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“Razor blade throat”: The “Nimbus” COVID variant sparks concern of summer surge

Post-pandemic amnesia is a natural reaction, and it’s common for misremembering to occur after a pandemic or collective traumatic event occurs. Yet the reality is that SARS-CoV-2, the virus causing COVID-19, is still finding ways to infect people by evolving new mutations,…

October 23, 2025 · by Friedrich Arndt · 0

Who’s the real invasive species: us or them? Ecologists are rethinking urban biodiversity

Climate change is already having a profound impact on cities, as global urbanization pushes more and more people to live in them. The animals who cohabitate with human, whether we appreciate their presence or not, are changing too. Specifically, there’s been an…

October 23, 2025 · by Friedrich Arndt · 0

Cruel but “necessary”: Can cutting off rhino horns — and selling them — help save rhinos?

Johan Marais spots a rhinoceros from a helicopter and shoots it with a tranquilizer dart. Another five minutes will pass before the rhino goes down. A team is ready on the ground to make sure the animal is well positioned when…

October 23, 2025 · by Friedrich Arndt · 0

Vaccines: Why they’re even more important than you think

Vaccines work, actually. But that’s not all. Depending on the specific vaccine we’re talking about, that jab might also prevent cancer, heal herpes lesions, help you keep most of your marbles, prevent your kids from dying in early childhood, improve…

October 23, 2025 · by Friedrich Arndt · 0

Global water supplies threatened by overmining of aquifers

ProPublica is a Pulitzer Prize-winning investigative newsroom. Sign up for The Big Story newsletter to receive stories like this one in your inbox. As the planet gets hotter and its reservoirs shrink and its glaciers melt, people have increasingly drilled…

October 23, 2025 · by Friedrich Arndt · 0

In Florida, there are still doctors who believe in vaccines

Dr. Rana Alissa was caring for sick infants at the hospital where she works when she received a call from a colleague with “bad news.” Florida’s surgeon general, Dr. Joseph Ladapo, her colleague said, announced that Florida would become the…

October 23, 2025 · by Friedrich Arndt · 0

Jane Goodall’s work with chimps changed how we see humanity

Jane Goodall, an iconic figure in conservation whose work transformed human-animal relations, is perhaps best known for the trailblazing research she carried out with chimpanzees at Gombe Stream National Park, in what is now Tanzania. Almost everyone reading this will…

October 23, 2025 · by Friedrich Arndt · 0