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Built in the 1960s, the Katy Freeway in Texas has grown from a 6-lane highway to one of the largest highways in the world, it is also known for being one of the biggest highway bottlenecks in the US. The strange thing about the Katy Freeway’s large expansion over the …
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B.C.’s tiny homes show big promise for homeless
Housing
As the pandemic heightens B.C.’s housing crisis, some are taking the initiative to invent their own solutions. One example is the little sleeping cabins that popped up overnight in downtown Duncan. Frustrated by the city’s status quo approach, John Horn, a housing advocate came up with this cabin-village idea to …
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Homelessness remains a major issue throughout the United States. A problem that has only worsened since the COVID-19 pandemic began there are now over 700,000 homeless individuals throughout the world’s wealthiest nation. Homelessness is caused by a variety of factors both specific to individuals and one’s endemic within society at …
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Amazon crushed affordable housing. Now it’s trying to offset the problem it helped create
Density Housing
Amazon’s decision to build a new Headquarters at Arlington, Virginia, has caused local housing prices to quickly rise by 50%, raising concerns about affordability. In order to offset the negative impacts of the company’s move, the e-commerce giant is financing 1,200 affordable housing units right next to the HQ.
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Calgary doctor says ‘dramatic’ 40% drop in preterm births during lockdown could be global trend
Health
Many doctors around the world are saying that during the COVID-19 pandemic there have been fewer cases of preterm babies being born. Doctors say that there are three main causes for this: (1) social distancing, which reduced the levels of infection that get transferred from being in contact with other …
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You are Breathing in Microplastics, But What Does That Mean for Your Health? – Seeker
Health
Microplastics are minuscule pieces of plastic that have become a plague in our modern environment. These microplastics are everywhere and end up in the food we consume and the air we breathe in. The result is that microplastics not only pose environmental risks but also are a major public health …
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Inside Pfizer’s labs, ‘variant hunters’ race to stay ahead of the pandemic’s next twist
Health Neuroscience & DNA
As new variants continue to grow around the world, researchers at the Pearl River research center are continuously working around the clock to ensure the Pfizer vaccines provide protection against new mutations. Phil Dormitzer, who is the leading scientist at the lab disclosed that after a series of tests the …
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