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A sign of a pharmacy in Italy, with a temperature of forty degrees on it. Illustration: depositphotos.com

Research: The climate crisis may reduce life expectancy by half a year

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A one degree Celsius increase in global average temperature due to the man-made climate crisis could shorten life expectancy by about 5 months, with women and residents of developing countries disproportionately affected
environmental protection. Illustration: depositphotos.com 2011.

War in nature

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The planet "City". Illustration: depositphotos.com

Why are more and more people moving to cities and is it worthwhile?

The cities are dense and have a fast pace of life, but still more and more people are moving to them, especially in the developing countries
Prof. Shimshon Belkin, Hebrew University. Photo by Yoav Dudkevich

A biological database named Sewage

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Researchers from the Hebrew University have developed a method for quick and efficient monitoring of substances harmful to humans in sewage water and other environmental examples * Prof. Shimshon Belkin and his group have genetically engineered a series of cellular sensors that become luminous in the presence of substances that disrupt hormonal activity or substances that damage the genetic material of the cell
Cellular antennas - the fifth generation. Illustration: Image by Ria Sopala from Pixabay

Who is afraid of generation five?

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City of summer

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Quality tests for drinking water inside educational institutions are the only way to make sure that the water is safe. Illustration: https://plumbwellplumbers.com.au

What is in the water our children drink at school?

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Exposure to polluted air is known to be associated with a wide range of health problems. Photo: Nik Shuliahin on Unsplash.

air business

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One of the most surprising findings in the study was that no relationship was found between the variety or amount of insects and the lifestyle of the residents of the house. Photo: Annie Spratt.

A hotel for insects

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Air pollution in Beijing. Photo: 大杨.

New window screens will filter air pollutants

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Illustration: pixabay.

is there water

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Osteoporosis is the most common cause of broken bones in the elderly of both sexes. Illustration: pixabay.

Bone penetrating infection

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New research will monitor infections from space

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Illustration: pixabay.

breathe easy

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Ebola virus. Source: CDC/Cynthia Goldsmith.

Did you cut down a forest? Beware of Ebola

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Illustration: pixabay.

Fatal exposure in pregnancy

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The lands in the arctic circle have been frozen for thousands and sometimes even hundreds of thousands of years. Photo: NASA.

When the ground disappears under your feet

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Air pollution originating from power plants, industry, transportation and more causes up to 2,253 deaths per year. Illustration: pixabay.

Air pollution: the silent killer

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In the poorest and most densely populated areas on Earth, drinking water wells, dug to avoid the need to use surface water contaminated with bacteria, are poisoned by arsenic originating from groundwater. Now these too are in danger. Illustration: pixabay.

Death in the water: Arsenic is poisoning people around the world

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A power plant in Colorado, United States, that stopped burning coal this year. The old station began operating in 1924. Photo: Carol Jacobs-Carre.

Coal records

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In the last twenty years there has been a sharp increase in the percentage of children suffering from obesity worldwide. Photo: US Department of Agriculture.

What is fattening around?

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Sandstorm in Iraq, 2005. Photo: Corporal Alicia M. Garcia, US Marine Corps.

The genetics of dust storms

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The Aedes aegypt mosquito, which is among the transmitters of the Zika virus. Source: James Gathany / PHIL, CDC.

The diseases spread by climate change

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Urban landscape with trees. Better to focus on lower vegetation. Photo: Vladimir Kudinov.

The generous discourse

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Exposure to chronic air pollution is equivalent to two years of accelerated aging in terms of cognitive ability. Photo: Wiebrig Krakau.

Aging in a polluted world

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