AvatarSalonAvatarAvatar9 hours agoUrbanization is isolating fruit-loving birds and forests are paying the priceverified_publisherSalon - By Matthew RozsaFruit-eating birds — also known as frugivores — come in many colors and sizes, from the tiny yellow Palm tanager and the bright Blue red-legged honeycreeper (Thraupis palmarum) to the Toucan-like black, gray, white and orange Great hornbill (Buceros bicornis). They are also essential to the …
AvatarSalonAvatarAvatar17 hours agoA one-shot vaccine for COVID, flu and future viruses? Researchers say it's comingverified_publisherSalon - By Nicole KarlisAt the beginning of the pandemic, many people hoped that infections with SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19 — or vaccines against the virus — would provide durable lifetime immunity, as is the case with diseases like measles or mumps. Instead, the COVID virus is more akin to the influenza …
AvatarSalonAvatarAvatar1 day ago"Already the law:" Federal agency clarifies that abortion leave is covered by workplace protectionsverified_publisherSalon - By Nicole KarlisThis week, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) finalized its Pregnant Workers Fairness Act regulations, after being criticized by conservative lawmakers and religious organizations. Part of the update included a clarification that accommodations, like a leave of absence, under the …
AvatarSalonAvatarAvatar2 days agoUnexpected black hole discovery is the most massive stellar object of its kind in our galaxyverified_publisherSalon - By Rae HodgeThe biggest stellar black hole ever seen in the Milky Way galaxy has just been discovered by a collaboration of astronomers — and it's the second-closest one to us, parked just 2,000 light-years away. Published in the journal Astronomy & Astrophysics today, researchers describe how their discovery, …
AvatarSalonAvatarAvatar2 days ago"Borrowed time": As we shatter temperature records, experts worry we're in "uncharted territory"verified_publisherSalon - By Matthew RozsaOur rapidly heating planet is regularly shattering records these days. December through February was so warm — in fact, the hottest winter on record in the U.S. — it's been described by some climate experts as a "lost winter." Last year also set new records for global surface temperature, hottest …
AvatarSalonAvatarAvatar2 days agoThanks to a genetic breakthrough, a rare rhino species may be rescued from extinctionverified_publisherSalon - By Matthew RozsaAs humans continue to encroach on our planet, we are driving a mass extinction that some experts call a "biological holocaust." Since more and more species are dying, it creates an increasing number of genetic bottlenecks, which make animal and plant survival even more difficult. Take for example …
AvatarSalonAvatarAvatar3 days agoAustralia's Great Barrier Reef suffers most severe coral bleaching ever recordedverified_publisherSalon - By Matthew RozsaThe Great Barrier Reef — a colorful and iconic natural wonder off the coast of Australia that spans an area of 133,000 square miles (344,400 square kilometres) — is suffering potentially unprecedented bleaching due to climate change. Bleaching occurs when coral become stressed due to high …
AvatarSalonAvatarAvatar3 days agoElevated heat may be linked to more than half a million stroke deaths, especially in poor countriesverified_publisherSalon - By Matthew RozsaChinese scientists analyzing health data from more than 200 countries and territories discovered people are more likely to suffer fatal or disabling strokes when the climate changes. While the recent study in the journal Neurology does not directly attribute the strokes to human-caused climate …
AvatarSalonAvatarAvatar3 days agoMongeese are some of the only animals that go to war. Scientists could soon find out whyverified_publisherSalon - By Rae HodgeShe’s the authoritarian matriarchal warlord with a fart so powerful it strikes terror in the heart of honey badgers. She rolls with a posse that’s 30-strong, uses warthogs like DoorDash for her tick snacks between brawls, and has a cousin who catches birds with his butt cheeks. Her ancestors were …
AvatarSalonAvatarAvatar3 days agoClimate change is making homelessness worse — but experts say we can helpverified_publisherSalon - By Matthew RozsaAs climate change worsens, extreme weather events are becoming more common and more intense, from heat waves to floods to freak storms. For the most part, people can escape these events by going inside. But for the unhoused, things are obviously not so easy. For people without housing, they are the …
AvatarSalonAvatarAvatar4 days agoHave humans triggered a new geologic era? Geologists disagree if the Anthropocene exists or notverified_publisherSalon - By Matthew RozsaEarth's 4.5 billion year geological history is full of death and rebirth, mass extinctions and explosions of biodiversity, with different periods often marked by cataclysmic changes that radically reshaped environments and climates. Whether it was major ice ages or meteor impacts, these changes …
AvatarSalonAvatarAvatar5 days agoAfter Florida and Arizona abortion bans, some abortion funds are being pushed to the brinkverified_publisherSalon - By Nicole KarlisSince the U.S. Supreme Court’s ruling in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization overturned Roe v. Wade, which provided Americans with a constitutional right to access abortion, states have been able to make their own laws on abortion access. This month two states, Florida and Arizona, passed …