It’s the World Health Organization’s first update of global air quality guidelines since 2005. We know far more today about the serious risks these pollutants pose to human health.
Methane is the world’s second most abundant greenhouse gas, and it’s many times more potent than carbon dioxide.
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The hidden costs of industrial food production include immense health and environmental impacts. These include millions of deaths, climate change, pollution and biodiversity loss.
Although there is no evidence yet that it affects COVID-19 vaccines, schistosomiasis, a neglected tropical disease, has been associated with lower vaccine immunity for several vaccines.
Families found themselves in need of food assistance during the pandemic.
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The 2,000-line poem by Scottish physician John Armstrong was written during a time of pandemic, war and increasing public disinformation. What can readers learn from it today?
During fracking, water is mixed with fluids and injected into the ground.
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New research shows how fracking could pose a threat to surface water quality, with consequences for human and environmental health.
A little more than 8% of vaccinated people in the U.S. have received the Johnson & Johnson vaccine.
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It has been six months since the Johnson & Johnson vaccine received emergency use authorization. What does six months of data show about its efficacy, side effects and protection from variants?
Many elderly ended up in workhouses as they were unable to work normal jobs and therefore cover the costs of living.
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The quality of life for the elderly in Georgian England was so bad many chose suicide.
Low-cost air-ventilation systems have been installed in many classrooms across the U.S. to help reduce COVID-19 transmission.
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Air-ventilation upgrades have been badly needed in U.S. classrooms since long before the pandemic. Low-tech filtration systems that cost about the same as a textbook per student can make a big difference.
Ron Eland, a South African Olympian who would go on to represent Great Britain in the 1948 Olympic Games.
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During the pandemic, Australians have been using food delivery apps more than ever. We’ve assessed how healthy the options available to us are — and the news isn’t good.
Waste products from factories like this could hold the key to more novel antibiotic discoveries.
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