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Doctors are seeing more aggressive breast cancer in younger women than expected #women

Doctors are seeing more aggressive breast cancer in younger women than expected
Younger women are being diagnosed with breast cancer more often than screening guidelines anticipate. Many of these cancers are invasive and harder to treat, especially in those under 40. After analyzing 11 years of data, researchers found that this age group makes up a steady and significant share of diagnoses. The results support a stronger push for earlier risk evaluation.

Weekend #Plankton Factoid 🦠🦐
Happy New Year everyone. While species are often named out of respect for famous people, one had never been named for a TV series. This changed in 2018 when scientists at University College of London named a Southern Ocean cocolithophorid phytoplankton "Syracosphaera azureaplaneta" after Sir David Attenborough's BBC Blue Planet series. They look lik…

Gas stoves are filling millions of homes with hidden toxic air #environment

Gas stoves are filling millions of homes with hidden toxic air
Stanford researchers found that gas stoves expose Americans to surprisingly high levels of nitrogen dioxide—often matching or exceeding outdoor pollution. For millions, cooking alone pushes NO2 over long-term safety thresholds. Smaller homes, renters, and rural households face the highest concentrations. Cleaner cooking technologies could substantially reduce the risks.

Ecological myopia: The blind spot holding back climate action #climate

Ecological myopia: The blind spot holding back climate action
Global debate about how to navigate the climate crisis often centers on high-level pledges and whether national targets are being met. Yet focusing on these technical outcomes obscures a deeper problem that keeps climate action falling short.

Understanding the Link between Animal Cruelty and Family Violence: The Bioecological Systems Model #AnimalRights

Understanding the Link between Animal Cruelty and Family Violence: The Bioecological Systems Model
Violence towards animals and violence towards people are often interconnected problems, and as such, this phenomenon has been termed the Link. Violence towards animals is a strong predictor that the abuser may inflict violence on people. However, it ...

Climate misinformation is becoming a national security threat. Canada isn't ready for it https://phys.org/news/2025-12-climate-misinformation-national-threat-canada.html

Climate misinformation is becoming a national security threat. Canada isn't ready for it
When a crisis strikes, rumors and conspiracy theories often spread faster than emergency officials can respond and issue corrections.

Signature of climate change: Nearly half of harmful wildfire smoke exposure linked to human-caused warming https://phys.org/news/2025-12-signature-climate-wildfire-exposure-linked.html

Signature of climate change: Nearly half of harmful wildfire smoke exposure linked to human-caused warming
Across the western U.S., wildfires and the dangerous smoke that results have increased in frequency and intensity since the 1990s—that much is clear. Surprisingly less clear are the exact reasons why: While greenhouse gas-related global warming is often cited as a culprit, to what extent can this claim be quantified?

In the Amazon, political systems fail to prioritize the environment https://news.mongabay.com/2025/11/in-the-amazon-political-systems-fail-to-prioritize-the-environment/

In the Amazon, political systems fail to prioritize the environment
Realizing the goals of sustainable development and environmental conservation in the Pan Amazon will require profound changes in the region’s legal and economic framework. This type of change can only be obtained via the political process. Fortunately, there is broad support within Amazonian nations for a change in the policies that drive deforestation and unsustainable […]

10 High-Protein Vegan Recipes (That Use Only Whole Foods) #plantbased

10 High-Protein Vegan Recipes (That Use Only Whole Foods)
Try these high-protein vegan recipes that only use whole foods for nutritious and tasty meal options ideal for dinner