Mpox: Another threat to global health

The World Health Organization (WHO) declared the Mpox (monkeypox) outbreak in Africa a global health emergency on August 14, 2024. The WHO warned that the increasing spread of Mpox in Africa might ultimately spill across international borders. How serious is the Mpox breakout? In this year alone, the fast-spreading deadly …

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Abyssal Seafloor is Producing “Dark Oxygen”.

Andrew Sweetman, from the Scottish Association for Marine Science (SAMS), has discovered the polymetallic nodules emitting “dark oxygen” while conducting his ship-based fieldwork at 13,000 feet below sea level in the Clarion-Clipperton Zone (CCZ), between Hawaii and Mexico in the Pacific Ocean. Scientists are hopeful of finding new insights into …

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The 12 states in the United States, affected by the listeria outbreak claimed two lives, assumed to be related with sliced deli meats.

A new warning from the CDC stated that a total of 28 illnesses across 12 states have been reported. It further informed that one person in New Jersey has died from a listeria outbreak likely linked to sliced deli meats. The states largely hit by the outbreak are Georgia, Illinois, …

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