Tag: pollution
2021 Arctic Report Card reveals a (human) story of cascading disruptions,...
Matthew Druckenmiller, University of Colorado Boulder; Rick Thoman, University of Alaska Fairbanks, and Twila Moon, University of Colorado Boulder
California’s latest offshore oil spill could fuel pressure to end oil...
Charles Lester, University of California Santa Barbara
An oil spill first reported on Oct. 2, 2021, has released thousands...
Combatting an invisible killer: New WHO air pollution guidelines recommend sharply...
Laura Corlin, Tufts University
Air pollution is the world’s fourth leading cause of death, contributing to about 13 premature...
Scientists at work: We use environmental DNA to monitor how human...
Marie Simonin, Inrae and Emily S. Bernhardt, Duke University
Rivers, lakes and wetlands cover just 1% of the Earth’s...
Farming fish in fresh water is more affordable and sustainable than...
Ben Belton, Michigan State University; Dave Little, University of Stirling, and Wenbo Zhang, Shanghai Ocean University
A tidal wave...
How safe is your baby food?
C. Michael White, University of Connecticut
Heavy metals including lead, arsenic and mercury can be found in commercial baby...
Private planes, mansions and superyachts: What gives billionaires like Musk and...
Richard Wilk, Indiana University and Beatriz Barros, Indiana University
Tesla’s Elon Musk and Amazon’s Jeff Bezos have been vying...
Air pollution may contribute to Alzheimer’s and dementia risk – here’s...
Jiu-Chiuan Chen, University of Southern California
Alzheimer’s disease is the most common cause of dementia. It slowly destroys memory, thinking and behaviors, and eventually the...
EXPLORING NATURE
The chickadee in the snowbank: A ‘canary in the coal mine’...
Benjamin Sonnenberg, University of Nevada, Reno
Wet snow pelts my face and pulls against my skis as I climb...
