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With the arrival of the COVID-19 pandemic, remote medical consultation seems like a no-brainer—but it’s not that simple
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The pandemic is putting enormous stress on all of us but especially on health care workers and other specific groups
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False Hope about Coronavirus Treatments
President Trump misspoke in a recent press conference: there are no approved treatments
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To Save Endangered Sharks, You Sometimes Need to Kill a Few
A unique partnership between scientists and commercial fishermen is yielding crucial information that is helping conserve shark populations
Fishing Can Be Profitable for Emerging Economies, but ...
People who live in developing nations don’t just need income; they also need nourishment
The Top 10 Weather and Climate Stories of 2019
Near-record Arctic melting, a bountiful but deadly monsoon and three highly destructive tropical cyclones highlight the earth’s second warmest year on record...
Australia’s Angry Summer: This Is What Climate Change Looks Like
The catastrophic fires raging across the southern half of the continent are largely the result of rising temperatures
5 Things That Went Right for Climate Action in 2019
The year saw youth leadership, feminist leadership, the Green New Deal, climate proposals from presidential candidates and climate justice
This Was the Decade We Knew We Were Right
Everything is connected, and everything is changing
Fifth Straight Year of Central American Drought Helping Drive Migration
Recent rains have helped, but long-term climate change is likely to significantly increase migration
Can You Change for Climate Change?
Probably, but research shows that most people need behavioral “nudges” to do so; just the facts aren’t enough
Tigers Extinct in Laos
The snaring crisis in Southeast Asia appears to have claimed the lives of the country’s last wild tigers
November 2019: Earth’s Second Warmest November on Record
The year 2019 is very likely to be Earth’s second warmest on record, behind 2016
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