In 1968, husband and wife biologists Paul and Anne Ehrlich published The Population Bomb, a terrifying look at coming ecology-driven disasters. Our population growth, they said, had to be slowed or reversed, or else catastrophe would ensue. The world’s population...
Seoul’s gingko trees help absorb the carbon dioxide produced by traffickhanh nghia tran/Alamy Becoming EarthFerris Jabr (Picador (UK); Penguin Random House (US)) Ginkgos were first planted in Seoul about 800 years ago. Today, over 100,000 of these giant trees take...
Chandra X-ray ObservatoryNASA/CXC & J. Vaughan On 23 July 1999, just months before I started university, NASA’s space shuttle Columbia launched with precious cargo on board. Not only was it carrying the first crew to be led by a woman,...
A supernova remnant in the Milky Way galaxyChandra X-ray Observatory After a star explodes in a supernova, the remnants can reform into more stars again and again. These subsequent generations could be full of elements heavier than helium that astronomers...
August 22, 20243 min readBrains Age in Five Different WaysBrain scan study hints that methods could be developed to detect the earliest stages of neurodegenerative diseaseBy Michael Eisenstein & Nature magazineBrain MRI of a normal Brain. BSIP/UIG Via Getty ImagesAn...
August 22, 20244 min readArtificial Sweetener Erythritol Linked to Blood Clots, Study WarnsA new study suggests a commonly used sugar substitute could increase the risk of blood clots, raising concerns for heart complicationsBy Kate Graham-ShawErythritol, a common sugar substitute, in...
Ancylostoma duodenale, or hookworm, causes one of the most common intestinal parasite infections in people globallyKateryna Kon/Shutterstock Covid-19 vaccines may be less effective in people who have intestinal parasite infections, or roughly a quarter of the world’s population. This is...
The conversation will be in English, with translation into Spanish and French, and with live captioning.BackgroundAs part of its pluriannual program co-funded by the European Union, On the Move twice a year proposes Mobility Webinars to investigate collectively international artistic...
Members of the U.S. congress whose ancestors enslaved people have had a higher median net worth than those whose ancestors did not, according to a new analysis published on Wednesday in PLOS ONE.The analysis used genealogical data published last year...
August 21, 20243 min readWest Nile Virus Proliferates where Climate Change Brings Warm, Wet WeatherHouston’s warm, wet spring, driven in part by climate change, was a boon for mosquitoes and West Nile virusBy Ariel Wittenberg & E&E NewsCars are submerged...
