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New Study Shows Zero Emissions by 2050 in the U.S is Possible, But We’ve Got a Long Way to Go

December 28, 2020 by Sage Edwards
Last updated on: December 29, 2020

Many members of the Paris Climate Agreement have made pledges to reach zero emissions by the year 2060 in order to be on track to limit warming to 2.1 degrees C by 2100. Japan, South Korea, and China are all… [read]

Air Pollution Listed As Official Cause Of Death for the First Time

December 18, 2020 by Sage Edwards

In the UK, A nine-year-old girl, Ella Kissi-Debrah, died in 2013 from an asthma attack that resulted in respiratory failure. It was later discovered by Stephen Holgate that the levels of pollution near her home were illegal. PHOTOGRAPH: KEVIN SCHAFER/GETTY… [read]

One Severe Allergic Reaction to COVID Vaccine Reported

December 17, 2020 by Michael Edwards
Last updated on: December 19, 2020

An Alaskan health worker had a serious allergic reaction from the new coronavirus vaccine. She is now stable, public health authorities said on Wednesday. The Alaskan patient did not have a history of allergic reactions, Lindy Jones, the director of… [read]

The Coronavirus Vaccine

December 15, 2020 by Sage Edwards

The first non-trial dose of the coronavirus vaccine was administered earlier this week in the U.K, to a 90-year-old woman. Two of the first health care workers in the U.K have had severe allergic reactions to the vaccine. Pfizer has… [read]

Scientists Find Microplastics Near the Top of Mount Everest

December 3, 2020 by Sage Edwards

Microplastics have now been discovered at the highest and lowest points of the Earth. In 2018, microplastics were discovered at the deepest point on Earth, the Mariana Trench. Now, after analyzing samples collected by national geographic in 2019, scientists have… [read]

New Study Shows Psilocybin May Be Four Times More Effective At Treating Depression Than Antidepressants

November 16, 2020 by Sage Edwards
Last updated on: November 17, 2020

A new study, reported in JAMA Psychiatry, found Psilocybin to be four times more effective at treating depression, compared to antidepressants. Psilocybin is the psychedelic substance in magic mushrooms. This research comes after research suggesting that psilocybin could ease depression… [read]

Thousands of Pounds of Disposable Masks Are Ending up in Our Oceans

November 3, 2020 by Sage Edwards
Last updated on: November 3, 2020

On September 16th, scuba divers found more than 3,000 pounds of trash at Rushikonda beach in India. Divers were on their first underwater clean-up since quarantine began when they found 3,300 pounds of N-95 masks, gloves, and other bio-medical waste… [read]