Air pollution may affect severity and hospitalization in COVID-19 patients
Patients who have preexisting respiratory conditions such as asthma or chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and live in areas with high levels of air...
Mystery canine illness identified: Animal coronavirus
An outbreak of vomiting among dogs has been traced back to a type of animal coronavirus by researchers. Vets across the country began reporting...
Roadside invader: The higher the traffic, the easier the invasive common ragweed disperses
Common ragweed is an annual plant whose allergenic pollen affects human health. It's an invasive species particularly well-adapted to living at roadsides. New research...
Climate change is making it harder to get a good cup of coffee
Ethiopia may produce less specialty coffee and more rather bland tasting varieties in the future. This is the result of a new study by...
Climate change is making Indian monsoon seasons more chaotic
If global warming continues unchecked, summer monsoon rainfall in India will become stronger and more erratic. This is the central finding of an analysis...
Indigenous land-use reduced catastrophic wildfires on the Fish Lake Plateau
Researchers compared lake sediment, tree ring data and archaeological evidence to reconstruct a 1,200 history of fire, climate, and human activity of the Fish...
Dueling evolutionary forces drive rapid evolution of salamander coloration
Two opposing evolutionary forces explain the presence of the two different colors of spotted salamander egg masses at ponds in Pennsylvania, according to a...
World’s protected areas need more than a ‘do not disturb’ sign
More than 4 million square kilometers have been designated as protected areas globally in the past decade, without documentation of how effective such areas...
Life expectancy lower near superfund sites
Living near a hazardous waste or Superfund site could cut your life short by about a year, according to a new study. The study...
Northern star coral study could help protect tropical corals
As the Rhode Island legislature considers designating the Northern Star Coral an official state emblem, researchers are finding that studying this local creature's recovery...
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