Global warming causing worldwide heat-wave crises – Workers World

Fiddling while the Northern Hemisphere burns, roasts, melts and drowns. That’s what is going on in Washington, D.C., now. (In a few months, it will be the turn of the Southern Hemisphere, which is now experiencing winter.) Muslim charity giving…

‘Transformational’ Therapy Seems to Be a Cure For Hemophilia

A transformational therapy is changing the lives of patients with hemophilia B. Hemophilia is a mostly inherited genetic disorder that impairs the body’s ability to make blood clots, which naturally slows bleeding. British doctors are giving patients a dead virus that’s been re-engineered to produce a protein known as factor IX, which is the vital […]

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Climate change puts Lyme disease in focus for France’s Valneva after COVID blow – Reuters

LONDON, Aug 8 (Reuters) – With climate change spurring more cases of tick-borne Lyme disease, drugmaker Valneva (VLS.PA) is betting big on a vaccine as it looks beyond disappointing sales of its COVID shot. Although Valneva secured European Union and…

‘Unequivocal’ Evidence that Humans Cause Climate Change, Contrary to Posts of Old Video – FactCheck.org

SciCheck Digest There is “unequivocal” evidence that humans are causing global warming, the U.N. climate change panel has said. But viral posts revive a 2014 video of Weather Channel co-founder John Coleman falsely claiming “climate change is not happening.” The…

Freshwater plesiosaur fossils spark Loch Ness Monster questions

Scientists have discovered the 1st freshwater plesiosaur fossils, in an ancient riverbed in Morocco.

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Where Colorado candidates stand on climate change – Colorado Newsline

Thousands of people died as a result of an unprecedented heat wave that settled over Europe last week, becoming some of the latest casualties in the accelerating global climate crisis. In Colorado, a Southwestern megadrought driven largely by rising temperatures…

Fact Check-NASA did not announce that climate change is only driven by variations to Earth’s orbital position relative to the sun – Reuters.com

By Reuters Fact Check 6 Min Read The National Aeronautical and Space Agency (NASA) did not announce that climate change is only driven by the Earth’s orbital position around the sun, despite viral posts claiming this that have been shared…

Global warming and future pandemics – PRESSENZA – International News Agency

A study published in the journal Nature says that animal migration due to rising global temperatures and habitat destruction will lead to a “network of new viruses” that could affect human health. As a possible mitigation plan, they urge governments…

Cannabis-Fed Chickens May Cut Antibiotic Use on Thailand Farms

The government of Thailand just removed cannabis from its list of narcotic substances, which they hope will benefit the tourism and pharmaceutical industries. Chickens could end up being the major beneficiary of the relaxation, as scientists in Chiang Mai have begun testing to see if cannabis could replace antibiotics in commercial farming. Their findings, which […]

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6 ways climate change is already affecting our lives – World Economic Forum

Climate change is already affecting people’s lives in a variety of ways. Global warming is the biggest health threat facing humanity, the World Health Organization says. It’s also making people rethink family planning choices and putting properties at risk of…