Tag: Concerns
Rising Temperatures Boost Sugar Consumption, Raising Health Concerns
Rising Temperatures Lead to A Spike in Sugar Consumption Warmer temperatures are associated with higher consumption of sugary beverages and frozen treats, raising concerns about long-term health effects By Andrea Thompson edited by Dean Visser When the heat sets in, the siren song of the ice cream truck begins to drift through the air, and…
Deep-Sea Nodules May Produce Oxygen—Raising Concerns over Ocean Mining
Mining the Deep Sea Could Threaten a Source of Ocean Oxygen Deep-sea rocks packed with valuable metals may also be making oxygen in the deep, dark ocean—raising new questions about the cost of mining them. By Rachel Feltman, Jeffery DelViscio & Alex Sugiura Clare Fieseler’s and Jason Jaacks’ reporting Pulitzer Center and co-published with the…
Indonesia working on details of plan to treat 2,000 people from Gaza amid concerns about right to return
Security ministry and the ministries of health and foreign affairs have met to discuss how the controversial proposal to treat Palestinians would work Indonesia announced earlier this month that it would provide temporary medical assistance to 2,000 Palestinians from Gaza, with the uninhabited island of Galang identified as one possible site. Located just south of…
In Miami, deportations are raising concerns among Cuban-Americans
By Greg Allen In Florida, the growing number of immigrants being deported are raising concerns among some of President Trump’s most loyal voters: Cuban-Americans. Before last year’s election, more than two-thirds of Cuban-Americans in Miami-Dade County told pollsters they supported Trump. But the Trump administration’s recent actions on immigration are drawing criticism from Cuban-Americans and…
12,000 chicks found abandoned in postal truck raise concerns about animal shipping
By Lydia Calitri A Delaware animal shelter is working to find new homes for thousands of chicks that were left abandoned in a U.S. Postal Service truck for three days. Delaware’s Department of Agriculture said it received a call earlier this month from USPS saying the Postal Service had an “undeliverable box of baby birds.”…
Griefbots Create Digital Immortality and Raise Ethical Concerns around AI Chatbots
AI Offers Digital Immortality for Deceased Loved Ones—But Should It? AI chatbots called “griefbots” or “deadbots” offer our loved ones a new digital way to grieve but raise ethical and privacy concerns. By Rachel Feltman, Naeem Amarsy, Fonda Mwangi & Alex Sugiura Rachel Feltman: For Scientific American’s Science Quickly, I’m Rachel Feltman. The idea of…
Leaked UN experts report raises fresh concerns over UAE’s role in Sudan war
As crucial London peace talks set to begin, report seen by the Guardian raises questions over ‘multiple’ flights into bases in Chad Pressure is mounting on the United Arab Emirates over its presence at a crucial conference in London aimed at stopping the war in Sudan after a leaked confidential UN report raised fresh questions…
Texas Measles Outbreak Nears 100 Cases, Raising Concerns About Undetected Spread
Texas Measles Outbreak Nears 100 Cases, Raising Concerns About Undetected Spread Low vaccination rates and undetected infections are driving the measles outbreak in West Texas By Amy Maxmen & KFF Health News Most unvaccinated people will contract measles if they’re exposed to the airborne virus, which can linger for up to two hours indoors. Those…
Trump’s Falsehoods Aside, China’s Influence Over Global Ports Raises Concerns
The president-elect inaccurately said that Chinese soldiers operate the Panama Canal. But China’s strategic positions in shipping worry Washington officials. By Ana Swanson Ana Swanson covers international trade and is based in Washington. It was a Christmas message that no one saw coming. On Dec. 25, President-elect Donald J. Trump went on his social media…
Xi says China’s economy on course to expand by 5% despite Trump concerns
President seeks to allay fears that world’s second-largest economy will falter in 2025 because of high US tariffs China’s economy is on course to expand by 5% in 2025, according to its president, Xi Jinping, meeting official growth targets and rebutting concerns that Donald Trump’s incoming US administration will harm Beijing’s prospects in the new…