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First comprehensive look at effects of 2020-2021 California megafires on terrestrial wildlife habitat

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In 2020 and 2021, California experienced fire activity unlike anything recorded in the modern record. When the smoke cleared, the amount of burned forest totaled ten times more than the annual average going back to the late 1800s. We know that wildlife in western forests evolved with changing habitat and disturbances like wildfire.

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Recent volcanic 'fires' in Iceland triggered by storage and melting in crust

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Scientists have detected geochemical signatures of magma pooling and melting beneath the subsurface during the 'Fagradalsfjall Fires', that began on Iceland's Reykjanes peninsula in 2021. Samples show that the start of the eruption began with massive pooling of magma, contrasting initial hypothesis for magma ascent straight from the mantle.

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Ketamine Use Is on the Rise in U.S.

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adults increased 40% between 2021 and 2022, researchers say.That follows a nearly 82% increase in. MONDAY, Jan. 20, 2025 -- Many more Americans are turning to ketamine for kicks, a new study reports.Recreational use of the anesthetic drug among U.S.

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ELRIG UK Announces Drug Discovery 2021 Event to Host SLAS’s Innovation AveNEW

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• ELRIG Drug Discovery 2021, ACC Liverpool, UK, 19–20 October• Face-to-face event aims to re-connect, re-invent, and re-imagine drug discovery• SLAS’s Innovation AveNEW promotes start-ups by awarding free-of-charge exhibition space and access to a network of potential business partners

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Big Rise in Emergencies Involving Synthetic Weed Among Kids, Adults

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poison centers regarding so-called synthetic cannabis jumped 88% between 2021 and 2022, as use of these legally sold products rose, research shows.Synthetic cannabis contain varying forms of the active. WEDNESDAY, May 8, 2024 -- Calls to U.S.

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COVID Vaccine Mistrust Levels Aren't Budging, Study Finds

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6, 2024 -- More than a third of Americans continue to express mistrust in the science behind COVID vaccines, a new study finds.This level of mistrust has remained relatively consistent, expressed by 36% of people in 2021, 33% in. WEDNESDAY, Nov.

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About 1 in 10 U.S. Adults Have High Cholesterol

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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.The data, from 2021 through 2023. WEDNESDAY, Nov. 20, 2024 -- Nearly 1 in every 10 American adults is living with high levels of cholesterol in their arteries, according to the latest report from the U.S.

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