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In the two month period around the US' withdrawal from the Paris Climate Agreement, Twitter bots were responsible for about 25% of tweets about climate change, and were more likely than human users to tweet about climate denial research.

Systemic racism and structural inequalities reduce biodiversity in low-income and racial minority neighborhoods compared to affluent communities.

Environment

Four species of Pacific salmon in Alaska are decreasing in size due to climate change and competition for food at sea, with high risks for the environment and salmon-dependent communities.

Environment

Long-term exposure to air pollution, especially ground-level ozone, can accelerate the progression of emphysema, a disease that causes damage to the lungs.

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Eating more fruits and vegetables, optimally two servings of fruit and three servings of veggies per day, is associated with lower mortality in adults.

Pregnant women with COVID-19 were not more likely to have preterm birth, severe preeclampsia (high blood pressure during pregnancy), or deliver by C-section than pregnant women without COVID-19.

Health

Noise from human activities at sea such as shipping traffic, resource exploration, and construction damages marine animals’ hearing, changing their physiology and behavior.

Environment

Light pollution, which disrupts sleep, may be associated with premature births and reduced birth weights.

People that avoid attachment in relationships benefit from touch when experiencing it, despite their negative attitudes toward it.

7-11 year-olds had a harder time responding to emotional cues when their sleep was restricted to six hours or less. The effects were stronger in kids with anxiety symptoms.