North America

Spanish explorers may have brought the first peach pits to North America, but Indigenous communities helped the ubiquitous summer fruit really take root, according to a study led by a researcher at Penn State.

Chronic wasting disease has spread through North America throughout deer and elk populations, and conservationists are concerned that it may infect predators who consume deer or elk as prey.

The study uncovered regions already known to be high-risk areas for ship strikes: North America's Pacific coast, Panama, the Arabian Sea, Sri Lanka, the Canary Islands and the Mediterranean Sea.

In contrast, in high-income regions -- such as Western Europe, North America, Australasia, and Asia Pacific -- deaths related to extreme temperatures are expected to surpass those caused by air pollution.

The company discontinued mineral-based talc in North America in 2020 - and followed suit in the UK last year - replacing it with cornstarch.