Tag: health
EPA is sidelining its independent chemical referee – and that endangers...
H. Christopher Frey, North Carolina State University
For decades, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has relied on an independent...
Syphilis cases in expectant mothers have dramatically risen since the pandemic...
Casey Pinto, Penn State
Syphilis is a sexually transmitted infection caused by the bacteria Treponema pallidum.
The race to mine critical minerals for AI and clean energy...
Abraham Nunbogu, United Nations University and Kaveh Madani, United Nations University; Yale University
There is a troubling contradiction at...
Cannabis sales and use are high in Michigan – but federal...
Omayma Alshaarawy, Michigan State University
Have you been to a licensed cannabis dispensary lately?
My team...
Toxic dust from California’s shrinking Salton Sea is harming children’s lung...
Jill Johnston, University of California, Irvine; University of Southern California and Shohreh Farzan, University of Southern California
Southern California’s...
From ‘Project Hail Mary’ to Artemis II, spaceflight captures audiences when...
Scott Solomon, Rice University
The central premise of the blockbuster film “Project Hail Mary” is a long-shot mission with...
In war‑torn Iran, air pollution from burning oil depots and bombed...
Armin Sorooshian, University of Arizona
The waves of U.S. and Israeli bomb strikes in Tehran and Beirut, and Iran’s...
Colorado has high levels of radon, which can cause lung cancer...
Jan Lowery, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus
In Colorado, as of 2025, about 500 people a year die...
EXPLORING NATURE
Formula 1 racing shows the hard part of reaching net‑zero carbon...
Caitlin Grady, George Washington University and Sachi Nandurkar, George Washington University
Formula 1 auto racing is one of the...
