During the pandemic, the FDA relaxed its standards for the production of hand sanitizers, resulting in the use of some dangerous ingredients like benzene. (Photo: Trinity Care Foundation, Flickr, CC BY-NC-ND 2.0) This week, Living on Earth Contributor Peter Dykstra joins host Aynsley O’Neill to discuss how a batch of...
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The cover of Ducks: Two Years in the Oil Sands. (Image: copyright Kate Beaton. Courtesy Drawn & Quarterly.) The Athabasca oil sands in Alberta; Canada ranks as one of the world’s most destructive crude oil operations. People laboring in the Athabasca oil sands often live in austere work camps, with...
Jude and Jobe Bellingham headed on holiday after £113m and £1.5m transfers They are far from the only brothers to previously reach the top level of football Here, Mail Sport rates the sport’s best siblings, including the Nevilles and Toures It was an exciting 24 hours for the Bellingham family, seeing world-class...
Deforestation in Brazil from palm oil development. (Photo: Miguel Pinheiro, CIFOR, Flickr, CC BY-NC-ND 2.0) The European Union has enacted legislation aimed at reducing global deforestation with a ban on the sale of products made from cattle, cocoa, coffee, palm oil, soya, and wood, produced on land deforested after 2020....
A Waved Albatross pair (Photo: Wildlife Travel, CC) Raising a chick is no small feat for Albatrosses and both parents play a vital role. BirdNote®’s Wenfei Tong describes the strong and unique bonds that help albatrosses raise their young. Transcript DOERING: The queerness in nature extends to birds, too. Wenfei...
White mulberry trees have been known to change sex, from male (those that produce pollen) to female (those that produce fruit) and vice versa. They also sometimes produce fruit and pollen from the same plant. (Photo: Luis Fernández García L. Fdez, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 2.1 ES) The academic discipline...
Professor Rick Body, Group Director of Research and Innovation at MFT, said: “We are delighted to receive this funding and very proud to deliver this important research at MFT. Early diagnosis of cancer provides the best chance for successful treatment, which is why implementing this innovative test is so important....
Bounces back from debilitating illness, to lead the line in post-Sciver-Brunt/Shrubsole era Valkerie Baynes20-Jun-2023 • 4 hrs ago Kate Cross’ red-ball experience could be crucial in an attack lacking retired Test veterans Getty Images In the throes of a nasty illness and up against a pressing deadline, it was a...
Research with the potential to change the lives of millions of people around the world living with mental health conditions has received a boost with the announcement of £42.7m of government funding, with The University of Manchester and partners receiving over £10m from the overall pot. The funding brings together...
Pension funds invested for local government workers at Oxfordshire councils and a large number of other local organisations have been re-shaped with the aim of maximising investment returns while at the same time better contributing to the aim of creating a greener, healthier and fairer county. The Oxfordshire part of...