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California residents were among the 147 passengers and staff aboard the MV Hondius cruise ship when it was stricken by a suspected outbreak of hantavirus that has left three dead.
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Researchers around the planet grew up watching documentaries hosted by the English broadcaster and naturalist, which sparked their love of the natural world. Now, their discoveries become tributes to his legacy...
While the outbreak aboard a cruise ship in the Atlantic is concerning, the virus isn't easily transmitted through casual contact.
A weedy grass that farmers usually curse could help save their wheat. Chinese researchers report that they've pulled a powerful gene from coach grass ( Elymus repens ) and moved it into wheat, sharply reducing damage from Fusarium head blight, or FHB, a major fungal disease, per Phys.org . In...
"Why are you here?" Fabrizio Pilo, an electrical engineer, asks me as we sit in an outdoor caf near his home in Cagliari, an ancient city on the island of Sardinia. It's a fair question. I'm a journalist from the United States. I'd just stepped off my flight 2 hours prior and come straight to this meeting, suitcase still stowed in my rental car. I'm here to see three intriguing new energy projects under development in Sardinia. I'd heard there's strong public resistance...
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Some people taking Ozempic-like diabetes drugs may be getting dramatically better results for a surprising reason: why they overeat in the first place. A year-long study in Japan found that people who tend to eat because tempting food looks or smells irresistible were much more likely to lose weight and improve blood sugar levels on GLP-1 medications. But people who eat mainly in response to stress, sadness, or emotional struggles didn't see the same long-term benefits.
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