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The biggest trees in the Peruvian Amazon store the most carbon — and they also face the greatest threat from humans
Live Science

The biggest trees in the Peruvian Amazon store the most carbon — and they also face the greatest threat from humans

Brian Owens Feb 18, 2026

The Amazon’s biggest trees store disproportionately more carbon than smaller trees do, new study finds. But in the Peruvian Amazon, large trees are currently prioritized for…

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Canada could remove 5 times its annual carbon emissions by planting trees on edge of boreal forest, study finds
Live Science

Canada could remove 5 times its annual carbon emissions by planting trees on edge of boreal forest, study finds

Brian Owens Feb 13, 2026

Planting trees on 6.4 million hectares of northern taiga forest could remove 3.9 gigatons of CO2 by 2100 — five times Canada’s annual emissions. Canada could…

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N.B. investigation finds no evidence of environmental cause of neurological illnesses
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N.B. investigation finds no evidence of environmental cause of neurological illnesses

Brian Owens Jan 23, 2026

There is no evidence that the apparent cluster of undiagnosed neurological illnesses in New Brunswick is caused by environmental contaminants, according to the results of an…

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ADHD
Nature

ADHD

Brian Owens Jan 22, 2026

The quest to understand and treat a pervasive and mystifying mental health condition. The symptoms of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) have been known for more…

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How to improve vaccine uptake: a huge study offers clues
Nature

How to improve vaccine uptake: a huge study offers clues

Brian Owens Jan 13, 2026

An analysis of more than one million people in the UK found that two-thirds of people who were vaccine-hesitant during the COVID-19 pandemic went on to…

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The Power of Love: Couples-Based Approaches to Cardiac Care Improve Healthy Behavior
Medscape

The Power of Love: Couples-Based Approaches to Cardiac Care Improve Healthy Behavior

Brian Owens Dec 17, 2025

Cardiac care interventions that involve patients and their partners may increase adherence to healthy behaviors, boost mental health, and improve some cardiovascular outcomes, a review of…

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