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Cranberry Really Might Help Prevent UTIs for Many, Large Review Finds
Newly updated research suggests that cranberries really can help some people avoid urinary tract infections. The research, a review of existing clinical trial data, found enough evidence to support the use of cranberry-based products to prevent UTIs in women with recurrent infections, children, and people with a known higher risk of UTI. At the same…
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Carbon Offsets Aren’t Going to Save Us, We Need Stronger Action
This week, the Albanese government is attempting to reform the safeguard mechanism to try to make it actually cut emissions from our highest polluting industrial facilities. Experts and commentators see Labor’s plan as a cautious, incremental change that doesn’t yet rise to the urgency of the intensifying climate crisis. But it could generate momentum after…
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These Winning Close-Up Photos Show Life That’s Often Overlooked
A big part of my job is staring at the latest deep-field images from space telescopes, images that remind me that our planet is less than a speck in the universe, and I’m just a speck on that speck. But photos of life on Earth up close flip the script, reminding viewers like me how…
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Forest Service Discovers Mass Fir Tree Die-Off in Oregon
What should be evergreen hills and forests throughout the Pacific Northwest are now marred by large swathes of brown, dead trees.