Researchers made a “Google Maps” for global food systems. Could it help us tackle food’s thorniest problems?
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Hydrology Helps Identify Future Malaria Hot Spots
Complex hydrological processes—not just the amount of rainfall—help determine where malaria-transmitting mosquitoes can thrive.
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More Gas Wells Linked to More Symptoms in Pennsylvania Residents
Natural gas production has been booming in southwestern Pennsylvania, but it may also yield multiple health complaints, especially for residents surrounded by oil and gas facilities.
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Podcast: The Unusual Relationship Between Climate and Pandemics
Two recent studies show how climate affects human pandemics and how pandemics, in turn, alter the environment.
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Dust Storms Associated with Increase in Critical Care Visits
Fine particulate matter from dust storms can exacerbate respiratory diseases, and now scientists have shown that critical care hospital visits spike during and after such events.
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Thinking Zinc: Mitigating Uranium Exposure on Navajo Land
An innovative clinical trial uses “two-way participation” between Navajo and medical communities to study the impact of zinc on mitigating health effects associated with uranium mining.
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Citizen Science Reduces Risks from Combusting Coal-Mine Wastes
A community-based citizen science study on spontaneously combusting coal-mine waste heaps in Myanmar underpins the development of risk management plans to protect individuals and communities.
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Exploring the Impacts of Mining on Planetary Health
Papers are invited for a special collection presenting advances in understanding of the impacts of mining on human, ecosystem, and Earth surface environmental health.
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Six Ways Satellites Tracked COVID-19
A new database reveals dimmer cities, empty farming fields, and vacant ports.
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A Whole World View
Scientists are dedicated to understanding the complexities of the Earth’s carbon cycle—and how our actions can throw it off.