Plants remove cancer causing toxins from air
2023-05-29
A ground-breaking study has revealed that plants can efficiently remove toxic gasoline fumes, including cancer causing compounds such as benzene, from indoor air., Read MoreContinue Reading
How Dueling PDFs Explain a Fight Over the Future of the Grid
2023-05-29
Groups for and against transmission “right of first refusal” laws paid for studies to make their cases, which show up repeatedly in state debates. Here’s what’s in between the lines—and what the outcome may mean for consumers. By Dan Gearino In a wide, stone-walled hearing room at the Indiana Statehouse,Continue Reading
Malaysia: ‘Everyone has a migration story’, now let’s eat
2023-05-29
Every recipe has a story, from Pakistan’s signature chicken korma to kaldu kokot cooked on Indonesia’s Madura Island. The UN Human Rights Office (OHCHR) has set the table for an innovative campaign that brings seven recipes to life, tackling a wave of hate speech against migrants and refugees by servingContinue Reading
UN representative alarmed by sexual violence against women and girls in DRC
2023-05-29
UN Special Representative, Pramila Patten, expressed her ‘deep concern’ on Thursday over increasing allegations of sexual violence against women and girls being carried out in camps for the internally displaced (IDPs) around Goma, in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC).Continue Reading
Ahead of $15 billion climate deal, Vietnam’s human rights record is scrutinized
2023-05-29
Activists want wealthy countries and investment institutions to address Vietnam’s human rights record before they provide funds to the country to address climate change.Continue Reading
How to dig your way out of climate grief
2023-05-29
illustration for 05/29/23 op-ed from Tess Taylor on dealing with climate grief through gardening. (illustration by Lisa Kogawa / For The Times) (Lisa Kogawa / For The Times) How to dig your way out of climate grief Op-Ed,Water & Drought,Plants Tess Taylor May 29, 2023 This winter there were momentsContinue Reading
Western resort towns risk being ‘loved to death’
2023-05-29
A new report details the downsides of tourism and population booms – and what communities can do about it.Continue Reading
On the Eve of Plastics Treaty Talks, a Youth Advocate From Ghana Speaks Out: ‘We Need Urgent Action’
2023-05-29
United Nations delegates gathering for a second negotiating session stake out their positions as environmental groups, businesses and scientists seek to influence the outcome of plastic treaty talks. By James Bruggers The youngest voice on a Paris stage Friday had an especially compelling call for the world to act quicklyContinue Reading
Researchers successfully induce primate oocytes in the lab
2023-05-28
The many types of cells in the human body are produced through the process of differentiation, in which stem cells are converted to more specialized types. Currently, it is challenging for researchers to control the differentiation of stem cells in the lab (in vitro). Of particular interest are oocytes, whichContinue Reading
Climate scientists flee Twitter as hostility surges following Musk’s takeover
2023-05-28
Scientists suffering insults and mass-spam are abandoning Twitter for alternative social networks as hostile climate-change denialism surges on the platform following Elon Musk’s takeover. …Continue Reading
State Farm has stopped accepting homeowner insurance applications in California
2023-05-28
The announcement is the latest development in what has been a years-long issue in California: insurance companies dropping homeowners because of the growing risk of wildfires. (Image credit: Mark Ralston/AFP via Getty Images)Continue Reading
Despite ‘slightly’ improved food security in Yemen, hunger stalks millions
2023-05-28
The food security situation in Yemen’s government-controlled districts “slightly improved” during the first five months of this year, but acute malnutrition is on the rise, UN agencies warned in a new report released on Friday.Continue Reading
UN peacekeepers ‘a beacon of hope and protection’: Guterres
2023-05-28
The UN’s 87,000-plus peacekeepers worldwide are “a beacon of hope and protection” for vulnerable civilians, in an increasingly dangerous and uncertain world, the UN chief said on Thursday, recognizing that last year, another 102 ‘blue helmets’ fell in the line of duty.Continue Reading