How the Endangered Species Act Saved America
Climate change, it turns out, is not the first time humanity has re‑made the Earth. Or resorted to a Hail Mary to save it. Fifty years ago,…
Read moreNASA- Single Star Is Home to At Least 7 Earthlike Planets
The galaxy is getting very crowded. There may be 300 billion stars in the Milky Way, but until just over 20 years ago, we knew of only…
Read moreLung Cancer Screening Can Catch Tumors When They’re Curable, New Research Finds
For the past six years, Elyssa Barbaro has gotten screened for lung cancer. The 71-year-old New Yorker smoked for about 50 years, but she doubts she would…
Read moreRed Flags About Mental-Health Content
The classic vision of therapy revolved around a person on a couch, supine, tapping into their deepest and darkest hopes and fears. A modern-day remix might look…
Read moreOne Man’s Quest to Heal the Oceans—And Maybe Save the World_1
Enric Sala—marine ecologist, conservationist, and ocean advocate—is standing under a life-size replica of a Northern Atlantic Right Whale at the natural history museum in Washington, D.C., and…
Read moreHow Your Post-Thanksgiving Diet Could Help Save the Planet
As you tuck into your Thanksgiving dinner, the kick-off event (at least for Americans) of the holiday season, spare a thought for the planet’s carbon waistline. Food…
Read moreThe Conspirituality of Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
“God talks to human beings through many vectors,” Robert F. Kennedy Jr. tweeted on April 19th, 2023, the day he announced his primary challenge to Joe Biden….
Read moreThe FDA Is Moving Forward with a Menthol Cigarette Ban. Here’s What the Science Says
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is moving forward with plans to ban menthol cigarettes and all flavored cigars—policies that agency officials say could help prevent…
Read moreThere’s Now an At-Home Menopause Test
COVID-19 changed many things about medicine, not the least of which is how we think about do-it-yourself testing. Before the pandemic, health experts weren’t convinced people would…
Read moreBFC opens applications for Designer Fashion Fund 2021
The Fund aims to celebrate exceptional talent and empower businesses to play their part in positive growth through bespoke mentoring and awarding of a cash prize.The fund…
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