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Matthew Ward Agius

Matthew Ward Agius

Deutsche Welle

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FOMO is real, so can it be overcome?

FOMO, or Fear of Missing Out, is a very real thing. But it’s not necessarily the fear of missing out on a Taylor Swift concert or a football game....

15.12.2024 7

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Extreme heat a death threat to young people in Mexico

In Mexico, heat overwhelmingly kills young people rather than the elderly, a new study finds. Global warming could make this worse.

14.12.2024 9

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Climate change: Extreme heat a death threat to young people

Young people account for 75% of heat-related deaths in Mexico, a new study has found. Safe heat conditions are likely much lower than expected.

13.12.2024 10

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How slowing Amazon's deforestation improved Brazil's health

Policy changes in Brazil that have disincentivized deforestation of the Amazon for agriculture are credited with reducing hospitalizations and...

25.11.2024 20

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Asia's chronic pollution has high health costs

Exposure to air pollution from childhood increases the risk of poor health and can cause strokes and lead to cancer. Yet some governments in Asia are...

24.11.2024 20

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Anti-deforestation efforts help public health in Brazil

Policy changes that have disincentivized deforestation of the Amazon for agriculture in Brazil are credited with reducing hospitalizations and...

23.11.2024 20

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Bluesky surges as users seek social media alternatives to X

Is Bluesky stepping out of the shadow of Elon Musk's X in the wake of the US election? A massive spike in users and a series of prominent departures...

15.11.2024 30

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Another X-odus? Users grow at former Twitter project Bluesky

Is Bluesky stepping out of the shadow of X in the wake of the US election? The spike in users and another startup of prominent departures would seem...

14.11.2024 10

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Who will Trump pick for his new administration?

Donald Trump is assembling his new team, with many loyalists hoping to get the plum jobs. He has already appointed his campaign mastermind to the most...

12.11.2024 30

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The Trump loyalists set to fill his second administration

Donald Trump is assembling his new team, with stalwarts hoping to get the plum jobs. He has already appointed his campaign mastermind to the most...

11.11.2024 9

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In a knife-edge US election, will pollsters get it right?

Pollsters are predicting a knife-edge US presidential election. But there's an art to the science of correctly representing the opinions of hundreds...

24.10.2024 6

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New LUNA facility will prepare astronauts for moon landings

The moon may be 384,400 kilometers away, but an accurate replica of its surface has opened in Germany. Astronauts from around the world will use it to...

26.09.2024 40

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Polaris Dawn: another small step to Mars?

A private venture aims to break a record for the highest orbit and do a spacewalk in the hazardous Van Allen Belts. Launch now planned for August 28.

27.08.2024 100

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Stranded Starliner: What space does to an astronaut's body

Astronauts Sunita Williams and Barry Wilmore had expected to be in space for days, not months. How will their physical and mental health cope?

21.08.2024 20

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What must NASA decide in order to bring its astronauts home?

NASA has a critical call to make on how best to bring astronauts Barry Wilmore and Sunita Williams home. Can their Boeing Starliner capsule be fixed,...

16.08.2024 10

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