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| Dolphin bycatch from fishing practices unsustainable, study finds Posted: 28 Apr 2022 01:14 PM PDT An international team of researchers have developed a method to assess sustainable levels of human-caused wildlife mortality, which when applied to a trawl fishery shows that dolphin capture is not sustainable. |
| Higher COVID-19 death rates in the southern U.S. due to behavior differences, study finds Posted: 28 Apr 2022 11:27 AM PDT During the pre-Omicron phases of the COVID-19 pandemic, regions of the U.S. had markedly different mortality rates, primarily due to differences in mask use, school attendance, social distancing, and other behaviors. Had the entire country reacted to the pandemic as the Northeast region, more than 316,000 deaths might have been avoided, 62 percent of those avoidable deaths being in the South, according to a new study. |
| Scientists call for cap on production to end plastic pollution Posted: 28 Apr 2022 11:26 AM PDT An international group of experts says the production of new plastics should be capped to solve the plastic pollution problem. The authors argue that all other measures won't suffice to keep up with the pace of plastic production and releases. |
| How to balance economic development goals with environmental conservation Posted: 28 Apr 2022 07:39 AM PDT An international study gives fast-growing nations a simple, inexpensive guide to inform planning and decision-making to help balance economic development goals with environmental conservation and human well-being. |
| Climate change could spark the next pandemic, new study finds Posted: 28 Apr 2022 05:58 AM PDT As Earth's climate continues to warm, researchers predict wild animals will be forced to relocate their habitats -- likely to regions with large human populations -- dramatically increasing the risk of a viral jump to humans that could lead to the next pandemic. |
| Hype up fitness to support kids' health post-lockdowns, experts urge Posted: 27 Apr 2022 06:12 PM PDT As COVID-19 reaches record levels in the UK, health experts are calling for a focus on children's physical fitness as new research reveals concerning changes to children's health and physical fitness following the pandemic. |
| Japanese population projected to live longer without dementia Posted: 27 Apr 2022 08:58 AM PDT A new microsimulation projects that over the next 20 years, Japanese people will live longer without dementia, but older women with a less than high school education will benefit less than men. |
| Monitoring and evaluation of climate adaptation conservation initiatives Posted: 27 Apr 2022 08:57 AM PDT A new study offers pathways to improve monitoring and evaluation (M&E) of climate-informed conservation while revealing how practitioners are currently monitoring conservation adaptation projects. |
| Living in areas with more greenery may boost cognitive function, study finds Posted: 27 Apr 2022 08:57 AM PDT New evidence links residential exposure to greenspace, such as green vegetation, as a potential population-level approach to improve processing speed and attention, and overall cognitive function. |
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