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It’s the World Health Organization’s first update of global air quality guidelines since 2005. We know far more today about the serious risks these pollutants pose to human health.
North Korea’s testing of two long-range cruise missiles was a provocative act – but a predictable one, too.
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Research questions the idea that getting commercial seeds and fertilisers to smallholder farmers will double yields and incomes.
Apple has developed the means to scan images on your phone. Can you trust the company to protect your privacy?
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Two urban policy experts explain why taking down highways that have isolated low-income and minority neighborhoods for decades is an important part of the pending infrastructure bill.
A man walks past a makeshift memorial for medical workers who died from COVID-19 in Saint Petersburg on May 11, 2020.
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Another wave of COVID-19 in Russia is undermining public health and threatens economic recovery. But widespread mistrust of institutions will stymie the country’s efforts to move past the pandemic.
Beer, wine and hard liquor are causing nearly 100,000 U.S. deaths a year.
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Consuming alcohol makes accidents more likely and it can harm your heart, your liver and even change your brain. But making the sale of beer, wine and hard liquor illegal flopped.
Would you eat cultured meat?
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This is a transcript of episode 16 of The Conversation Weekly podcast The racial hunger gap in American cities and what do about it. In this episode, we look at some of the reasons behind racial disparities…
Fireflies light up a June night in central Maine.
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Fireflies’ summer evening light shows are a delight for humans, but for the insects they are a crucial mating ritual – and human-caused light pollution is a buzz kill.
A food bank in Alameda, California during the pandemic. Why are so many Americans struggling to get the food they need?
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Russia is attempting to claim more of the Arctic seabed, an area rich in oil, gas and minerals. It’s also expanding shipping and reopening Arctic bases. Here are two things the U.S. can do about it.
Largely as a result of school nutrition programs, today’s kids are eating more fruits and vegetables.
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In American Sign Language, some words rhyme, some look like what they mean and some are used more often than others. A new database of these features paves a pathway for ASL research.
In many cases, getting on a plane, attending a show or going to a store requires an app that proves you’ve been vaccinated.
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How do you prove that people have been vaccinated without putting their privacy at risk? The technology and best practices to make it happen exist. It’s far from clear, however, if they’re being used.