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San Francisco
fromsfist.com
1 week ago

It Will Likely Be a Year Before the Port of SF's Sinking Dry Dock #2 Can Be Demolished and Removed

The Port of San Francisco's Dry Dock #2 requires constant pumping to prevent sinking and won't be removed until 2027, risking catastrophic damage from winter storms.
Medicine
fromMail Online
3 weeks ago

Scientists say the secret to curing cancer could live in your pet CAT

Genetic alterations in common cat cancers mirror those in humans, revealing shared mechanisms and opportunities for cross-species targeted therapies.
fromArchDaily
1 month ago

Moving Capitals Across Global Contexts: From Strategic Planning to Environmental Necessity

Across history, the relocation of capital cities has often been associated with moments of political rupture, regime change, or symbolic nation-building. From Brasília to Islamabad, new capitals were frequently conceived as instruments of centralized power, territorial control, or ideological projection. In recent decades, however, a different set of drivers has begun to shape these decisions. Rather than security or representation alone, contemporary capital relocations are increasingly tied to structural pressures such as demographic concentration, infrastructural saturation, environmental risk, and long-term resource management.
World news
Environment
fromwww.dw.com
1 month ago

Who is financing deep-sea mining?

Major financial institutions have invested at least $684 million in companies linked to deep-sea mining despite public pledges not to finance the activity.
Canada news
fromwww.cbc.ca
2 months ago

Hundreds of thousands of used tires are piling in Ontario. Some industry insiders are sounding the alarm | CBC News

Reduced provincial tire recycling requirements and weaker producer incentives have created massive stockpiles of used tires in Ontario while consumers continue paying recycling fees.
Public health
fromPsychology Today
3 months ago

Autism Research Shows Many Intertwined Causes

Autism results from multiple interacting genetic and environmental pathways, with longitudinal cohorts revealing complex, time-varying developmental influences that justify updated public health guidance.
Environment
fromIrish Independent
3 months ago

Objector group launches crowdfund for High Court case against 1.3bn sewage infrastructure extending off Dublin coast

Proposed Greater Dublin Drainage pipeline will discharge large volumes of wastewater near a protected biosphere, prompting environmental and legal challenges over health and ecological risks.
Environment
fromwww.independent.co.uk
4 months ago

Fly-tippers cover Oxfordshire field in mountain of waste

A 150m-long, 6m-high illegal plastic waste heap near the River Cherwell in Oxfordshire poses environmental and fire risks and was likely dumped by organised crime.
UK politics
fromBusiness Matters
5 months ago

Labour accelerates UK fracking ban as Ed Miliband counters Reform push

The government will fast-track legislation to permanently ban fracking in the UK, requiring parliamentary repeal for any future restart.
Environment
fromMail Online
6 months ago

Urgent warning over controversial plans to dim the SUN

Polar geoengineering proposals like solar dimming and sea curtains risk irreversible damage, high costs, infeasibility, and dangerous knock-on effects.
fromwww.dw.com
6 months ago

Taiwan's nuclear referendum reveals energy dilemma DW 08/21/2025

Going nuclear-free would undermine national security,
World news
Public health
fromMail Online
7 months ago

Radiation panic at US nuke bomb plant as more toxic wasp nests found

Additional radioactive wasp nests at a nuclear facility suggest potential leakage of hazardous materials and increased environmental risks.
fromwww.theguardian.com
8 months ago

A cascade can be more positive': social tipping points expert on fixing climate crisis

A tipping point is where change becomes self-propelling within a system, meaning it will shift from one state to another.
Environment
Public health
fromFuturism
9 months ago

Study: Living Near a Golf Course Could Lead to a Terrible Chronic Illness

Living near golf courses may increase the risk of developing Parkinson's disease due to pesticide exposure.
US politics
fromNew York Post
10 months ago

Trump's favorite pastime could put him at major health risk, according to a new study

Living near a golf course could significantly raise Parkinson's disease risk due to pesticide exposure.
Russo-Ukrainian War
fromwww.theguardian.com
10 months ago

Russian drone strike caused tens of millions worth of damage to Chornobyl

A drone attack on Chornobyl has resulted in significant damage, potentially costing tens of millions and posing risks of environmental contamination.
fromwww.theguardian.com
11 months ago

Five nurses from same unit in Boston hospital diagnosed with brain tumors

The hospital interviewed 11 staff members working on the fifth-floor maternity unit; five were diagnosed with non-cancerous brain tumors, while the others had different health issues.
Boston Bruins
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