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Representative Image. Asian Giant Hornet. Photo Source: Animalia (CC BY-SA 3.0)

Invasive ‘Murder Hornets’ Eradicated in U.S. After 5-Year Battle

The northern giant hornet (Vespa mandarinia) has been eradicated from the United States, the Washington State Department of Agriculture (WSDA) and United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced Wednesday. This elimination comes

Karmactive Staff

December 20, 2024

Representative Image. Misty mountain landscape with autumn forest and distant cliffs. Photo Source: European Environment Agency

Climate·Europe

EEA Report: Air Pollution Causes 240,000 Deaths Annually in EU; New Regulations Enforced

According to the European Environment Agency’s (EEA) latest health impact assessment, just under 240,000 deaths per year in the European Union can be attributed to exposure to fine particulate matter. The assessment

Govind Tekale

December 19, 2024

A new method to detect dehydration in plants

Agriculture·Plant Life·Science

New Sensors Detect Plant Dehydration 48 Hours Before Visible Signs, Alerting Farmers Early

In an era where agricultural challenges mount under climate pressures, researchers from the Singapore-MIT Alliance for Research and Technology (SMART) and the Disruptive and Sustainable Technologies for Agricultural Precision (DiSTAP) interdisciplinary research

Karmactive Staff

December 17, 2024

Representative Image: Covid 19 Philippines. Photo Source: Asian Developmental Bank (CC BY-NC-ND 2.0)

Health·News

H5N1 Bird Flu Jumps to Cows, Hits 140M Poultry, and Mutates Toward Human Pandemic Risk

The H5N1 bird flu virus has reached an alarming new phase of transmission and mutation, creating what health experts warn could become the next global pandemic. With confirmed human cases in the

Tejal Somvanshi

December 16, 2024

Representative Image. Woman Lying on Bed While Blowing Her Nose. Photo Source: Andrea Piacquadio (Pexels)

Health·News·USA

Louisiana Confirms First H5N1 Bird Flu Case Amid U.S. Outbreaks in 845 Dairy Herds and 120M Poultry

The Louisiana Department of Health (LDH) announced Friday the state’s first presumptive human case of H5N1 bird flu. A resident of southwestern Louisiana is currently hospitalized and had exposure to sick and

Tejal Somvanshi

December 15, 2024

Conservation·Nature

Monarch Butterfly Decline: USFWS Proposes Protection Amid 95% Drop, 99% Extinction Risk by 2080

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) proposes listing the monarch butterfly as threatened under the Endangered Species Act, following decades of failed voluntary conservation efforts. The December 12, 2024 proposal comes

Rahul Somvanshi

December 12, 2024

Agriculture·Carbon·Pollution

DNV Verifies Agreena’s 4.5M Hectares Carbon Credits From 2,300 Farmers Across 20 Countries With 350% Program Growth

Back in the 1980s, when carbon markets were just theoretical discussions in environmental economics journals, few farmers thought about selling carbon credits. Now in November 2024, as DNV completes its third verification

Rahul Somvanshi

December 6, 2024

Health·News·USA

California Detects H5N1 Bird Flu in Raw Milk Amid 20% Sales Surge and 29 Reported Human Cases

California health officials detected H5N1 bird flu virus in raw milk from Raw Farm, prompting a voluntary recall of products with a November 27 expiration date. The discovery comes amid rising raw

Tejal Somvanshi

November 26, 2024

Health·News·USA

California Confirms First H5N1 Bird Flu Case in a Child Amid 65% of U.S. Dairy Herd Infections

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has confirmed the first case of H5N1 bird flu in a child in the United States, marking a development in the virus’s spread beyond

Tejal Somvanshi

November 24, 2024

Yu Shang Food ready-to-eat meat and poultry product packet. Photo Source: CDC

Health·News·USA

California Infant Death Linked to Yu Shang Listeria Outbreak: 72,240 Pounds of Meat Recalled Across 4 States

Having covered food safety for over four decades, this latest listeria outbreak brings a sobering reminder of how some challenges in our food system persist despite technological advances. A devastating listeria outbreak

Karmactive Staff

November 23, 2024