Climate change may drive dangerous rise in arsenic levels in riceScience
SourceApril 17, 2025
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Climate change may drive dangerous rise in arsenic levels in rice
Climate change may significantly impact arsenic levels in paddy rice, a staple food for millions across Asia, reveals a new study from Columbia University’s Mailman…

Disasters linked to delays in colorectal cancer diagnosesScience
SourceApril 14, 2025
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Disasters linked to delays in colorectal cancer diagnoses
Study reveals fewer colorectal cancer diagnoses during hurricanes and the COVID-19 pandemic but eventually elevated rates of late diagnoses Summary: Natural disasters and public health…

Climate Science Digest: April 10, 2025Science
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Climate Science Digest: April 10, 2025
Explore the latest insights from top science journals in the Muser Press daily roundup, featuring impactful research on climate change challenges. In brief: Flash flooding…

Melting Arctic ice may unleash ancient diseases, scientists warnClimate
SourceApril 8, 2025
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Melting Arctic ice may unleash ancient diseases, scientists warn
Scientists blame climate change for spread of infectious diseases and unleashing of ice-locked microbes in Arctic Summary: As Arctic permafrost thaws and human activity increases…

Climate Science Digest: April 7, 2025Science
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Climate Science Digest: April 7, 2025
Explore the latest insights from top science journals in the Muser Press daily roundup, featuring impactful research on climate change challenges. In brief: USTC unveils…

Climate Science Digest: March 27, 2025Science
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Climate Science Digest: March 27, 2025
Explore the latest insights from top science journals in the Muser Press daily roundup, featuring impactful research on climate change challenges. In brief: A new…

Older adults’ climate concerns grow after extreme weather eventsNews
SourceMarch 20, 2025
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Older adults’ climate concerns grow after extreme weather events
People over 50 who recently experienced an extreme weather event are far more likely to express concern about the effects of climate change on their…

Extreme heat could double cardiovascular disease burden in Australia by 2050Science
SourceMarch 17, 2025
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Extreme heat could double cardiovascular disease burden in Australia by 2050
Burden of cardiovascular disease caused by extreme heat in Australia to more than double by 2050 Summary: Hot weather is already responsible for nearly 50,000…

Columbia’s Public Health School launches Climate and Health CenterNews
SourceFebruary 28, 2025
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Columbia’s Public Health School launches Climate and Health Center
The Center for Achieving Resilience in Climate and Health (C-ARCH) will serve as a “solutions lab” to build resiliency to health impacts of climate change…

Extreme heat linked to faster biological aging in older adultsScience
SourceFebruary 27, 2025
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Extreme heat linked to faster biological aging in older adults
Summary Study: Extreme heat may speed up aging in older adults Summary: Prolonged exposure to extreme heat may accelerate biological aging in older adults, according…

Greening Barcelona’s streets could prevent 178 premature deaths annuallyScience
SourceFebruary 25, 2025
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Greening Barcelona’s streets could prevent 178 premature deaths annually
A study estimates the impact that an increase in vegetation cover would have on mortality Summary: Expanding green spaces in Barcelona by converting every third…

Climate Science Digest: February 12, 2025Science
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Climate Science Digest: February 12, 2025
Explore the latest insights from top science journals in the Muser Press daily roundup, featuring impactful research on climate change challenges. In brief: Tapping into…

Climate change and air pollution linked to prolonged pregnancyClimate
SourceFebruary 11, 2025
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Climate change and air pollution linked to prolonged pregnancy
Summary: New research from Curtin University suggests that exposure to air pollution and extreme temperatures during pregnancy may increase the risk of prolonged pregnancy. The…

Climate Science Digest: February 05, 2025Science
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Climate Science Digest: February 05, 2025
Explore the latest insights from top science journals in the Muser Press daily roundup, featuring impactful research on climate change challenges. In brief: Impact of…

Climate change heightens zoonotic infection risks in the Canadian ArcticClimate
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Climate change heightens zoonotic infection risks in the Canadian Arctic
A new review sheds light on zoonotic infections — diseases transmitted between animals and humans—in the Canadian Arctic, a region increasingly impacted by climate change…

Climate Science Digest: January 6, 2025Science
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Climate Science Digest: January 6, 2025
In this article: Feeling the heat across the Middle EastFloods linked to rise in US deaths from several major causesTiny plants reveal big potential for…

Rising heat waves heighten risks for neurodegenerative disease patientsScience
SourceDecember 18, 2024
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Rising heat waves heighten risks for neurodegenerative disease patients
As 2024 approaches its end as the hottest year on record, experts are sounding the alarm on the disproportionate risks that worsening heat waves pose…

El Niño’s role in driving dengue mosquito infestations in São PauloClimate
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El Niño’s role in driving dengue mosquito infestations in São Paulo
The warming waters of the Pacific Ocean bring far-reaching consequences, but few are as immediate as the rise in mosquito infestations linked to dengue, chikungunya,…

CLIMA Center awarded $4.1 million to study impact of wildfire smoke and extreme heat on human healthNews
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CLIMA Center awarded $4.1 million to study impact of wildfire smoke and extreme heat on human health
Bokie Muigai | Keck School of Medicine of USC - With a $4.1 million grant from the National Institutes of Health, USC researchers will characterize…

Mistrust and credulity fuel belief in fake news and conspiraciesScience
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Mistrust and credulity fuel belief in fake news and conspiracies
People with high levels of mistrust or credulity may struggle to recognize fake news, leaving them more vulnerable to conspiracy beliefs and vaccine hesitancy, according…

Nature sounds reduce stress, but traffic noise spikes anxiety and health risksScience
SourceNovember 28, 2024
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Nature sounds reduce stress, but traffic noise spikes anxiety and health risks
People experienced less stress and anxiety while listening to nature soundscapes, but the addition of road traffic noise increased their stress and anxiety. Manmade sounds…

Illegal farm fires fuel Indian capital’s smog miseryNews
SourceNovember 19, 2024
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Illegal farm fires fuel Indian capital’s smog misery
New Delhi, India | AFP - The illegal burning of farm fields in northern India reached a record high this season, fuelling a toxic smog…

Climate Science Digest: November 16, 2024Science
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Climate Science Digest: November 16, 2024
Rising temperatures drive alarming dengue increase worldwide A recent study by researchers from Stanford and Harvard Universities, presented at the Annual Meeting of the American…

What wasps can teach humans about surviving high alcohol consumptionScience
Adrian AlexandreNovember 10, 2024
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What wasps can teach humans about surviving high alcohol consumption
On a warm summer evening, humans enjoying a drink outdoors might share their glass with an unlikely visitor - a wasp. While most animals, including…
