Protected areas fail to safeguard more than 75% of global insect species
Insects play crucial roles in almost every ecosystem—they pollinate more than 80% of plants and are a major source of ...
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Heart failure risk higher in rural areas
Heart failure risk is 19% higher for adults living in rural areas of the U.S., as compared to urban areas, ...
Risk of developing heart failure much higher in rural areas vs. urban
Adults living in rural areas of the United States have a 19% higher risk of developing heart failure compared ...
Leisure facilities are increasing in Brazil’s largest city but are still mainly in high-income areas
An article published in the journal Cities & Health points to important changes to the built environment that encourage physical activity in São ...
More effective protected areas needed to halt biodiversity loss
Protected natural areas of the UK are struggling to halt declines in insects and spiders that have occurred over the ...
Brazilian research uncovers why congenitally blind people show activity in visual-processing areas of the brain
Recently published in the scientific journal Human Brain Mapping, a Brazilian study has identified for the first time the reorganization ...
Indigenous territories and protected areas are key to forest conservation in the Brazilian Amazon, study shows
A research study led by researchers with the Center for Earth Observation and Modeling at the University of Oklahoma analyzed ...
Adults living in areas with high air pollution are more likely to have multiple long-term health conditions.
Exposure to traffic related air pollution is associated with an increased likelihood of having multiple long-term physical and mental health ...
Most Asian countries are far behind biodiversity targets for protected areas
For immediate release Study finds most Asian countries are far behind biodiversity targets for protected areas Protected areas are one ...
DocMapper.ca: New online tool finds a family doctor in your language in Ottawa and Renfrew County areas
The Chair in Family Medicine at the University of Ottawa and the Institut du Savoir Montfort is launching an online ...
Protected areas buffer climate change for biodiversity
Climate change is emerging as a top threat to biodiversity according to the latest Global Assessment Report on Biodiversity and ...
UConn researchers find lack of ecosystem services corresponds to non-white areas
Making urban environments greener and giving residents greater access to nature is an increasing focus for municipalities across the country. ...
Marine protected areas combat the effects of climate change
Marine protected areas (MPAs) are one of the solutions being put forward to help adapt to and mitigate the effects ...
Upping green space could narrow lifespan gap between poorest and richest areas
Upping the amount of natural (green and blue) space and private gardens has the potential to narrow the lifespan ...
Asian elephants prefer habitats on the boundaries of protected areas
New research, offering the most comprehensive analysis of Asian elephant movement and habitat preference to date, finds that elephants prefer ...
Q&A: UnlockedMaps provides real-time accessibility information for urban rail transit in six metro areas
While many people use Google Maps and other navigation tools to plan their rail transit trips across a city, these ...
$3M award to LSU Health New Orleans will address nursing shortage and improve health equity in rural and underserved areas
New Orleans, LA –LSU Health New Orleans School of Nursing has been awarded nearly $3 million to create a ...
Snow: Two weeks less on average in mountain areas than in 1982
Two years ago, an initial study of global snow cover announced how in 78 percent of mountain areas, snowfall had ...
Monkeypox outbreaks associated with human-to-human transmission outside endemic areas
Since May 2022, cases of monkeypox have increased globally, stirring fears of a new pandemic. A study published in the ...
Human Brain Project researchers map four new brain areas involved in many cognitive processes
Researchers of the Human Brain Project (HBP) have mapped four new areas of the human anterior prefrontal cortex that plays ...
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Null results research now published by major behavioral medicine journal
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Seawater split to produce green hydrogen
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Mount Sinai launches phase 1 US trial of NDV-HXP-S, an Egg-based investigational COVID-19 vaccine, in healthy adults previously immunized against COVID-19
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Dogs’ average age at cancer diagnosis is associated with size, sex, breed
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Face masks cut distance airborne pathogens could travel in half, new study finds
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Increase in marine heatwaves expected to affect organisms at bottom of food chain, study suggests