The global number of methane hotspots grew 32% since last year. Methane is a greenhouse gas that, over a 20-year time frame, can be 80 times as potent as carbon dioxide. Pipeline maintenance often causes methane leaks but it could also be an effect of some companies relaxing their operating!-->…
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Many potential Covid-19 vaccines utilize oil from sharks called squalene. It is taken from shark livers and typically used as a moisturizing ingredient in cosmetics and as an immune system booster in flu and malaria vaccines. Conservationists warn that if the coronavirus vaccine with squalene is!-->…
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Reporting COVID-19 data is important for tracking the spread, testing, and recovery across the United States, however a lack of federal guidelines on how to report the data is causing huge variations in how states report. In Virginia, officials are combining results from antibody tests and viral!-->…
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A documentary called Plandemic was released recently which expressed misinformation about the coronavirus. The documentary was soon taken down by platforms like Facebook and Youtube, but members of the anti-vaccine community quickly edited and re-uploaded the video so it would follow the site!-->…
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The Navajo Nation is a federally recognized tribe that covers area in Arizona, New Mexico, and Utah. The reservation is remote with many homes lacking electricity and running water. In addition, abandoned uranium mines have caused citizens living on the reservation to have higher rates of cancer.!-->…
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Kinsa Health makes internet-connected thermometers and records fevers as soon as they are experienced. Kinsa Health uses data for expected flu cases and compares it to the current fever rates. A spike in fevers could indicate the presence of Covid-19. Days before South Florida became a Covid-19!-->…
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Symptoms being searched on Google can help track outbreaks around the world. Data scientists used searches of "I can't smell", "fever", and "chills" to find places where Covid-19 might be missed. Searches related to loss of smell are highest in states that have a strong Covid-19 presence like New!-->…
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Satellite images from NASA show a dramatic decrease in pollution over China since the coronavirus outbreak. Before the outbreak, there were high levels of nitrogen dioxide seen over China. Nitrogen dioxide is a gas emitted by power plants, vehicles, and industrial sites. Between February 10th and!-->…
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The novel coronavirus, COVID-19, is very similar to other coronaviruses that caused epidemics like SARS and MERS. COVID-19 actually shares about 79% similarity with SARS and 50% similarity with MERS so information about those two viruses could help us learn more about COVID-19. Many respiratory!-->…
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The coronavirus not only affects health and safety but also businesses, specifically Silicon Valley tech companies. The stocks of these tech companies like Apple and Facebook are falling because of their connections and suppliers in China. Furthermore, conferences that bring together major!-->…
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Over the past 9 days Antarctica has been suffering a major heat wave which melted almost ¼ of the snow cover on Eagle Island. The hottest day in Antarctica on record was this month at 64.9 degrees Fahrenheit which was also the same temperature as in Los Angeles. Even though the heat wave only!-->…
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Jeff Bezos has not done much philanthropy in the past but is now committing $10 billion to his new initiative called the Bezos Earth Fund. This will provide funding for scientists, activists, and non-governmental organizations in their efforts to prevent and promote awareness for climate change. As!-->…
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Twitter sent a cease-and-desist letter to the AI company Clearview accusing them of breaching their policies. Clearview AI licensed its facial recognition technology to many law enforcement agencies like local police departments and the FBI. Clearview forms its database by "scraping" websites like!-->…
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Deaths from snake bites are between 81,000 and 138,000 per year however it's not considered a major health crisis like it should be. Antivenom is becoming more expensive and the methods to study venom are dangerous because it involves extracting venom from live snakes. However, three Ph.D. students!-->…
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