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Researchers find that up to half of glaciers will disappear by the end of the century, but even more could be lost under higher global warming scenarios.

These insects seem to eat pretty much anything, and as the climate warms their numbers are only increasing – Australia should be a warning to the rest of the world, writes Frances Vinall

Are you ready for another lockdown? We may be headed that way. According to a recent study published in the journal Science Advances, increasing animal agriculture elevates the risk of zoonotic diseases, which are animal-borne and transmissible to humans, like COVID-19. So let’s do our part to thwart future pandemics…

Making it easier for scientists to study marijuana is a far cry from the liberalization that most Americans want.

The first drug that can slow the rate of decline in Alzheimer’s patients has been found. The experimental drug, called lecanemab, is an antibody that targets the toxic clumps of amyloid protein associated with the mind-robbing disease. While these results are cause for celebration, there are still significant questions about…

Two deaths linked to the drug may present a more complicated path to approval.

A recent study has provided some of the strongest evidence so far that the Epstein-Barr virus and MS are linked, but scientists point to other possible causes.

The study was published in the Science journal

The latest State of the Climate report has found oceans are warming at alarming rates, cyclones are intensifying and fire seasons are longer.