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Coronavirus Closes In On Rohingya Refugees In Bangladesh’s Cramped, Unprepared Camps

Nary a mask in sight at a market area in Bangladesh’s Kutupalong refugee camp for Rohingya, Ukhia, March 24, 2020.…

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Coronavirus: Three Misconceptions About How Animals Transmit Diseases Debunked

Belle Ciezak/Shutterstock Olivier Restif, University of Cambridge As global COVID-19 cases top two million, it’s humbling to remember that it…

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This Isn’t The First Global Pandemic, And It Won’t Be The Last. Here’s What We’ve Learned From 4 Others Throughout History

Wikimedia/Pierart dou Tielt David Griffin, The Peter Doherty Institute for Infection and Immunity and Justin Denholm, Melbourne Health The course…

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The First Earth Day Was A Shot Heard Around The World

The first Earth Day in 1972 spurred other countries to support global environmental action. Callista Images/Getty Maria Ivanova, University of…

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How Did Insects Get Their Colours? Crystal-Covered Beetle Discovery Sheds Light

Artist’s impression of the weevil. University College Cork Maria McNamara, University College Cork and Luke McDonald, University College Cork The…

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Where The Wild Things Are: How Nature Might Respond As Coronavirus Keeps Humans Indoors

AP News Sarah Bekessy, RMIT University; Alex Kusmanoff, RMIT University; Brendan Wintle, University of Melbourne; Casey Visintin, University of Melbourne;…

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A Theater Project Explores Collective Solutions To Saving The Ocean

Courtesy Lalela uLwandle Kira Erwin, Durban University of Technology The earth’s oceans are under grave threat. Scientists in many fields…

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How Do Viruses Mutate And Jump Species? And Why Are ‘Spillovers’ Becoming More Common?

Shutterstock Steve Wylie, Murdoch University Viruses are little more than parasitic fragments of RNA or DNA. Despite this, they are…

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Amazon Fires Are Causing Glaciers In The Andes To Melt Even Faster

3523studio / shutterstock Matthew Harris, Keele University If you have turned on a TV or read the news during the…

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Coronavirus Weekly: As The World Stays At Home, Where Is The Pandemic Heading?

Lionel Cavicchioli, The Conversation From New York to Moscow, Johannesburg to Buenos Aires, the novel coronavirus continues its global journey.…

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