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How can the 30x30 plan help the US?

How Conserving 30 Percent of U.S. Land by 2030 Could Work Achieving the 30x30 goal, as it is known, requires much more than declaring more national parks

Psychologists urge peers to take action on climate change

Psychologists Urge Peers to Take Climate Action The nation’s largest association of psychologists said its members should do more to treat the dangerous health effects of rising temperatures

Research create a phantom sixth finger, and make it disappear!

Researchers Make a Phantom Sixth Finger Grow and Shrink An unsettling illusion points to both philosophy and robotics

Certain ecosystems are past the point of adapting to the increasing temperatures, which could mean dire consequences for both humans and animals

Earth Could Surpass Ability of Ecosystems to Recover from Warming Scientists outlined the risks of climate inaction ahead of a major IPCC report later this month

Portable MRIs would make this technology accessible to almost two thirds of the world that do not have access to a traditional MRI

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A Portable MRI Makes Imaging More Democratic An open-source approach downsizes today’s clunking behemoths with permanent magnets and deep-learning algorithms

The FDA has approved new preventive medicine for This marks a milestone for the science community as we continue to progress towards more treatment and preventive medicine for HIV

NIH celebrates FDA approval of long-acting injectable drug for HIV prevention Approval marks pivotal expansion of HIV prevention options in the United States.

What's happening in Antartica leaves scientists worried about how fast climate change is actually happening


https://nytimes.com/interactive/2021/12/13/climate/antarctic-climate-change.html

Rising From the Antarctic, a Climate Alarm Wilder winds are altering crucial currents. The sea is releasing ancient carbon dioxide. Vast ice shelves are melting from below. See why the experts are increasingly alarmed.

What scientists know about the variant so far

How bad is Omicron? What scientists know so far COVID researchers are working at breakneck speed to learn about the variant’s transmissibility, severity and ability to evade vaccines.

With the Climate Crisis on the rise, scientists are trying to save the Last Ice Area for species most at risk - like the polar bear

Scientists are racing to save the Last Ice Area, an Arctic Noah’s Ark The Last Ice Area may be the final refuge for summer sea ice and the creatures that depend on it. Saving it is an ambitious goal with many hurdles.

Why people won't alter their holiday travel plans - even for a pandemic.

Why People Won’t Rethink Holiday Plans during a Pandemic One reason: we’re deeply attached to familiar rituals

Researchers are investigating antidepressants' effect on COVID-19

Investigating Antidepressants’ Surprising Effect on COVID Deaths Researchers are still puzzling over what this drug does at the molecular level to help COVID patients