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Health & Ecosystems

People in Copenhagen wearing face masks
Posted inResearch Spotlights

Scientists Uncover the Seasonality of COVID-19

Kate Wheeling, freelance science writer by Kate Wheeling 29 July 20215 October 2021

Researchers identify the environmental variables driving the seasonality of the novel coronavirus.

Map of Kentucky showing indoor radon potential
Posted inNews

Detailed Geologic Mapping Helps Identify Health Hazards

Sarah Derouin, Science Writer by Sarah Derouin 27 July 202113 October 2022

A team of geologists and nursing researchers created an interactive radon hazard map for Kentucky residents—and it was possible only because of the high-resolution bedrock mapping in the state.

An active coal-burning power plant
Posted inNews

New Marine Ecology Tool Corrects for Effects of Fossil Fuel Emissions

Hannah Thomasy, Science Writer by Hannah Thomasy 21 July 20215 October 2021

Standardizing these corrections will help scientists understand ocean ecosystems.

A natural gas pipeline easement in West Virginia
Posted inResearch Spotlights

America’s Natural Gas Pipeline Routes and Environmental Justice

Elizabeth Thompson by Elizabeth Thompson 13 July 20213 March 2025

Pipeline infrastructure disproportionately burdens America’s most vulnerable communities.

Facade of 1000 Trees building facing the river
Posted inNews

Sowing 1,000 Trees into Shanghai’s Urban Fabric

by Jackie Rocheleau 8 July 202114 April 2022

A new development blends riverside nature with commercial construction.

Ilaria Capua is a professor of agriculture and life sciences at the University of Florida.
Posted inNews

Podcast: Standing Up for Science During an Epidemic

by S. M. Hanlon 24 June 20215 October 2021

A virologist overcame smears and adversity to stand up for science.

Environmental activist Sumaira Abdulali measures particulate matter emitted by a burning roadside garbage dump near Mumbai, India.
Posted inResearch Spotlights

Establishing a Link Between Air Pollution and Dementia

Aaron Sidder, freelance science writer by Aaron Sidder 4 June 202121 July 2022

A new study examines the relationship between fine particulate matter (PM2.5) and dementia, finding that air pollution may be responsible for up to 2 million dementia cases each year.

A couple walks through smog.
Posted inEditors' Vox

Does Bad Air Cause Lung Cancer?

by Gabriel Filippelli 2 June 20219 September 2024

Papers are welcomed for a new cross-journal special collection exploring the links between air quality and lung cancer.

Two U.S. Air Force planes fly over the ocean.
Posted inNews

Health Costs from Climate Soar To $820 Billion

Jenessa Duncombe, Staff Writer by Jenessa Duncombe 28 May 20215 October 2021

Climate change and fossil fuel use are responsible for hiking up the price of health care beyond what the U.S. spends on defense.

香港和维多利亚港
Posted inResearch Spotlights

改善粤港澳大湾区空气质量

Sarah Stanley, Science Writer by Sarah Stanley 27 May 202117 March 2023

新的模拟研究显示,减少粤港澳大湾区以外地区的居住和农业污染,可以改善这个特大都市带乃至整个中国的公共健康状况。

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