Infection with the stomach bacterium Helicobacter pylori could increase the risk of developing Alzheimer’s disease: In people over the age of 50, the risk following a symptomatic infection can be an average of 11 percent higher, and even more about ten years after the infection, at 24 percent greater risk.
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Aquatic Insects in Restored Streams Need More Rocks to Lay Their Eggs
Likening it to providing more runways at busy airports, researchers at North Carolina State University found in a new study that adding protruding rocks to restored streams can help attract female aquatic insects that lay their eggs on the rock bottoms or sides.
Farmers and Ranchers in the Southwestern U.S. Face Challenges Due to Human-Induced Atmospheric Warming
The American Southwest has always been a dry place — cue the romantic visions of hot, rugged, sun-bleached, seemingly infinite landscapes and star-filled night skies.
Experts Release Key Recommendations to Address Climate Cost of Tourism
The first Tourism and Climate Change Stocktake report has been released by the Tourism Panel on Climate Change (TPCC) timed with the UN COP-28 Climate Conference.
Trees are in Trouble
This holiday season brings surprising news about your Christmas tree.
Highly Resolved Precipitation Maps Based on AI
Strong precipitation may cause natural disasters, such as floodings or landslides.