Why should we be worried about climate change in the Arctic?
By Rebecca Dzombak The poles are warming faster than the rest of the planet, causing extreme weather events in the Northern hemisphere. If you’ve been in the Northern Hemisphere lately, you have probably experienced some extreme weather. From extreme cold and snowy...
What is the bee microbiome fighting back against colony collapse disorder?
By Lauren Sara McKee Biocontrol may help bees where other interventions, like chemical pesticides, have failed. Fungal diseases get less attention than they deserve. They are a major cause of food insecurity and economic loss for food producers. Huge proportions...
How does climate change impact our health?
By Farah Qaiser A new Lancet Countdown report presents the lifelong health consequences that a child born today will face from climate change. We often talk about climate change in terms of melting icebergs, rising seawater, and elevated temperatures, but what about...
What are the public health and environmental impacts of wildfires?
By Max Moritz and Faith Kearns Deadly fires across California over the past several years have shown how wildfire has become a serious public health and safety issue. Deadly fires across California over the past several years have shown how wildfire has become a...
How do we measure pain, anyway?
By Jeremy Delahanty How do we measure pain, anyway? Jeremy Delahanty investigates. Imagine you have been asked to define pain by your doctor. They might have asked for a rating on a scale from zero, no pain, to ten, unbearable pain. Or you chose from a selection of...
You’re eating, drinking, and breathing microplastics. Now what?
By Anna Robuck A new study led by Kieran D. Cox and researchers at the University of Victoria in British Columbia confirms a logical but cringe-worthy conclusion: humans are consuming plastic. A new study led by Kieran D. Cox and researchers at the University of...
Caster Semenya: Is bogus science being used to stifle the vulnerable?
By Sarah Laframboise In the ruling against Caster Semenya, bogus science is being used to stifle the vulnerable, according to Sarah Laframboise. Caster Semenya crouched over the starting line, waiting for the start in the final 800 meter race at the 2016 Olympic...
Why is it so hard to find a cure for Alzheimer’s?
By Norman A. Paradis Norman A. Paradis investigate why it is so hard to find a cure for Alzheimer’s after a century of research into the brain disease. Biogen recently announced that it was abandoning its late stage drug for Alzheimer’s, aducanumab, causing...
Has climate change led to an increase in mosquitoes?
By Max Levy Bugs like it hot and evolve faster when there’s lots of carbon dioxide, meaning more mosquitoes, according to Max Levy. We often think of climate change in terms of extreme weather, but the impacts of global warming will extend far beyond natural...Subscribe by Email
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