Our understanding of Earth’s biology and its responses to environmental change is limited by an incomplete picture of the planet’s dynamic aerobiome.
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Mapping Childhood Lead Exposure Risk in the United States, Neighborhood by Neighborhood
A researcher uses housing and poverty data to identify locations where children are more likely to be exposed to lead.
Individual Consequences of a Global Crisis
From wildfires and ocean temperatures to antimicrobials and mental health, scientists are uncovering more and more links between climate change and personal health.
Antimicrobial Resistance Is Killing Millions. Climate Change Is Making It Worse.
A growing body of evidence indicates that factors such as rising temperatures and extreme weather are contributing to what some researchers have called “the slow pandemic.”
Climate Change Will Reshape Malaria Prevalence Across Africa
As the continent warms, once cooler regions will become prime habitat for mosquitoes and their parasites, while in other regions, heat will lower disease transmission.
Many Americans Underestimate Health Risks of Extreme Weather, New Study Finds
The research examines the “risk perception gap,” or the difference between climate-related mortality estimates and public perceptions of climate risk, across U.S. counties.
How Does Social Vulnerability Evolve After a Tropical Cyclone?
An initial rise in the social vulnerability index is followed by a decrease, but that decrease comes with a catch.
Distant Oceans May Help Predict Malaria Risk in Malawi
A new study finds that ocean temperatures thousands of kilometers away shape soil moisture in Malawi, offering a potential tool for forecasting malaria outbreaks months in advance.
Slums Are Bearing the Brunt of the Climate Crisis—And Devising Solutions
As temperatures rise, it is the poor who suffer most. The coping strategies of those living in informal settlements may hold lessons for cities of the future.
In Bihar, Groundwater Treatment Units Were Installed in Regions That Didn’t Need Them
Some regions that did need systems to treat carcinogens such as arsenic went without.
