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Emotional posts on social media rarely change anyone's mind
1+ week, 4+ day ago (875+ words) You may feel relief after sharing strong feelings online about a political issue. Many people post emotional messages hoping to change minds or inspire action. But research from Cornell University and Cambridge University Press shows something surprising. Emotional posts may…...
Toddlers are no longer just swallowing nicotine - they're inhaling it
2+ week, 1+ day ago (794+ words) A small, colorful device on a table may look harmless. For a young child, it may even look like a toy. But new research shows that these devices are quietly becoming a serious health risk inside homes. Researchers from Rutgers…...
Most Americans already know that alcohol causes cancer, even though the USDA removed the warning from its Dietary Guidelines
2+ day, 11+ hour ago (731+ words) Fifty-three percent of Americans now say drinking alcohol regularly raises cancer risk, even after new federal diet advice dropped that warning. Awareness of alcohol's cancer connection did not vanish, yet the USDA's nutrition guide decided there was no longer a…...
Water is flowing faster and vanishing sooner in the western U. S.
1+ day, 12+ hour ago (701+ words) The rivers of the Pacific Northwest are always in motion, shaped by the slow rhythms of snow and shifting seasons. Winter snow stacks up in the mountains, waits, and then releases itself slowly into streams that carry life through spring…...
Ozone recovery delayed by overlooked industrial loophole
1+ day, 12+ hour ago (832+ words) A new study has found that a legal exception in global ozone rules is delaying the recovery of the ozone layer over much of the Northern Hemisphere by about seven years. The finding recasts a narrow industrial loophole as one…...
Sharing a bed comes with a hidden cost to your sleep
2+ week, 2+ day ago (726+ words) Sharing a bed is one of the simplest ways people connect. It feels warm, familiar, and deeply human. At the end of a long day, lying next to someone you care about can feel more relaxing than anything else. That…...
Why soda taxes aren't working at the drive-through
4+ day, 4+ hour ago (785+ words) A new study has found that sugary drink taxes did not reduce beverage calories in Taco Bell drive-through orders across five U. S. jurisdictions. That result narrows one of the central promises of soda taxes by showing how easily the policy can…...
Droughts are quietly pushing Europe back into fossil fuels
4+ day, 6+ hour ago (798+ words) Droughts are quietly putting pressure on Europe's clean energy ambitions. When rivers run low, hydropower weakens, and countries are forced to lean on fossil fuels again. That creates a worrying loop: climate change makes droughts worse, and droughts push emissions…...
Earth can no longer sustain the global human population, study warns
1+ week, 6+ day ago (980+ words) A new paper delivers an uncomfortable message: humanity is already using more of Earth's resources than the planet can sustainably provide over the long term." And while population growth is slowing, the researchers say we're still on a path that…...
Scientists finally develop a plan to clean up the massive North Pacific Garbage Patch
2+ week, 1+ day ago (839+ words) A new study has found that ten years of dedicated clean up work could remove more than 80 percent of the floating plastic trapped in the North Pacific Garbage Patch. That finding turns the planet's largest oceanic debris field from a…...