While gun violence declined last year, a closer look at the data reveals a striking and surprising trend. While the total number of shootings is going down, the lethality of shootings — the odds of someone dying in a shooting — seems to be going up. If that trend holds, it could have massive consequences… Continue reading A lethal shift in America’s gun violence crisis
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First Case of Lethal Bird Flu in Polar Bears Reported in Alaska
Why It Matters: The virus is a new threat for many wild mammals. The infected polar bear provides further evidence of how widespread this virus, a highly pathogenic form of H5N1, has become and how unprecedented its behavior has been. Since the virus emerged in 2020, it has spread to every continent except for Australia.… Continue reading First Case of Lethal Bird Flu in Polar Bears Reported in Alaska