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ABC: “Nations reach accord to protect marine life on high seas”

For the first time, United Nations members have agreed on a unified treaty to protect biodiversity in the high seas, concluding two weeks of talks in New…

March 5, 2023

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Chicago Tribune: “Nations reach accord to protect marine life on high seas”

For the first time, United Nations members have agreed on a unified treaty to protect biodiversity in the high seas - representing a turning point for vast stretches of the…

March 5, 2023

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NPR: “A treaty to protect the world’s oceans has been agreed after a decade of talks”

For the first time, United Nations members have agreed on a unified treaty to protect biodiversity in the high seas — nearly half the planet's surface — concluding two weeks…

March 5, 2023

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AP: “Nations reach accord to protect marine life on high seas”

For the first time, United Nations members have agreed on a unified treaty to protect biodiversity in the high seas - representing a turning point for vast stretches of the…

March 5, 2023

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Climate change may make it easier for mosquitoes to spread malaria

As temperatures rise, such insects have crept farther from the equator in Africa, according to a new…

February 14, 2023

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How Climate Change Is Spreading Malaria in Africa

The mosquitoes that transmit the disease dramatically increased their range over the last century as temperatures warmed, scientists.…

February 14, 2023

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Climate Change Has Spread Malaria Risk to New Parts, Study Shows

Warming temperatures are driving mosquitoes into new parts of Africa and spreading the risk of malaria, according to a new study that highlights the impact of climate change on…

February 14, 2023

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A skeptic’s take on the cancer moonshot

“This should serve as a warning for other nations,” said Syed Shabab Wahid, the lead author and an assistant professor in the Department of Global Health at Georgetown…

February 13, 2023

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Kennedy Center’s 10-year plan seeks artful ways to protect the plane

The Earth Commons, a new Georgetown University institute, is among the Kennedy Center’s partners on “Ferry Tales,” storytelling performances to be staged at riverside…

January 24, 2023

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Planetary scientist to receive Explorer Award in Beloit on April 14

Dr. Sara Stewart Johnson, distinguished associate professor of planetary science at Georgetown University, has been selected as this year’s recipient of the Roy Chapman Andrews…

January 13, 2023