Survivors of Deadly Earthquakes Must Deal with Lasting Trauma
The major earthquake in Turkey and Syria last week killed tens of thousands of people and caused tens of billions of dollars in damage. It is also taking a toll on survivors’ mental health. Research has confirmed that natural hazards such as this magnitude 7.8 temblor lead to acute trauma and an increased risk for
Love and the Brain: The Animal Matchmaker and the Panda Romeo and Juliet
SUBSCRIBE: Apple | Spotify [CLIP: Panda sounds] Shayla Love: What you’re hearing are the sounds of two pandas in love. Meghan Martin: She kept going to his side of the pen—and just, you know, calling to him and checking in on him. And [it] just felt like one of those very unfortunate, like, Romeo and Juliet–type
Chinese Spy Balloon Saga Shows UFOs Deserve Serious Investigations
Sailors assigned to Assault Craft Unit 4 prepare material recovered in the Atlantic Ocean from a high-altitude balloon for transport to federal agents at Joint Expeditionary Base Little Creek Feb. 10, 2023. Credit: Ryan Seelbach/U.S. Navy via Getty ImagesAt latest count, Sidewinder missiles have burst both a wayward Chinese balloon and three “unidentified objects” floating
Chemical Health Risks from the Ohio Train Accident–What We Know So Far
About two weeks after a train carrying toxic and combustible materials derailed just outside a small town near the Ohio-Pennsylvania border and filled the skies with black smoke, questions abound over the health and environmental impacts of the disaster. The February 3 derailment of the train, operated by Norfolk Southern, near East Palestine, Ohio, sparked
Era of ‘Free’ COVID Vaccines, Test Kits and Treatments Is Ending. Who Will Pay the Tab Now?
Time is running out for free-to-consumer covid vaccines, at-home test kits, and even some treatments. The White House announced this month that the national public health emergency, first declared in early 2020 in response to the pandemic, is set to expire May 11. When it ends, so will many of the policies designed to combat the virus’s
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