Low-income countries – where much of the world’s biodiversity remains – hope it could funnel billions into conserving the rainforests, lakes and oceans where such organisms live. Examples of what…
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Off-label drugs prescribed for breathlessness may do more harm than good, warn scientists
Credit: Puwadon Sang-ngern from Pexels A new study from King’s College London shows that off-label prescriptions of a common antidepressant doesn’t help breathlessness in patients with respiratory disease—and may cause…
5th century millefiori glass plaques discovered in Antalya
Archaeologists from the Ministry of Culture and Tourism, working in collaboration with Akdeniz University, have discovered millefiori glass plaques during excavations of ancient Andriake. Andriake was an ancient port in…
How online crowds wield power, for good and bad
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain How do online crowds form, grow and behave? How do they wield influence? What distinguishes desirable crowd activism from mob harassment? In the summer of 2022,…
Biden administration issues rules making mental health care more accessible
Beginning Jan. 1, Americans with private health insurance coverage should gain better access to mental health care, as well as care to help ease substance abuse, federal officials announced Monday.…
Is cooling paint the key to turning down the planet’s temperature dial?
Rooftop cooling paint reduced the interior temperature of temporary storage sheds in Texas and Northeastern’s Burlington campus this summer by at least 5°C. Credit: Northeastern University The summer of 2024…
