A Japanese study reveals that pig-boar hybrids in Fukushima retain domestic pigs' ability to reproduce year-round, leading to a population explosion after the 2011 nuclear accident ... .
Scientists say multiple Earth system components appear closer to destabilization than previously believed, putting the planet at increased risk of a “hothouse” trajectory driven by feedback loops that can amplify the consequences of global warming.
A key contributing factor is the scarcity of physician-scientists, a professional group that remains poorly understood, structurally unsupported and frequently undervalued within the national health ecosystem.