By Alexander Freund In a pilot study at the University of Helsinki, dogs trained as medical diagnostic assistants were taught to recognize the previously unknown odor signature of the COVID-19 disease caused by the novel coronavirus. And they learned with astonishing success: After only a few weeks, the first dogs were able to accurately distinguish […]
By Sarah Shakour and Natalie Pierce COVID-19 has infected nearly 5 million people around the world, and continues to spread rapidly. Although lockdowns are now being eased in some countries, the impacts from this the virus will continue to be felt until a viable solution or vaccine is found. And while the world waits for […]
By Eoin Higgins Sen. Bernie Sanders was among critics outraged that the fossil fuel industry is using tax breaks in the CARES Act meant to help businesses keep workers employed to avoid paying millions of dollars in taxes — and then delivering that money to executives. “Good thing President Trump is looking out for the […]
By Zulfikar Abbany First it looked like we were in for a very long haul under lockdown measures, perhaps until the end of the summer holidays. That was until about two weeks ago. Then, all of a sudden, the weather changed — atmospherically and metaphorically, and perhaps freakishly so. Restrictions are being lifted in Germany, […]
Democratic party power players and funders, green groups, and Joe Biden’s campaign rolled out multiple climate-focused initiatives this week, signaling climate change’s likely starring role in the upcoming election despite the coronavirus pandemic. On Wednesday, Biden and Sen. Bernie Sanders each selected representatives to sit on six Democratic “unity” task forces, which will play a […]
By Johnny Wood What does COVID-19 mean for the energy transition? While lockdowns have caused a temporary fall in CO2 emissions, the pandemic risks derailing recent progress in addressing the world’s energy challenges. The current state of the sector is described in the World Economic Forum’s Energy Transition Index 2020. It benchmarks the energy systems […]
By Jake Johnson With hunger rising at an alarming rate across the U.S.—particularly among children—as the coronavirus crisis sends unemployment to levels not seen since the Great Depression, the Trump administration this week resumed its effort to strip nutrition benefits from more than a million people by appealing a court ruling that blocked the Agriculture […]
By Jessica Corbett As the coronavirus pandemic continues to expose and exacerbate enduring issues and inequities in the global food and health systems, a United Nations-backed report released Tuesday declares the double burden of malnutrition—undernourishment and obesity—the leading cause of death worldwide. The foreword of the 2020 Global Nutrition Report puts the assessment in the […]
By Stephanie Hanes Earlier this month, health care experts from across the United States gathered to address hundreds of journalists and policymakers by webinar. But their focus was not testing, nor vaccines, nor “herd immunity.” It was not even COVID-19, really. Instead, their focus was climate change. “While many see issues like climate change and […]
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