Increasingly Frequent Ocean Heat Waves Trigger Mass Die-Offs of Sealife, and Grief in Marine Scientists
Updated: 2024-05-01 09:10:00
Over the past several years, the temperature of the Earth’s oceans have been spiking high enough to trigger numerous die-offs of marine species, killing millions of corals, fish, mammals, birds and plants. Those mass die-offs also have sent a wave of emotional trauma washing over some researchers watching their life’s work vanish before their eyes. […]
Some air pollutants can disrupt hormone levels during the menopause transition, possibly exacerbating symptoms, according to a paper published earlier this year in the journal Science of Total Environment. University of Michigan researchers analyzed the sex hormones of 1,365 middle-aged women and the air quality around their homes to understand how certain air pollutants affected […]
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Earlier in April, more than 60 million people were presented with a mission: Track down and vanquish a golden, fire-breathing dragon terrorizing a vulnerable village. That is, a digital village in the metaverse of Minecraft, a videogame that allows its many users to explore and build their own worlds. In this new Minecraft minigame, “Heat […]
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