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Boston Globe: “Nations reach agreement on a treaty to protect marine life biodiversity in the world’s oceans”

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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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