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Link between global warming and rising sea levels

Science Daily: Pharmacology News

A new study suggests that Earth's natural forces could substantially reduce Antarctica's impact on rising sea levels, but only if carbon emissions are swiftly reduced in the coming decades. By the same token, if emissions continue on the current trajectory, Antarctic ice loss could lead to more future sea level rise than previously thought.

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Who’s eligible for the 2024 COVID-19 vaccine, or ‘Autumn Booster’?

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As we move into autumn, protection from any earlier COVID-19 vaccination you may have had will be starting to wane. For those who are more likely to become seriously ill from COVID-19, the NHS offers a free vaccine in the autumn, previously known as the ‘Autumn Booster’. Current vaccines provide good protection against severe disease and hospitalisation.

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How the rising earth in Antarctica will impact future sea level rise

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The rising earth beneath the Antarctic Ice Sheet will likely become a major factor in future sea level rise, a new study suggests.

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How the anti-vaccine movement pits parental rights against public health

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Public health, explained: Sign up to receive Healthbeat’s free national newsletter here. Gayle Borne has fostered more than 300 children in Springfield, Tennessee. She’s cared for kids who have rarely seen a doctor — kids so neglected that they cannot speak. Such children are now even more vulnerable because of a law Tennessee passed last year that requires the direct consent of birth parents or legal guardians for every routine childhood vaccination.

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Scientists pin down the origins of the moon's tenuous atmosphere

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Scientists say they have identified the main process that formed the moon's atmosphere and continues to sustain it today. The team reports that the lunar atmosphere is primarily a product of 'impact vaporization.

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Fossil shows how penguins' wings evolved

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A tiny fossil penguin plays a huge role in the evolutionary history of the bird, an international study shows.

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What gave the first molecules their stability?

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The origins of life remain a major mystery. How were complex molecules able to form and remain intact for prolonged periods without disintegrating? A team has demonstrated a mechanism that could have enabled the first RNA molecules to stabilize in the primordial soup. When two RNA strands combine, their stability and lifespan increase significantly.

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Sea level changes shaped early life on Earth, fossil study reveals

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Shifts in the Earth's continental plates that drove long-term changes in sea level set the stage for the evolution of the earliest animals on Earth, a study suggests.

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