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According to health officials, the flu is on the rise in several states and increasing in others.

NEW YORK —  According to health officials, the flu season has begun in the United States and at least seven states have reported a high number of illnesses, with cases also increasing in other areas of the country. The latest…

The decline of Arctic sea ice poses a danger to polar bears.

Kaktovik, Alaska —  In the Arctic region, the effects of climate change are occurring at a heightened rate, with temperatures increasing at a rate two to four times greater than the worldwide average. Vladimir Romanovsky, a geophysicist at the University…

The town near the Icelandic volcano faces years of uncertainty.

GRINDAVIK, ICELAND —  Following a series of earthquakes indicating a potential volcanic eruption, residents who were forced to evacuate from Grindavik, Iceland are left questioning if they will be able to come back. Eythor Reynisson, a native of Grindavik, shared…

Outbreak The capital of Zimbabwe has announced a state of emergency due to an outbreak of cholera.

The mayor of Harare stated on Friday that Zimbabwe has announced a state of emergency in response to a cholera outbreak, which has resulted in numerous fatalities throughout the nation. The city of Harare, with a population of 1.5 million,…

Reworked: Traditional herders adapting to address the effects of climate change and adjust to contemporary ways of living.

SUKHBAATAR, Mongolia —  As the dawn approached in Mongolia, the moon illuminated the sky while Agvaantogtokh and his family readied themselves for their next journey. With a herd of almost a thousand sheep and goats, they rode on horseback to…

There have been a significant number of undisclosed injuries at SpaceX, along with the passing of a pioneer in space travel.

Dozens of previously unrecorded accidents at a major company in the space industry have been revealed. Additionally, the head of the European Space Agency issues a warning about climate change, and we pay tribute to a pioneer in space travel….

The US Report Indicates a Halt in Progress for Black and Hispanic Children with Cancer

The progress made in treating childhood cancer is a notable achievement in modern medicine. However, over the last ten years, this progress has come to a halt for Black and Hispanic children, resulting in a disparity in mortality rates, as…

The icy archives of the past reveal stories of past climates.

Copenhagen, Denmark —  How was the air breathed by Caesar, the Prophet Mohammed or Christopher Columbus? A giant freezer in Copenhagen holds the answers, storing blocks of ice with atmospheric tales thousands of years old. The collection known as the…

Michigan’s Nickel Mining Industry and Environmentalists Find a Way to Coexist

The tale started out as a well-known and traditional narrative. During the early 2000s, the multinational company Rio Tinto arrived in the untouched areas of Michigan’s Upper Peninsula with the intention of excavating a nickel mine. Environmentalists were concerned about…

A recent report predicts that deaths caused by heat will increase by almost 400% by the year 2050.

According to a recent report, there will be a 370% rise in deaths caused by heat if global temperatures increase by 2 degrees Celsius from pre-industrial levels by the year 2050, as projected. The results were included in a publication…