Will the Endangered Species Act survive Trump?

Now that Donald Trump has reassumed the presidency of the United States, scientists and legal scholars are bracing for his potential dismantling of a host of the country’s most pivotal environmental and conservation-oriented policies. One of those, among many, is the Endangered Species Act. Approved by Congress in 1973, the ESA directs the management of…

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Flies in hospital wards may be spreading drug-resistant bacteria to patients | Global development

Flies buzzing between beds may be spreading drug-resistant bugs among patients in hospitals, according to new research. Researchers from the Ineos Oxford Institute for antimicrobial research (IOI) found that houseflies in Nigerian hospitals carry bacteria resistant to some key antibiotics, including those used only as a last resort. Antimicrobial resistance (AMR), when pathogens such as…

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Jimmy Butler on the move

What the Mavericks-Lakers trade means for LeBron James Jeff Zillgitt breaks down the winners and losers from this trade, and what it means for LeBron James future with the Lakers. The NBA world still is reeling from the biggest trade of the season – and one of the biggest deals in NBA history. When the…

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