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A child holds his hand out to the rain.
Posted inResearch Spotlights

Climate Change Could Reshape Pathogen Profile of Diarrheal Disease

by Rachel Fritts 27 January 202227 January 2022

An illness caused by rotavirus could recede as temperatures warm, whereas wetter conditions might favor some bacterial competitors.

Craters on deforested land caused by illegal mining on the Tenharim do Igarapé Preto Indigenous land in Amazonas State, Brazil
Posted inNews

Mining Threatens Isolated Indigenous Peoples in the Amazon

by Meghie Rodrigues 25 January 202223 March 2022

A bill in the Brazilian congress could grant a wide expansion for mining on Indigenous lands. New research shows how this could radically affect isolated peoples.

Charts showing frequency distribution of the arsenic concentration for the respective nominal kit categories for the paired dataset.
Posted inEditors' Highlights

Field Kits Effectively Predict Arsenic Contamination

by Avner Vengosh 19 January 202215 March 2022

Field kits used in Bangladesh to test arsenic exposure from contaminated drinking water are effective in comparison to expensive laboratory arsenic tests.

Air pollution from an Australian megafire on Kangaroo Island, South Australia, Australia, in January 2020.
Posted inResearch Spotlights

Health Impacts of Air Pollution from Australian Megafires

by Saima Sidik 10 January 202210 January 2022

Models suggest that thousands of Australians experienced dangerous levels of air pollution for several months, leading to more than a hundred deaths.

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众包科学帮助追踪有害蚊子

by Elizabeth Thompson 21 December 202121 March 2022

志愿者们通过一款应用程序收集数据,为研究提供支持,并对抗当地的蚊子种群。

A map of flooding in southeastern Texas during Hurricane Harvey, with flooded areas shown in red.
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Remote Sensing Could Predict Well Water Quality After Floods

by Jackie Rocheleau 16 December 202116 December 2021

After a flood, most people rely on officials to test public water sources. Private well owners are on their own, with little data to guide testing and treatment. New research seeks to change that.

Five people planting young trees in Houston field
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Native Super Trees Could Provide Climate Solutions to Houston

by Graycen Wheeler 15 December 202115 December 2021

A Houston nonprofit identified 14 native “super tree” species that are particularly promising for mitigating climate change and public health concerns.

In the foreground sits a yellow-beige pond, with tree trunks scattered about its surface. Two dredges that appear to be made of wood float by the banks, smoke rising from between them. In the background, the green rain forest towers, the blue sky smudged with white smoke.
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Mercury-Based Gold Mining Haunts Peruvian Rain Forests

by Alka Tripathy-Lang 15 December 202115 December 2021

In Peru, gold mining harms rain forests and human health. Satellite data can now track forest recovery in protected areas and the migration of informal miners to less regulated areas.

Smog hangs over Salt Lake City, Utah.
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Tracking Pollution in the Breeze, with Trees

by Nathaniel Scharping 15 December 202121 March 2022

New research outlines how pine needles offer a simple, low-cost means of assessing particulate matter pollution.

An aerial view of Vancouver
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Crowdsourced Science Helps Map Vancouver’s “Smellscape”

by Brittney J. Miller 14 December 202121 March 2022

Exposure to stinky odors can affect human health, but quantifying smells can be difficult.

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