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Sara Hashemi is a science writer and fact-checker from Montreal. Her work focuses environmental justice, climate, and the intersections between science and culture.

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The Northeast Is Becoming a Tinderbox

The Northeast Is Becoming a Tinderbox

Here's everything you need to know about the region's record-breaking drought conditions and unusual wildfires

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PFAS Contaminated a Texas County's Farms, Threatening Animals, Water and Public Health

PFAS Contaminated a Texas County's Farms, Threatening Animals, Water and Public Health

Inside a Texas county's battle against the use of sewage sludge and the forever chemicals left behind.

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Cancer Cases Are Expected to Nearly Double by 2050, Warns the WHO. Low-Income Countries Will Be Disproportionately Affected

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By Sara Hashemi
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In a new report, the World Health Organization predicts that new annual diagnoses will rise from about 20.6 million today to almost 35 million by 2050. The biggest increases will be in Africa and the Eastern Mediterranean region While scientific advancements in the fight against cancer have improved the lives of millions of people, that progress hasn’t been spread evenly around the world.
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Cases of a Parasitic Infection That Can Cause Diarrhea for Weeks Are Rapidly Rising in the U.S. Here’s What to Know

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By Sara Hashemi
| Smithsonian Magazine Verified
The illness is caused by the microscopic parasite Cyclospora cayetanensis, which spreads via food or water contaminated with feces, usually on farms. Health officials are still investigating the source of the multistate outbreak Cases of a parasitic infection that can cause “explosive” diarrhea have surged across the United States in recent weeks, according to health officials.
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New Images Reveal That This Asteroid Is Actually Two Conjoined Space Rocks That Form a Peanut-Shaped Object Called a ‘Contact Binary’

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By Sara Hashemi
| Smithsonian Magazine Verified
A flyby conducted by the Japanese spacecraft Hayabusa2 uncovered the asteroid’s strange shape. Data gathered by the probe will also help defend the planet against potentially threatening space rocks On July 5, a Japanese spacecraft flew past an odd-looking asteroid named Torifune.
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