 200 medical groups representing 40 million health professionals worldwide told G20 leaders Tuesday in an ...
Environment
May 26, 2020
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Zoonoses—diseases that can spread between animals and humans, like avian influenza, rabies and severe acute respiratory syndrome—comprise a large percentage of all newly identified infectious diseases. As they represent ...
Cell & Microbiology
Apr 24, 2020
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While many religious communities have embraced physical distancing measures to slow the spread of the coronavirus, some still encourage gatherings despite strong public health messages that large groups run a significant ...
Social Sciences
Apr 22, 2020
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While millions of people are under orders to stay home amid the coronavirus pandemic, water is sitting in the pipes of empty office buildings and gyms, getting old and potentially dangerous.
Environment
Apr 21, 2020
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