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An illustration of greenwashing involves giving false impressions about a company’s impact on the environment

Companies are buying up cheap carbon offsets − data suggest it’s more about greenwashing than helping the climate — Sehoon Kim

Carbon offsets have become big business as more companies make promises to protect the climate but can’t meet the goals...
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Misuse of Adderall promotes stigma and mistrust for patients who need it – a neuroscientist explains the science behind the controversial ADHD drug — Habibeh Khoshbouei

The nationwide shortages of Adderall that began in fall 2022 have brought renewed attention to the beleaguered drug, which is used to treat attention-deficit/hyperactivity...
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College athletes still are not allowed to be paid by universities – here’s why — Cyntrice Thomas

Ever since July 1, 2021, student-athletes have been able to pursue endorsement deals. But when it comes to getting paid by...
An image of demonstrators protest against Nicolás Maduro’s government in Caracas

Massive protests erupt again over disputed Venezuelan elections – but they look different this time — Rebecca Hanson and Verónica Zubillaga

Post-election protests are far from uncommon in Venezuela. In 2018, people took to the streets to contest President Nicolás Maduro’s reelection;...
Florida coast after two hurricanes

Dreaming of beachfront real estate? Much of Florida’s coast is at risk of storm erosion that can cause homes to collapse, as Daytona just saw — Zhong-Ren Peng

Back-to-back hurricanes left an unnerving scene on the Florida coast in November 2022: Several houses, and even swimming pools, were...
Woman with dark hair wearing eye glasses and a mask that reads "my right to breathe."

The UN just declared a universal human right to a healthy, sustainable environment – here’s where resolutions like this can lead  — Joel E. Correia

Climate change is already affecting much of the world’s population, with startlingly high temperatures from the Arctic to Australia. Air pollution from wildfires, vehicles and industries threatens human health. Bees and pollinators are...

Hoarding, stockpiling, panic buying: What’s normal behavior in an abnormal time? — Carol Mathews

UF Psychiatry Professor Carol Mathews writes for The Conversation.
A photo of commemorating the anniversary of the 1938 pogrom in Hamburg, on the former site of the Bornplatz Synagogue, in November 2018.

Kristallnacht’s legacy still haunts Hamburg − even as the city rebuilds a former synagogue burned in the Nazi pogrom — Yaniv Feller

Johanna Neumann was 8 when she witnessed a mob of local citizens and Nazis vandalizing the Bornplatz Synagogue in Hamburg....
An image of an embryonic bonnethead shark.

Rare access to hammerhead shark embryos reveals secrets of its unique head development — Gareth J. Fraser

Scientists very rarely get access to most sharks, the development of their young or the nursery grounds where they grow....
An image of a patient in a hospital bed looking at his doctor with a handheld device in his hand.

Sickle cell disease can be deadly, and the persistent health inequities facing Black Americans worsen the problem — Diana J. Wilkie

The pain from a heart attack is so bad that – if you can imagine – it can feel like...
Firefighters and a wildfire

6 wildfire terms to understand, from red flag warning to 100% containment — David Godwin

A wildfire fueled by dry, windy conditions forced hundreds of people to evacuate homes in Arizona in mid-April, following fires that destroyed more...

Puerto Rico’s vulnerability to hurricanes is magnified by weak government and bureaucratic roadblocks — Carlos A. Suárez Carrasquillo and Fernando Tormos-Aponte

Five years after Hurricane Maria wreaked havoc on Puerto Rico, Hurricane Fiona has killed at least four people, caused widespread flooding and left hundreds...
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