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Thousands of scientists across multiple countries are warning about “negative global environmental trends”

Some 25 years after scientists warned of environmental dangers that could destroy the human race, an international team of researchers is again sounding the alarm in the form of a second notice about what they described as worsening trends affecting the earth’s ecosystem. In an essay published in the BioSciencejournal, eight scientists and academics acknowledge that while the ozone layer has […]

Just 1 hour of exercise offsets health risks of prolonged sitting

The study forms the first part of a four-paper series published by The Lancet that provides an overview and update of worldwide trends of physical activity and the global impact of physical inactivity. The first series observing physical activity was released in 2012 ahead of the Summer Olympic Games. The study authors caution that there […]