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How Maternal Vitamin D Status Impacts Preterm Birth Risk

Research revealed 62% of pregnant women tested in the first trimester were deficient in vitamin D. This concerning statistic underscores a major public health issue, especially considering that inadequate maternal vitamin D status is strong

World Water Day

World Water Day is 22 March 2025. This annual observance was organized by the United Nations in 1993 to focus attention on the importance of freshwater and to promote sustainable freshwater management. Each year a different theme is chosen,

Data vs. Dance: Approaches to complex systems

As much as any of us might like to tell ourselves that age is just a number, some of those numbers tend to stick out and feel more significant than others. They have a way of making us pause and reflect. As I write this I am approaching a d

Global Cooperation Needed to Tackle Air Pollution

Government officials, local authorities, health professionals, and civil society are gathering today at the second global conference on air pollution and health in Cartagena, Colombia. As multilateralism is under threat, this convening is a

Locals feel a loss as the U.S. limits Canadian access to cross-border library

The Haskell Free Library and Opera House, pictured in 2017, straddles the U.S.-Canada border in Stanstead, Quebec, and Derby Line, Vt. Don Emmert/AFP via Getty Images

New AI-led study upends the UN’s climate change narrative

Jonathan Cohler, David Legates, Franklin Soon and Willie Soon have guided xAI’s Grok 3 beta to produce what they call the first-ever AI-led peer-reviewed climate science paper. The review of temperature, sea ice and atmospheric CO2 data fou

Pope Francis will be discharged from the hospital on Sunday, doctors say

Surgeon Sergio Alfieri speaks to journalists on Saturday in the entrance hall of Rome's Agostino Gemelli Polyclinic, where Pope Francis has been receiving treatment for bilateral pneumonia.

The Evolution of Modernity

The human world of the early 21st century is dominated by science, cities, and high technology. However, both our modern way of life and our way of thinking about the world sprang up only within the past several centuries. Today’s humans ar

UK court finds men who stole $6 million gold toilet guilty

Have you seen this toilet? WILLIAM EDWARDS/AFP via Getty Images/AFP hide caption It turns out that a porcelain throne can also be made of gold.

Israel has launched a new ground invasion into Gaza after breaking ceasefire

Israeli soldiers patrol a street in northern Gaza on Wednesday. The Israeli military says it has launched a new ground offensive in Gaza, a day after Israel broke a ceasefire with a punishing series of airstrikes that killed more than 400 p

Trump's handling of Ukraine and tariffs has NATO rethinking the U.S.-made F-35 fighter

A U.S. Air Force F-35 Lightning II multi-role combat airplane flies over Ramstein Air Base during a day of fighter plane exercises on June 6, 2024, in Ramstein-Miesenbach, Germany. T

Trump blames Iran for Houthi attacks on shipping after U.S. strikes in Yemen

Houthi supporters chant slogans and hold pictures of Abdul Malik al-Houthi, the leader of the Houthi movement, during an anti-U.S. and anti-Israel rally in Sanaa, Yemen, Monday, March 17, 2025.

Scented dangers: Who regulates scented products?

The internet and airwaves are full of advertisements offering to make you, your home, your car and your workplace smell better. It all seems innocuous because our sense of smell is always turned on, and we seem to be fine as we breath in sc

Francis Weller — The Lost Art of Grieving: Grief as Ritual, Resistance, and Resilience

(Conversation recorded on January 24th, 2025) Show Summary Western culture, particularly in the United States, is often characterized by a profound discomfort and suppression of grief. Without healthy outlets to process loss and pain – es