by Matt Rozsa | Dec 6, 2023 | Salon.com
Recent data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) clearly indicates the COVID-19 pandemic is not done with us, as almost all metrics related to the SARS-CoV-2 virus (test positivity, ER visits, hospitalizations and wastewater signal) have been steadily rising for weeks. Deaths, which typically lag behind these statistics anyway, have stayed unchanged over the past week, but have still averaged over 1,000 deaths weekly for the last several weeks....
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by Matt Rozsa | Dec 4, 2023 | Salon.com
The 2023 United Nations Climate Change Conference, also known as COP28, is underway, and is already generating significant controversy. Sultan Al Jaber of the United Arab Emirates (UAE), the president of COP28, came under fire Sunday for recent comments that denied the basic scientific realities of climate change. The controversy began when Jaber was being interviewed by Mary Robinson, a former UN special envoy for climate change, for the She Changes Climate event....
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by Matt Rozsa | Dec 1, 2023 | Salon.com
The eldritch, alien movements of octopus arms have captivated people for generations. These underwater cephalopods don’t have just one brain but nine, with each of their arms able to act semi-independently. These movements are technically called “bend propagation,” a flexible motion that travels like a wave through to the tip before wrapping around the octopus’ prey....
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by Matt Rozsa | Nov 30, 2023 | Salon.com
Scientists have known for years that wolverines are threatened by climate change. They usually reside in Arctic and subarctic latitudes — and, when venturing south, they stick to high altitudes — because they rely on snowfall to survive. Female wolverines will only dig dens for their kits in the snow, and their bodies are acclimated to snowy environments....
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by Matt Rozsa | Nov 30, 2023 | Salon.com
During the COVID-19 pandemic, public health experts noticed a disturbing statistic: Starting in 2020, the average American life expectancy began to plummet. The downward trend was primarily attributable to the COVID-19 pandemic, but as early as the 2010s, the average American life expectancy had started to plateau and even slightly dip....
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