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Three people have died in incidents related to two major wildfires in Southern California, The Los Angeles Times Reported Sunday. A man in his late 50s died of a heart attack Friday while talking with firefighters as the Saddleridge Fire raged in the Los…

At least 42 people have died and 15 are missing after Typhoon Hagibis swamped Japan Saturday, bringing record rainfall that flooded more than 1,000 homes, The Washington Post reported. NoneIt was the worst storm to hit the country in decades, BBC News…

By Marlene CimonsScientist Aaswath Raman long has been keen on discovering new sources of clean energy by creating novel materials that can make use of heat and light.And lately, he has focused on developing better cooling systems, perhaps inspired by…

By SaVanna Shoemaker, MS, RDN, LDThe aloe vera plant is a succulent that stores water in its leaves in the form of a gel.This gel is highly moisturizing and great for sunburns, bug bites, minor cuts or wounds, and other skin problems.However, many store-bought…

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By Brianna Elliott, RDHunger is your body's natural cue that it needs more food.When you're hungry, your stomach may "growl" and feel empty, or you may get a headache, feel irritable, or be unable to concentrate.Most people can go several hours between meals…

By Jeff TurrentineMore than 58 million people currently living in the U.S. — 17 percent of the population — are of Latin-American descent. By 2065 that percentage is expected to rise to nearly a quarter. Hardly a monolith, this diverse group includes…

By Jillian Kubala, MS, RDCommonly consumed vegetables, such as spinach, lettuce, peppers, carrots, and cabbage, provide abundant nutrients and flavors. It's no wonder that they're among the most popular varieties worldwide.While these veggies are very healthy,…

By Tara LohanPrigi Arisandi, who founded the environmental group Ecological Observation and Wetlands Conservation, picks through a heap of worn plastic packaging in Mojokerto, Indonesia. Reading the labels, he calls out where the trash originated: the United…

By Lisa Wartenberg, MFA, RD, LDCaffeine's popularity as a natural stimulant is unparalleled.It's found in over 60 plant species and enjoyed across the globe, especially in coffee, chocolate, and tea.The caffeine content in a beverage varies depending on the…

Maxime Leroux, a 19-year-old student in France is creating an online community of people executing one "save" per day for the sake of the planet.OneSave/Day is the name of the free app that is empowering thousands to commit to just one daily action to be a…

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) released a report that says action is needed urgently to tackle the climate crisis. It said that countries around the world need to drastically reduce their carbon emissions immediately and the most effective way is…

Two-thirds of North America's birds are threatened with extinction from climate change, a report released Thursday by the Audubon Society finds.NoneThe research uses 140 million observations of 604 North American bird species and climate models to gauge how…

Scientists have connected air pollution with a host of health issues — such as cancer, lung and heart diseases — that the World Health Organization says leads to more than 7 million premature deaths each year. But toxic air may also be driving a different…

Google has continued to curry political favor with staunch conservatives by making substantial financial contributions to more than a dozen groups that deny that the climate crisis is real, as The Guardian revealed in a bombshell investigation. NoneThe tech…

By Ayat S. KarokaroEnvironmental activists in Indonesia have raised suspicions over the death this week of a human rights defender who was a staunch advocate of communities threatened by palm oil plantations.Golfrid Siregar, 34, a member of the legal advocacy…

By George CitronerA group of chemicals that can last indefinitely are still popping up in food containers, despite increasing evidence they can lead to significant health issues.NonePer- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) are a group of synthetic,…

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This second Monday in October, the nation's capital won't celebrate Columbus Day. Instead, it will join at least eight states and more than 100 other cities in celebrating Indigenous Peoples' Day, ABC News reported.NoneThe change was passed by the DC Council…

California became the first state in the nation to ban hotels from offering mini toiletries in plastic bottles Wednesday when Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a bill to that effect into law.Assemblyman Ash Kalra, D-San Jose, who sponsored the bill, applauded the…

A popular agricultural pesticide that has been linked to brain damage in children will no longer be sold in California starting in February, state officials announced on Wednesday, as the AP reported. NoneUnder the agreement, farmers will still be allowed to…

By Ginger VieiraReducing your risk of type 2 diabetes may be as simple as changing what's in your glass.Recent research from the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health reports that people who drink increasing quantities of sugary beverages (including soda…

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Japan has suffered a brutal stretch this summer — deadly heat waves and downpours and a typhoon that blew through Tokyo leaving travelers stranded. Now the worst seems to approaching this weekend as a super typhoon is on track to batter the country's main…

Wealthier counties receive more federal home buyouts in the wake of natural disasters than poorer areas, regardless of whether or not these homes are at increased risk of flooding, new research shows. A study published Wednesday in the journal Science Advances…

Disappointed by the lack of concrete action at September's UN Climate Action Summit, the mayors of some of the world's biggest cities are taking matters into their own hands.The C40 group of mayors — who represent 94 cities, more than 700 million people and…

Every fall for the past five years, Katmai National Park and Preserve in Alaska has celebrated Fat Bear Week: a chance, as NPR explained, for people around the world to vote March-Madness style on which coastal brown bear has gotten the chonkiest while gorging…

The cocaine trade and efforts to combat it, including the U.S.-led war on drugs, are helping to drive deforestation in Central America, new research shows.The findings, released Tuesday at UN events sponsored by the government of Costa Rica, show that…

New research has shown that just 20 fossil fuel companies have allowed their relentless greed to ignore decades of warnings about what their practices were doing to the world, as The Guardian reported. Their exploitation of the world's oil, gas and coal…

Russian scientists on an Arctic expedition have discovered, for the first time, methane "boiling" on the surface of the water that is visible to the naked eye. Forget high-tech detection devices, the methane is so pronounced that it can be scooped from the…