ABSOLUTELY DEVASTATING DENGUE
In 2024 the approximately 14 million cases of dengue fever set a global record, more than 7 million the previous[…]
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Author: Gail McCormick
Gail McCormick has been a leader in climate change activism for over 40 years. Her relevant award-winning art has been shown in museums, university galleries, and at the landmark UN Rio Conference. As a board member of HealthLink, she helped eradicate antiquated Massachusetts coal power plants and has been chair of Sustainable Arlington, MA. She has a Master’s degree from Columbia University. Follow her on Twitter @GailMcCormick20.
CREATING BETTER CHIPS
A strained germanium layer on silicon allows charge to move faster than in any silicon-compatible material to date. This record[…]
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TROUBLESOME WILDFIRE SMOKE TALLY
The threat of death from wildfire smoke is so great that any official tally of people killed in a fire[…]
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SPORT TEAMS’ SUPPORT
Lions, tigers, wolves, leopards, and bears are some of the favorite sport teams symbols. Many risk extinction in the wild[…]
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SUBSIDING CITIES AND SEA LEVEL RISE
All of the most populous U.S. cities are sinking—some at different rates in different spots, or sinking in some places[…]
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WONDERFUL NEW WHEAT
Self-fertilizing crops are now a step closer to reality. A new type of wheat can capture more nitrogen from the[…]
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ENERGY EFFICIENT ELECTRONICS
A major step in the next generation of electronics is creation of a new material that allows electrical charge to[…]
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TRULY HORRIFIC HURRICANES
Oceanic conditions that churn up the strongest hurricanes and typhoons are heating up in the North Atlantic and Western Pacific,[…]
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WONDERFUL NEW WINDOW COVERING
A new material for insulating windows could improve buildings’ energy efficiency worldwide. It works a bit like a high-tech version[…]
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AMOC RUN AMOCK
For more than 100 years, a persistent pocket of unusually cold water south of Greenland has stood out against the[…]
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