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Not as many people will get the chance to vote in 2025 compared with the previous year. MicroStockHub/Getty Images

5 elections to watch in 2025

Experts on politics in Canada, Germany, Chile, Belarus and the Philippines weigh in on what to expect as each country’s voters prepare to head to the ballot box.
A destroyed military vehicle is seen in Sudan near the beginning of the current fighting in April 2023. AP Photo/Marwan Ali

Sudan’s civil war has left at least 62,000 dead by our estimate − but the true figure could be far higher

The work of estimating conflict mortality is difficult. But that doesn’t make this grim exercise, nor accounting for the broader effects of conflict, any less critical.
Black is beautiful. Akeem Ranmal/500px via Getty Images

Animals that are all black or all white have reputations based on superstition − biases that have real effects

Lo que más miedo puede dar de un espeluznante gato negro es el modo en que la superstición y la tradición conforman las percepciones y prejuicios de la gente sobre los animales basándose únicamente en su color.
As the climate warms and landscapes become drier, researchers fear that valley fever could spread across other regions of the U.S. Carolyn Van Houten/The Washington Post via Getty Images

Fungal infections known as valley fever could spike this fall - 3 epidemiologists explain how to protect yourself

Cases of valley fever are typically most prevalent in California’s Central Valley and southern Arizona, but they have been increasing in California’s central and southern coastal areas.
Fine particulate matter from wildfires can cause long-term health harms. Gary Hershorn/Getty Images

How researchers measure wildfire smoke exposure doesn’t capture long-term health effects − and hides racial disparities

Which is riskier for your health: a few days of very bad PM₂.₅ exposure or many more days of slightly bad exposure? Researchers developed new metrics to provide better answers.
Future geologists may wonder how this cow (native to Eurasia) found itself in a California wildfire. BettyBop / Shutterstock

The fossils being formed today will show how humankind disrupted life on Earth

Such massive disruptions have in the past been caused by volcanoes or meteorites. Only humans have done this with full awareness of their actions.
À medida que os subúrbios se aproximam das terras agrícolas, aumenta o risco de exposição dos moradores a produtos químicos agrícolas. Carly Hyland

Pesticida glifosato está aparecendo em mulheres grávidas que vivem perto de fazendas nos EUA

Uma nova pesquisa fornece evidências, pela primeira vez, de que o principal produto químico do Roundup está atingindo as pessoas que moram nas proximidades, e não é apenas pelos alimentos que elas consomem.
As suburbs encroach on farmland, residents’ risk of exposure to farm chemicals rises. Carly Hyland

Glyphosate, the active ingredient in the weedkiller Roundup, is showing up in pregnant women living near farm fields – that raises health concerns

New research provides evidence for the first time that the primary chemical in Roundup is reaching people in nearby homes, and it isn’t just from the food they eat.
Sebuah alat pemadat sampah menggulingkan tempat pembuangan sampah aktif di TPA Pioneer Crossing di Birdsboro, Pa. Natalie Kolb/MediaNews Group/Reading Eagle via Getty Images

Apakah sampah harus dikirim ke luar angkasa jika kita kehabisan tempat di Bumi?

Manusia menghasilkan banyak sampah, tetapi ada cara yang lebih murah dan lebih aman untuk menanganinya daripada mengangkutnya ke dalam roket.
Children wave peace doves at a concert for peace in Bogota, Colombia, in August 2022. Chepa Beltran/Long Visual Press/Universal Images Group via Getty Images

Americans do talk about peace − just not the same way people do in other countries

While Americans tend not to use the word “peace,” and instead opt for terms like “safety and security,” their desires and fears are not so different from what people in war-torn places express.
La température de surface lors de la vague de chaleur de fin juillet 2019 sur l’Europe de l’Ouest. Données (Copernicus Sentinel, 2019), processé par l'ESA

Les risques de températures extrêmes en Europe de l’Ouest sont sous-estimés

Quelle pourrait être les températures maximales en Europe ? Comment se forment les vagues de chaleur ?
Common household products such as cleaning agents can contain a wide range of harmful chemicals. gawriloff/istock via Getty Images

Body lotions, mothballs, cleaning fluids and other widely used products contain known toxic chemicals, study finds

Manufacturers don’t usually have to disclose what’s in products like shampoo and household cleaners, but a new study finds that these products can contain hazardous ingredients.

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