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Nearly Half of U.S. Bald Eagles Suffer From Lead Poisoning
Nearly half of bald eagles and golden eagles in the continental U.S. show signs of repeated lead exposure, which can lead to early death
The Future is Carbon Farming, Not Cattle Ranching, says Impossible Foods CEO
A new study shows how eliminating animal agriculture could dramatically reduce emissions
How Your Post-Thanksgiving Diet Could Help Save the Planet
Cutting out meat and dairy can shrink your carbon footprint along with your waistline
A Record Number of Women Are Enrolled in Top Business Schools, But Men Still Dominate MBA Programs
A new report from the Forté Foundation, which is working to achieve gender equity in top MBA programs, says the 41% figure for women in business schools is the highest ever
The Gates Foundation’s 2021 Report Shows That Childhood Vaccinations Dropped During the Pandemic—But There’s a Bright Side
This time last year, the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation warned of a grim potential side effect from the COVID-19 pandemic: its disruptions to routine medical care could erase 25 years of progress on childhood vaccination, setting back global health by decades. The 2021 installment of the foundation’s annual Goalkeepers report, which details progress on…
Largest Study of Lingering COVID-19 Effects Suggests a Looming Problem
Researchers in China followed COVID-19 patients’ health for up to a year to understand the disease’s long term effects
‘Young People Are Taking Control Over Their Gender Identity.’ New Research Examines Diversity of Nonbinary Youth
Ahead of International Nonbinary People’s Day on July 14, new research released Monday by the LGBTQ mental health nonprofit the Trevor Project found that over one in four (26%) LGBTQ youth identified as nonbinary. An additional 20% said they are not sure or are questioning whether they identify as nonbinary. The term “nonbinary” refers to…
The U.S. Is Increasingly Diverse, So Why Is Segregation Getting Worse?
More than 80% of large metropolitan areas in the United States were more segregated in 2019 than in 1990, according to a new report.
A Blind Patient Regained Partial Sight in a Breakthrough Study, Offering Hope to Millions
Reversing what was once irreversible
How Industrial Fishing Creates More CO2 Emissions Than Air Travel
A new study is the first to calculate the immense carbon toll of dragging weighted nets along the ocean floor
‘If This Task Was Urgent Before, It’s Crucial Now.’ U.N. Says World Has 10 Months to Get Serious on Climate Goals
The language of diplomacy rarely allows for a true sense of emotion or urgency. But reading between the lines of the latest report commissioned by the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC)—the body representing the 197 member nations of the Paris Agreement to minimize a global average temperature rise this century—the message is…
Healthy Planet, Healthy People. How Slowing Climate Change Saves Lives
Just because the United States has re-joined the Paris Agreement doesn’t mean that the world is on a path to a better climate future. The 2015 agreement, in which signatories pledged to collectively cap global warming at “well below” 2°C above pre-industrial levels, is only the first step. Member nations still have to adopt ambitious…
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