Arctic coastal watersheds are some of the most threatened regions on Earth.
Small Arctic Coastal Waterbodies, With Big Carbon Release
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High Concentrations of Polluted Air Found Inside Homes During 2018 Wildfire Smoke Event
hen wildfire smoke filled the skies of Oregon’s southern Willamette Valley in 2018, many residents kept their doors closed and windows shut, thinking they were safe from polluted air.
Warming Climate is Changing Where Birds Breed
Spring is in full swing. Trees are leafing out, flowers are blooming, bees are buzzing, and birds are singing.
Here Be Methane: Skoltech Scientists Investigate the Origins of a Gaping Permafrost Crater
Researchers from Skoltech and their colleagues spent more than two years studying a 20-meter wide and 20-meter deep crater in the Yamal Peninsula in northern Russia that formed after an explosive release of gas, mostly methane, from the permafrost.
Women at Lower Risk for Cardiovascular Disease Than Men
Women’s risk of falling ill with cardiovascular disease, and dying from it, is lower than that of men of the same age, irrespective of where in the world they live.
Survey Finds Large Increase in Psychological Distress Reported Among U.S. Adults During the COVID-19 Pandemic
A new survey conducted during the pandemic by researchers at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health and the SNF Agora Institute at Johns Hopkins University found a more-than-threefold increase in the percentage of U.S. adults who reported symptoms of psychological distress—from 3.9 percent in 2018 to 13.6 percent in April 2020.
