Long-term exposure to contaminants such as arsenic and nitrate in water is linked to an increased risk of various diseases, including cancers, cardiovascular diseases, developmental...
Every year, life-threating invasive fungal infections afflict more than 2 million individuals globally. Mortality rates for these infections are high, even when patients receive treatment.Credit:...
Organofluorine compounds — sometimes called ‘forever chemicals’ — are increasingly turning up in our drinking water, oceans and even human blood, posing a potential threat...
Living less than about one-third of a mile from pesticide use prior to conception and during early pregnancy could increase the risk of stillbirths, according...
Researchers at the Centre for Genomic Regulation (CRG) have discovered a treatment which accelerates the production and quality of pluripotent stem cells in mice. This...
New York, NY — August 7, 2024 — Columbia University’s Division of Ethics Chief Sandra Soo-Jin Lee, PhD, is lead author of a new target article in The American...
60% of birds who survive collision with a building go on to die during rehabilitation care, and when these numbers are combined with instant deaths,...
Affective sensitivity to air pollution (ASAP) describes the extent to which affect, or mood, fluctuates in accordance with daily changes in air pollution, which can...
A new study out of The University of Texas at Arlington shows that frozen land in Alaska is eroding faster than it can be replaced...
In a new survey study, Dutch employees who worked from home tended to report higher levels of productivity and less burnout if they were more...
Women who spend a lot of time on TikTok — especially those seeing a lot of pro-anorexia content — feel worse about their appearance, a...
Measuring temperatures from Earth’s past is important for understanding the development of its climate. Ancient ocean temperatures are most commonly reconstructed by analysing the ratio...
Recent advancements in grape genomics have significantly enhanced our understanding of grapevine biology and breeding. By sequencing over 44 grape genomes, researchers have identified key...
An often-overlooked component of natural and human-driven disasters is their potential to affect plant health and thus food security at domestic and international scales. Most...
Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory (CSHL) has begun to unravel a mystery millennia in the making. Our story begins 9,000 years ago. It was then that...
