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Extreme heat and pollution can double the risk of a heart attack

Extreme heat and pollution can double the risk of a heart attack

Heat waves and polluted air are each known to be bad for the heart, and now a study strengthens the relationship by connecting both to the risk of cardiac death.
 human quality of life follows nature declines

As nature declines, so does human quality of life, study finds

Where the results were mixed, negative impacts were often felt more acutely by low-income people and poorer countries.

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How deforestation can lead to more infectious diseases

The world's forests act as shields, keeping humans safe from coronaviruses and other diseases.

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