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Commercial pesticides: Not as safe as they seem
https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2018-03/f-cpn030818.php


University of California, Irvine scientists expect the world's fisheries to be, on average, 20 percent less productive in the year 2300, with those in the North Atlantic down nearly 60 percent and those in much of the western Pacific experiencing declines of more than 50 percent.
https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2018-03/uoc--gft030218.php


15,000 scientists warn time is running out to save the planet
https://sydney.edu.au/news-opinion/news/2017/11/14/15000-scientists-warn-time-is-running-out-to-save-the-planet.html?cid=em_mdr-vr


Spring is springing earlier in polar regions than across the rest of earth
https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2018-03/uoc--sis030118.php


New study: Snowpack levels show dramatic decline in western states
https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2018-03/osu-nss030218.php


a new study shows that humor can be an effective means to inspire young people to pursue climate change activism. At the same time, fear proves to be an equally effective motivator and has the added advantage of increasing people's awareness of climate change's risks.
https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2018-03/cu-nlm030118.php


Data centres and smartphones will be the most damaging information and communications technologies to the environment by 2040, according to new research from W Booth School's Lotfi Belkhir.
https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2018-03/mu-sss030118.php


Heart attacks often follow dramatic changes in outdoor temperature
https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2018-03/acoc-hao022718.php


Air pollution linked to brain alterations and cognitive impairment in children
https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2018-03/e-apl030818.php


A lifetime of regular exercise slows down aging, study finds
https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2018-03/uob-alo030518.php


Texas health officials have warned tens of thousands of cheerleaders that they may have been exposed to the mumps last month at a national competition in Dallas.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/early-lead/wp/2018/03/07/thousands-of-cheerleaders-may-have-been-exposed-to-mumps-at-national-competition/?utm_term=.1dc2619b6c12


Shock in Milwaukee over 'cluster' outbreak of HIV and syphilis, including babies and teens
http://www.foxnews.com/health/2018/03/08/shock-in-milwaukee-over-new-outbreak-hiv-and-syphilis-including-babies-and-teens.html


An Ohio republican lawmaker who routinely touted his Christian faith and anti-LGBT views has resigned after being caught having sex with a man in his office.
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/lawmaker-wes-goodman-anti-lgbt-resigns-sex-man-office-caught-ohio-republican-christian-family-values-a8060631.html


Homophobes Might Be Hidden Homosexuals
[Previous studies have also indicated this.]
https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/homophobes-might-be-hidden-homosexuals/


By every common metric, falsehood consistently dominates the truth on Twitter, the study finds: Fake news and false rumors reach more people, penetrate deeper into the social network, and spread much faster than accurate stories.
https://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2018/03/largest-study-ever-fake-news-mit-twitter/555104/