The fat of the land: Estimating the ecological costs of overeating: Overeating wastes far more food than we throw away, suggests research 08.24.2019 With every unfinished meal since Band Aid, you’ve heard it: “people are starving in Africa, y’know.” True, the UN estimates […]
Radiation in parts of Marshall Islands is higher than Chernobyl 07.17.2019 Radiation levels in some regions of the Marshall Islands in the central Pacific, where the United States conducted nuclear tests […]
Scientists warn about the dangerous interaction of plant protection products 03.12.2019 Pest control is one of the vital services provided by insects in agroecosystems. Natural methods relying on biological control agents, […]
In-womb air pollution exposure associated with higher blood pressure in childhood 05.15.2018 Children who were exposed to higher levels of air pollution during the third trimester of their mother’s pregnancy had a […]
City upbringing, without pets, boosts vulnerability to mental illness: ‘Hygiene hypothesis’ likely applies to psychiatric disorders too 05.03.2018 Children raised in a rural environment, surrounded by animals and bacteria-laden dust, grow up to have more stress-resilient immune systems […]