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Since returning to the White House for a second term, President Donald Trump and his administration have made significant cuts to environmental programs and programs that benefit disadvantaged communities and communities of color. These are the groups with the least resources to cope with climate impacts such as rising temperatures and more damaging storms. The cuts have put pressure on nonprofits to fill funding gaps. Yoca Arditi Rocha I am the CEO of CLEO Institute. CLEO Institute is a Florida-based nonprofit organization dedicated to educating and empowering communities to take action on climate change. This interview has been edited for…
there was already a war By March 8, the skies over Tehran had darkened. When it started raining, residents said it was thick, smelly and dark in color. Some described it as black rain, coating streets, rooftops and cars with a sooty residue.That night, Israel attacked more than 30 oil facilities in Iran. The scale of the attack and the ensuing fire was so large that U.S. officials later questioned its strategic rationale.However, the damage did not stop there. The environmental damage caused by the conflict is spreading across the wider region, from smoke over Fujairah and oil risks in…
The three major earthquakes that rocked Alberta’s Peace River in 2022 and 2023 had nothing to do with “natural tectonic activity” as initially claimed by the Alberta Energy Regulator, and had nothing to do with toxic water, the oil and gas industry’s hidden waste problem. Announcements, events, and more from Tyee and select partners Hear from Rachel Gilmore and more: Fighting online lies Tyee Event We call it Reality Check LIVE. Get your tickets for May 21st in Vancouver. The Tyee is hiring its next editor-in-chief Founding editor David Beers passes the baton to a new leader. Is it you?…
A new study has discovered large amounts of plastic waste related to terrestrial and human activities at four major Olive Ridley mass nesting beaches in Rushikuliya.Plastics, including bottles and wrapping paper, accounted for more than 85% of the trash recorded. These included cross-border waste from six neighboring countries.In some locations, discarded fishing nets accounted for more than 32% of the total litter, while in others thermocol accounted for more than 31%.Abandoned fishing gear poses a serious threat of entanglement, with research documenting 237 chick deaths and 121 entanglements of Olive Ridley chicks. This threat also extends to adult turtles…
Performing a variety of physical activities regularly may be one of the most effective ways to extend your lifespan, according to a study published in an open access journal BMJ Medicine. The findings suggest that this relationship goes beyond simply increasing physical activity. Rather, after a certain point the profits seem to level off, indicating that there may be an optimal amount of activity. The results also show that diversity itself is important. People who participate in various types of physical activity tend to have a lower risk of death, regardless of their total physical activity. Still, researchers emphasize that…
A new global dataset containing 239 human-infectious RNA viruses shows how animal hosts, vector transmission, surveillance gaps, and viral characteristics shape the pathway from spillover to epidemic threat. Research: A complete catalog of human infectious RNA viruses. Image credit: Andrzej Rostek / Shutterstock Recent reviews published in magazines scientific data presents an updated global catalog of 239 ribonucleic acid (RNA) viruses known to infect humans, an increase of 25 from 2018, providing new insights into their emergence and spread. Most viruses do not appear randomly but cluster within several families, are associated with non-human hosts, especially mammals, and are detected…
Daily nutrient intake may be associated with hormonal and body composition markers in women seeking fertility treatment, but researchers caution that stronger clinical evidence is needed on the role of diet in reproductive health. Research: Dietary nutrient intake and nutritional status of infertile women: A cross-sectional study. Image credit: Taras Grebinets / Shutterstock In a recent study published in the journal scientific reportA group of researchers investigated how dietary nutrient intake is related to body composition and reproductive hormone levels in infertile women. Nutrition and reproductive health in infertility What if your daily food choices can affect your fertility? One…
This provocative essay asks whether famous longevity spots reveal the secret to longevity or expose deeper flaws in the data behind modern nutrition and aging science. Essay: The Red Zone: The Real Color Behind the Blue Zone’s Geographic Longevity Myth. Evdiros village, Ikaria, Greece. Image credit: Lemonakis Antonis / Shutterstock In a recent essay published in a magazine public health magazineThe authors, Jairo Etcheverry of the National University of Colombia and Joachim P. Sturmberg of the University of Newcastle, Australia, critically analyze the “Blue Zone” (BZ) concept in parallel with Ancel Keys’ “lipid hypothesis.” Their critique largely challenges this concept,…
The feeding control study aims to answer one of the biggest questions in nutritional science: Is UPF harmful because of the way it is made or the ingredients it contains? Recent articles published in journals modern clinical trials We described a protocol for a randomized controlled trial (RCT) designed to investigate how the unique characteristics of ultra-processed foods (UPFs) influence cardiometabolic risk. UPF is becoming increasingly prevalent in diets around the world. Meta-analytic evidence suggests that high UPF intake is associated with increased cancer, cardiovascular disease (CVD), diabetes, and mortality. Despite increasing research on UPF, the characteristics underlying its negative…
A recent study examining women’s sexual responses to different types of written pornography found that individual attitudes, rather than evolutionary reproductive traits, best predicted arousal from offensive content. Women who reported prior exposure to violent sexual media and believed more strongly in conventional wisdom about sexual assault experienced higher arousal from nonconsensual stories. The study, published in the Journal of Sex Research, highlights how media consumption habits and social conditioning shape sexual preferences. Demand for erotica and romance novels is overwhelmingly driven by female readers. Genres that feature dark, forced, or violent themes are very popular in this market. In…