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It’s going to be another hot summer in Florida. The most vulnerable are those with the least resources to cope with the heat: underserved communities and communities of color, who are often excluded from environmental and climate protections. That includes the state’s more than 150,000 farmworkers who are responsible for growing the food that nourishes us. Jeannie Economos is the Pesticide Safety and Environmental Health Project Coordinator for the Florida Farm Workers Association. Her research focuses on pesticide protection for farmworkers, as exposure to pesticides can lead to disease and birth defects. This interview has been edited for length and…

A remarkable fossil at the Montana State University Museum of the Rocky Mountains is offering scientists an unusually detailed glimpse into how Tyrannosaurus rex attacked its prey. The specimen, which contains a Tyrannosaurus tooth still embedded in the skull of another dinosaur, is the focus of a new study by researchers at Canada’s Montana State University and the University of Alberta. About 66 million years ago, near the end of the dinosaur era, Tyrannosaurus rex ruled what is now Montana. This giant predator shared its environment with other giants, including the horned Triceratops and the duck-billed herbivore Edmontosaurus. Embedded Tyrannosaurus…

Mr. Lev’s report examines Americans’ deadly hostility toward addiction drugs, substandard care provided in prisons and jails, changes in the supply and consumption of illegal drugs, debates over harm reduction, and recent innovations in addiction medicine. You can contact him on Signal (levfacher.51).STAT’s multi-part series “The Deadliest Drug” focuses on the invisible epidemic of excessive alcohol consumption. Alcohol kills more Americans each year than all illegal drugs combined, yet alcohol receives little attention from health officials, industry leaders, and the public. STAT reporters Isabella Cueto and Lev Fascher examined the human toll of the epidemic and the complex causes, from…

By Will Atwater, North Carolina Health News July 14, 2026 Written by Will Atwater Important points: AI data center developers are turning their attention to rural North Carolina, sparking debate over health, environmental safety and rising energy costs. Local battles in places like Edgecombe County are now centered on whether to welcome new data centers or slow them down with bans or moratoriums. At the state level, two major bills would create new rules for large data centers and reduce important tax breaks for future solar projects. The debate over AI data centers is heating up across North Carolina. Local…

A large, real-world study suggests that semaglutide’s cardiovascular effects may be more closely related to the patient’s dose than to the amount of weight loss a patient receives, providing new insight into how semaglutide protects heart health. Study: Cardiovascular outcomes of semaglutide correspond more closely to the dose achieved than to the weight loss achieved. Image credit: KaterynaBorodina/Shutterstock.com The amount of semaglutide administered may be more important than the amount of weight loss in patients’ long-term heart health, according to a new retrospective study published in . npj cardiovascular health. Real-world data investigating the cardiovascular effects of semaglutide Obesity, characterized…

Evaxion A/S (“Evaxion”), a clinical-stage TechBio company developing novel vaccines using its pioneering AI-Immunology™ platform, announced new data that further supports the multicomponent concept of its cytomegalovirus (CMV) vaccine program EVX-V1. The data were presented today at a poster session at the International Herpesvirus Workshop (IHW) 2026 in Montreal, Canada. EVX-V1 is a next-generation multicomponent CMV vaccine program designed with AI-Immunology™. It combines novel protective B-cell antigens with T-cell epitopes complemented by known, optimized structural B-cell antigens. This broader multi-targeting strategy is expected to enhance the protective capabilities of future vaccines. This concept represents a scalable strategy for rational vaccine…

Bamboo cutlery, plant fiber plates, trash cans and many other household items are all now labeled as home compostable and can be easily found in stores and online. In December, the New York-based Biodegradable Products Institute (BPI) announced certification standards for home compostable products and labels for bioplastic products that can be broken down in backyard trash cans. Since then, we have quietly certified the products of about 20 companies.Unlock the entire story with a Civil Eats membershipDeepen your understanding of the food system as a member of Civil Eats. Get unlimited access to our groundbreaking reports, interact with experts,…

Alan Turing’s famous ideas about artificial intelligence may have led AI research down the wrong path for the past 75 years, according to renowned computer scientist Peter J. Denning. In his new book, Turing’s mistake: escaping the yoke of mindless machinesDenning argues that two fundamental assumptions made by Turing in 1950 continue to shape AI research today. The first is that intelligence can exist independently of the physical body and can therefore be recreated with computer software. The second was that machines could demonstrate intelligence by successfully imitating human speech, an idea that later became known as the Turing Test.…

Dark matter has long been one of astronomy’s biggest mysteries. Although it cannot be seen or touched, its gravitational influence helps form galaxies and large-scale structures in the universe. For decades, scientists have relied on the “cold dark matter” model to explain how galaxies form and evolve. But as telescopes and observations have become more precise, researchers have uncovered some puzzling features that are difficult to explain with the standard model. Among the biggest mysteries are the surprisingly low concentrations of dark matter found at the centers of some dwarf galaxies and the unexpectedly dense clumps of dark matter inferred…

Researchers at the University of Michigan have discovered a previously unknown biological pathway that explains how certain touch-sensitive hairs cause the sensation of itching. This finding, obtained in a mouse model, reveals a dedicated sensory system that may ultimately help scientists develop better treatments for chronic itch disorders. “Itching is one of the main symptoms of most patients with chronic skin inflammation,” says Bo Duan, associate professor in the Department of Molecular, Cellular, and Developmental Biology. “What we discovered is a pathway that appears to play a very important role in both acute and chronic itch.” Researchers have identified a…