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How Climate Change Is Driving Emigration From Central America

How Climate Change Is Driving Emigration From Central America

By Miranda Cady Hallett Clouds of dust rose behind the wheels of the pickup truck as we hurtled over the back road in Palo Verde, El Salvador. When we got to the stone-paved part of the road, the driver slowed as the truck heaved up and down with the uneven terrain. Riding in the back […]

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    Ticks Spread Plenty More for You to Worry About Beyond Lyme Disease

    Ticks Spread Plenty More for You to Worry About Beyond Lyme Disease

    By Jerome Goddard When it comes to problems caused by ticks, Lyme disease hogs a lot of the limelight. But various tick species carry and transmit a collection of other pathogens, some of which cause serious, even fatal, conditions. In fact, the number of tick-borne disease cases is on the rise in the U.S. The […]

    Dragon Quest: Australia Kicks off Search for Possibly Extinct Lizard

    Dragon Quest: Australia Kicks off Search for Possibly Extinct Lizard

    By John R. Platt Got good eyesight and some time on your hands? Australia needs you. Zoos Victoria has issued a public appeal to help find a lizard species that hasn’t been credibly observed in 50 years. The Victorian grasslands earless dragon (Tympanocryptis pinguicolla) was last seen in 1969 and could possibly be mainland Australia’s […]

    Big Pharma Emits More Greenhouse Gases Than the Automotive Industry

    Big Pharma Emits More Greenhouse Gases Than the Automotive Industry

    By Lotfi Belkhir Rarely does mention of the pharmaceutical industry conjure up images of smoke stacks, pollution and environmental damage. Yet our recent study found the global pharmaceutical industry is not only a significant contributor to global warming, but it is also dirtier than the global automotive production sector. It was a surprise to find […]