Exclusive: Brazil Amazon fires likely worst in 10 years, August data incomplete, government researcher says
The official August data on the number of fires in Brazil's Amazon needs to be corrected and will likely show an increase over last year, meaning that blazes surged to a decade high, a scientist responsible for the figures told Reuters on Wednesday. Brazilian media has reported that fires in Brazil's section of the Amazon rainforest fell by 5% in August, citing data currently on the website of...
'There has to be a third way:' A Stockholm-based urban planning expert says business as usual and total shutdown are not the only options for cities
Karl Samuelsson says nature can help cities be resilient through the coronavirus pandemic and future crises by promoting residents'...
Crew members on the space station are still hunting for the source of a leak, though NASA says most areas have been ruled out
Efforts to pinpoint the source of a minor leak on the space station are taking longer than NASA...
Exclusive: EU draft plan targets free carbon credit cut for most industries
Most industries covered by the European Union's carbon market would see free credits cut by the highest possible rate over the next five years under draft plans, potentially costing some of the biggest polluters millions of euros. The carbon market is the EU's main policy for cutting greenhouse gas emissions, by forcing power plants and factories to buy credits to cover their emissions....
Exclusive: EU draft plan targets free carbon credit cut for most industries
Most industries covered by the European Union's carbon market would see free credits cut by the highest possible rate over the next five years under draft plans, potentially costing some of the biggest polluters millions of euros. The carbon market is the EU's main policy for cutting greenhouse gas emissions, by forcing power plants and factories to buy credits to cover their emissions....
Risk ranking of everyday activities for COVID-19, according to an infectious-disease expert
The risk of becoming exposed to COVID-19 increases in some cases and decreases in others. An epidemiologist shares how to think about managing the risk of everyday...
Steroids cut death rates among critically ill COVID-19 patients, major study finds
Treating critically ill COVID-19 patients with corticosteroid drugs reduces the risk of death by 20%, an analysis of seven international trials found on Wednesday, prompting the World Health Organisation to update its advice on treatment. The analysis - which pooled data from separate trials of low dose hydrocortisone, dexamethasone and methylprednisolone - found that steroids improve survival...
Steroids cut death rates among critically ill COVID-19 patients, major study finds
Treating critically ill COVID-19 patients with corticosteroid drugs reduces the risk of death by 20%, an analysis of seven international trials found on Wednesday, prompting the World Health Organisation to update its advice on treatment. The analysis - which pooled data from separate trials of low dose hydrocortisone, dexamethasone and methylprednisolone - found that steroids improve survival...
Black holes: Cosmic signal rattles Earth after 7 billion years
Gravitational waves arrive from a black hole collision that occurred half-way across the...
The best way to prevent more diseases from jumping from animals to humans is to stop deforestation and wildlife trading
Experts expect the world to see more animal-to-human disease spillover — unless we actively fight deforestation and regulate the wildlife...