Plutonium used to be called the world’s most valuable substance. It’s now recognised as a highly dangerous liability.
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‘Tofu Never Caused a Pandemic’ Ad Offers Reality Check Amid Pandemic
Confining and slaughtering animals gave us COVID-19. So, what are you waiting for—a giant sign that you should go vegan? Well, in that case …
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Read moreUS farm workers face worsening lethal heat
By 2100, US farmers can expect more lethal heat, the equivalent of two months when it’s unsafe to pick crops.
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New-borns face multiple climate health risks
Multiple climate health risks threaten today’s babies. They may grow up hungrier, more diseased and facing more pollution and danger. But there’s hope.
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Cuba’s urban farming shows way to avoid hunger
Urban farming, Cuban-style, is being hailed as an example of how to feed ourselves when climate change threatens serious food shortages.
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Healthcare can worsen global climate crisis
Healthcare workers urging zero carbon emissions say chemicals used increasingly to anaesthetise patients are potent greenhouse gases.
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Nuclear Baltic: An open and shut case
One atomic power station heads gradually towards closure, another prepares to open. Northern Europe may yet see a revived nuclear Baltic.
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More vegetables, less meat for all our sakes
17 January, 2019 − Researchers are clear: the healthy diet for a healthy planet is more vegetables, less meat. What matters is the food that’s served, and the way it’s produced too.
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Read moreExtremes of heat will hit health and wealth
4 December, 2018 – A new and authoritative study warns of an “overwhelming impact” on public health just from extremes of heat as the world continues to warm.
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Read moreMosquito evolution may alter as world warms
15 November, 2018 – In the long term, some creatures will adapt to climate change and evolve. Mosquito evolution could bring new species – and new diseases.
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