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First study of its kind in temperate Europe reveals native and migratory birds play a significant role in plant pollination, carrying pollen on 89% of sampled birds and boosting fruit set in early spring when insect pollinators are less reliable.

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u/DrPharmakon — 1 hour ago
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A 10-year study of 179,000 adults reveals that diets rich in vitamin K1, found in leafy greens like spinach and kale, are linked to stronger lung function and a 16% lower risk of developing chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), likely by protecting the lungs' elastic fibers.

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u/DrPharmakon — 7 hours ago
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Quebec town recognizes trees as living beings with rights. Terrasse-Vaudreuil 1st municipality in Canada to sign on to Universal Declaration of the Rights of the Tree.

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u/DrPharmakon — 1 day ago
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Solar is crushing gas growth worldwide, a new report finds. Ember’s analysis found that 61 out of 124 economies that generate electricity from gas have already passed peak gas power generation. That includes four G7 countries: the UK, Germany, Italy, and Japan.

electrek.co
u/DrPharmakon — 1 day ago
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Extreme coastal floods that historically had a 1% annual chance are now 12 times more likely, with human-driven climate change quadrupling the risk since the 1960s and acting as the dominant driver of rising sea levels, two new studies reveal.

nature.com
u/DrPharmakon — 1 day ago
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Global boom in livestock farming since 2006 is piling pressure on nature, report finds. Wildlife at risk as demand for cropland and water grows to feed 50% rise in farmed animals.

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u/DrPharmakon — 1 day ago
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Reducing meat and dairy consumption could cut emissions without increasing diet costs. Across all of the 33 modelled scenarios, reducing the consumption of processed and unprocessed meat and dairy was associated with improvement across both health and environmental factors.

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u/DrPharmakon — 1 day ago
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While nearly 80% of US adults believe health information on social media is false or misleading, over 1 in 5 still make health decisions based on what they see, a new JAMA study reveals, with older adults and Hispanic individuals showing the highest reliance.

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u/DrPharmakon — 2 days ago
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California Bans ‘Sell By’ Labels, Hoping to Cut Food Waste. The law standardizes language around expiration dates, aiming to minimize confusion about when food is safe to eat. More than one-third of food sold nationwide is wasted, the U.S.D.A. says.

nytimes.com
u/DrPharmakon — 2 days ago
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In a first for honeybees, researchers found queens facing chronic pesticide exposure will protect themselves by shunting the toxic chemicals into their eggs, a newly documented defense mechanism known as maternal offloading that may contribute to delayed colony collapse.

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u/AndresJem — 2 days ago
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New climate model suggests Greenland meltwater and atmospheric warming will gradually weaken the AMOC by up to 80% rather than trigger an abrupt collapse, with the ocean current fully recovering by 2400 if global CO2 emissions are reversed.

science.org
u/DrPharmakon — 3 days ago
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Prioritizing direct emissions reductions over carbon dioxide removal (CDR) to reach net-zero by 2050 would prevent 33,000 premature deaths annually in the U.S., a UW–Madison study shows. A low-CDR pathway maximizes air quality benefits and reduces pollution inequalities in low-income communities.

nature.com
u/DrPharmakon — 3 days ago
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COVID-19 boosters provide cross-protection against potential future animal coronaviruses, two Cambridge studies show. However, data also demonstrates that an individual's initial exposure to SARS-CoV-2 imprints the immune response, shaping and restricting antibody production against new variants.

nature.com
u/DrPharmakon — 4 days ago
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The first signs of human-induced ozone depletion appeared in 1957—30 years earlier than previously thought, an MIT simulation reveals. Surprisingly, this initial damage occurred over the tropics and was driven by carbon tetrachloride, a dry-cleaning solvent, long before CFCs took over.

pnas.org
u/DrPharmakon — 4 days ago
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This Cell Feeds, Grows and Reproduces. And It’s Manmade. Scientists have long dreamed of discovering the alchemy by which chemicals can be turned into life. On Wednesday, a team at the University of Minnesota announced that it had taken a major step toward that vision.

nytimes.com
u/DrPharmakon — 4 days ago
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Acute mental stress physically remodels blood within minutes, making it more prone to clotting, a real-time study reveals. By testing volunteers under pressure, researchers found that psychological stress triggers a burst of free radicals, altering clot structure and raising cardiovascular risks.

physoc.onlinelibrary.wiley.com
u/DrPharmakon — 5 days ago
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Climate adaptation is saving businesses and homes from immediate losses but heavily deepening social inequalities, a 47-year economic review warns. Analyzing over 6,000 studies, researchers show that lower-income families and small firms lack the vital financial capacity to adjust.

linkinghub.elsevier.com
u/DrPharmakon — 5 days ago