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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...
An image of Feral hogs.

Wild ‘super pigs’ from Canada could become a new front in the war on feral hogs — Marcus Lashley

They go by many names – pigs, hogs, swine, razorbacks – but whatever you call them, wild pigs (Sus scrofa) are one...
An image of a copy of the Quran during a protest in Baghdad, Iraq.

Quran burning in Sweden prompts debate on the fine line between freedom of expression and incitement of hatred — Armin Langer

The Swedish government is concerned about national security following several incidents involving the burning of the Quran that have provoked demonstrations and...
An image of a young girl looking up at green germ-like figures

What if every germ hit you at the exact same time? An immunologist explains — Joseph Larkin III

When I was younger, I would watch “Batman” on my black-and-white television after school. Usually, Batman would face either the...

Why the military can use emergency powers to treat service members with trial COVID-19 drugs — Jennifer Bard

Infectious disease has always been one of the military’s greatest threats.

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...
An image of a person wearing a black shirt and a picture and text of Keith Titmuss.

An NRL player died at training due to exertional heat stroke. What is it and what should coaches and athletes know? — Samuel Chalmers and Orlando Laitano

The tragic death of Manly rugby league player Keith Titmuss in 2020 due to exertional heat stroke is a reminder...
An image of the words Robert Oppenheimer quoted from the Gita, seen written in dust on part of a deactivated nuclear missile at the Pima Air & Space Museum.

Oppenheimer often used Sanskrit verses, and the Bhagavad Gita was special for him − but not in the way Christopher Nolan’s film depicts it — Vasudha Narayanan

A scene in the film “Oppenheimer,” in which the physicist is quoting a Bhagavad Gita verse while making love, has...
Fish

Grunts, boops, chatters and squeals — fish are noisy creatures — Audrey Looby, Amalis Riera, Kieran Cox and Sarah Vela

While they may lack some of the melodic qualities of birds or whales, there are almost 1,000 species of fish...
A photo of Haggadah shel Pesah, translated by Sonia Gronemann and illustrated by Otto Geismar. Made in Berlin, 1927. Isser and Rae Price Library of Judaica.

From sumptuous engravings to stick-figure sketches, Passover Haggadahs − and their art − have been evolving for centuries — Rebecca J.W. Jefferson

The Jewish festival of Passover recalls the biblical story of the Israelites enslaved by Egypt and their miraculous escape. During a ritual...
An image of a Nascar driver.

Think being a NASCAR driver isn’t as physically demanding as other sports? Think again — Michael Reid

Imagine an NBA game played outdoors. In August. In Phoenix. Tip-off is at noon. There are no timeouts. There is...
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Prostate cancer treatment is not always the best option – a cancer researcher walks her father through his diagnosis — Luisel Ricks-Santi

“Me encontraron càncer en la pròstata,” my father told me. They found cancer in my prostate. As a cancer researcher who knows...
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