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The “Good Old Days” Were Full of Death, Violence and Misery

Oct 23, 2026

Fewer Overdoses May Explain US Death Decline

Brown University | Drug Use

Fewer Overdoses May Explain US Death Decline

Oct 23, 2026

Probable Dengue Cases Drop Sharply in Brazil

Ministério da Saúde | Communicable Disease

Probable Dengue Cases Drop Sharply in Brazil

Oct 23, 2026

Prime Editing Used in a Patient for First Time

Nature | Noncommunicable Disease

Prime Editing Used in a Patient for First Time

Oct 23, 2026

Child Labor in Brazil Fell From 2024 to 2025

Agência Brasil | Child Labor

Child Labor in Brazil Fell From 2024 to 2025

Oct 23, 2026

Sewage Overflows Into the Tidal Thames Drop Sharply

Thames Water | Water & Sanitation

Sewage Overflows Into the Tidal Thames Drop Sharply

Oct 23, 2026

Screening Linked to Fewer CRC Deaths in Basque Adults 50–69

National Center for Biotechnology Information | Noncommunicable Disease

Screening Linked to Fewer CRC Deaths in Basque Adults 50–69

Oct 23, 2026

Fusion Startup Says It Made Gold From Mercury

Interesting Engineering | Mineral Production

Fusion Startup Says It Made Gold From Mercury

Oct 23, 2026

AI-Designed Virus Used to Treat a Patient's Infection

New York Times | Communicable Disease

AI-Designed Viruses Used to Treat a Patient’s Infection

Oct 23, 2026

Malaria Has Fallen Sharply on Bioko Island

Associated Press | Communicable Disease

Malaria Has Fallen Sharply on Bioko Island

Oct 23, 2026

Global Adolescent Birth Rates Fell Since 1990

National Center for Biotechnology Information | Pregnancy & Birth

Global Adolescent Birth Rates Fell Since 1990

Oct 23, 2026

Immunotherapy May Spare Surgery in Rare Rectal Cancer

Time | Noncommunicable Disease

Immunotherapy May Spare Surgery in Rare Rectal Cancer

Oct 23, 2026

Blog Post | Economic Growth

The Preindustrial Past Was a Horror Story

Chelsea Follett — Oct 23, 2026

Our World in Data | Communicable Disease

Global Malaria Death Rate Has Plummeted

Oct 22, 2026

Book Reading Is on the Rise in America

The New Yorker | Literacy

Book Reading Is on the Rise in America

Oct 22, 2026

Enzymes Speed Compostable Polymer Breakdown

Nature | Pollution

Enzymes Speed Compostable Polymer Breakdown

Oct 22, 2026

Microbes May Help One Mine Recover More Copper

Bloomberg | Mineral Production

Microbes May Help One Mine Recover More Copper

Oct 22, 2026

Healthy Coral Helps Bleached Coral Recover Faster in Lab Tests

Science | Conservation & Biodiversity

Healthy Coral Helps Bleached Coral Recover Faster in Lab Tests

Oct 22, 2026

Storage Growth Surges but May Miss Global Pledge

Ember | Energy & Natural Resources

Global Energy Storage Growth Surges

Oct 22, 2026

Deforestation in Brazil’s Amazon Falls to a Record Low

Reuters | Forests

Deforestation in Brazil’s Amazon Falls to a Record Low

Oct 22, 2026

Poland’s Incomes Are Rapidly Catching Up With Western Europe

The Guardian | Personal Income

Poland’s Incomes Are Rapidly Catching Up With Western Europe

Oct 22, 2026

Hybrid American Chestnut Trees Return to Bronx Zoo

Wildlife Conservation Society | Conservation & Biodiversity

Hybrid American Chestnut Trees Return to Bronx Zoo

Oct 22, 2026

New AI Model Answers Questions About DNA Effects

Wired | Health & Medical Care

New AI Model Answers Questions About DNA Effects

Oct 22, 2026

Indonesia Tests Dry Ice Against Wildfire Haze

Bloomberg | Pollution

Indonesia Tests Dry Ice Against Wildfire Haze

Oct 22, 2026

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