How Water Cycles Can Help Prevent Disastrous Floods and Drought
In just a few months this year, abnormally low water levels in rivers led China to shut down factories, and floods inundated one-third of Pakistan, killing around 1,500 people and grinding the country to a halt. A dried-up Rhine River threatened to tip Germany’s economy into recession, because cargo ships could not carry standard loads.
E-Waste Could Become a ‘Gold Mine’ for Rare-Earth Elements
Your smartphone begins life neatly packed into a well-designed box. Chances are it will end its days in a more ignominious manner. Assuming it doesn’t end up rattling around in a junk drawer, it will most likely go to the same landfill as your other household waste, where it will slowly leach toxic chemicals into
COVID Vaccines Can Temporarily Affect Menstruation, and Studying That Matters
The COVID vaccines can affect menstrual cycles, but the changes are small and short-lived, research shows Credit: Westend61/Getty ImagesFor as long as there have been vaccines, there has been vaccine misinformation—and surprisingly often it has focused on fertility. The COVID vaccines have been no exception. False claims that vaccination provokes the immune system to attack
NASA’s Pluto Spacecraft Begins New Mission at the Solar System’s Edge
Only two spacecraft have ever left our solar system and lived to tell the tale. In 2012 and 2019, NASA’s Voyager 1 and 2 spacecraft respectively broke through the heliopause, the boundary at which our sun’s sphere of influence gives way to the interstellar medium. They have sent back remarkable riches from this distant location
China COVID Wave Could Kill One Million People, Models Predict
Boosting vaccination rates, continuing widespread mask use and reimposing some restrictions on movement could reduce the number of deaths in China’s COVID waveTravelers at Shanghai Hongqiao Railway Station in Shanghai, China, on Monday, Dec. 12, 2022. COVID-19 infections are rising in China after the government lifted many restrictions. Credit: Qilai Shen/Bloomberg via Getty ImagesUp to one
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