A report and policy brief by Asia Indigenous Peoples Pact (AIPP) found that Indigenous peoples in Asia think they are having little sway on their nation’s biodiversity goals — despite the global U.N. biodiversity agreement calling on…
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Many Indigenous peoples in Asia feel excluded from nat’l biodiversity planning: Report
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Having a primary care physician reduces emergency department use for patients on dialysis
Having a primary care physician reduces emergency department (ED) use among patients with end-stage kidney disease receiving dialysis, according to a study published in JAMA Network Open.
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What 'Project Hail Mary' gets right—and wrong—about astrophysics
“Project Hail Mary,” the Ryan Gosling-led adaptation of the best-selling sci-fi novel from Andy Weir, is being praised for putting the science in science fiction. Although aliens, sun-draining microorganisms and galaxy-spanning spaceflight are…
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Amid vaccine policy whiplash, here’s how a pediatrician talks to families
Molly O’Shea has been practicing pediatrics for 33 years. “I’ve seen it all,” she says. Her career spans the introduction of numerous vaccines, a decline in infectious diseases — and a troubling rise in vaccine…
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How Open NASA Data on Comet 3I/ATLAS Will Power Tomorrow’s Discoveries
The interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS will soon leave our solar system, never to return, but the observations of the comet will live on in NASA’s public data archives. More than a dozen NASA science missions turned their instruments to observe…
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Pinterest CEO calls on governments to ban social media for users under 16
Pinterest’s CEO, Bill Ready, has called for governments to ban social media for users under 16 in a new Time op-ed.
He’s now one of the few top CEOs to call for such a restriction, as nations worldwide begin to implement or consider ways to…
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Microbes make microplastics more likely to form ice in clouds, research reveals
Tiny pieces of plastic, called microplastics, are showing up everywhere, even in the water in clouds, rain, and snow—and they may be affecting our weather and temperatures. A study published in Environmental Science & Technology and led by…
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AI tool shows promise in diagnosing advanced heart failure
Applying artificial intelligence techniques to cardiac ultrasound data may make it easier to identify patients with advanced heart failure, a new study has found. The study—led by investigators at Weill Cornell Medicine, Cornell Tech, Cornell…
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How Cacti Defy Darwin
In interpreting the intimate relationships between pollinators and orchids, Charles Darwin proposed that specialized flower shapes and colors drive diversification. After all, it seems logical that as flowers adapt to better match to specific…
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Extreme U.S. heat wave smashes all-time hottest March temperature record
March 20, 2026
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Everything about this week’s record-shattering western heat wave is extreme
An astoundingly strong heat wave is not just setting records across the western U.S.—it’s pulverizing them
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