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Tokyo’s voluntary standstill may have stopped COVID-19 in its tracks
Why did Japan largely contain COVID-19 despite famously jam-packed Tokyo and despite the country's proximity to China?
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Better health – for people and the planet – grows on trees
Tropical fruit trees can improve health, reduce hunger, boost incomes, and fight climate change; so why don't we grow and…
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Stanford engineers have developed a genetic microlab that can detect COVID-19 in minutes
Using "lab on a chip" technology, Stanford engineers have created a microlab half the size of a credit card that…
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Do you Know How to Detect a Sign of Domestic Violence?
Recognizing a hand signal to report domestic violence can save a woman's life
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Greenland’s thawing problem: a point of no return?
Global warming is a reality that is affecting different ice structures. Let's see why Greenland is one of the most…
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Challenges to providing behavioral health care during pandemic
A Rutgers survey of New York providers finds technology barriers, safety protocol and communication need to be addressed to improve…
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Hot or cold, weather alone has no significant effect on COVID-19 spread
At the onset of the coronavirus pandemic, there were high hopes that hot summer temperatures could reduce its spread
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How people would choose who gets scarce COVID-19 treatment
Young, most likely to survive are favored, global study finds
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Climate change drives plants to extinction in the Black Forest in Germany, study finds
Due to rising temperatures and longer dry periods, two plant species have already gone extinct over the last 40 years
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Energy at risk: the impact of climate change on supply and costs
The energy sector is the main responsible of the observed human-caused changes in the climate system
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