Sunnyside, one of Houston’s oldest historically Black communities, has been hit hard by many of the recent hurricanes that have struck along the Gulf of Mexico.
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Bees Boost Crops and Could Steady Food Prices
While the benefits of pollinators to crop yield are well known, their effect on crop stability was poorly understood until now.
Researchers Pulled 700,000 Years of Glacial History From an Andean Lakebed
When Mark Abbott and his team pulled a 300-foot-long core of mud from a lakebed high in the Peruvian Andes, he hoped it might provide a long-sought-after glimpse of the past 160,000 years of climate change.
Can You Outrun a Poor Diet?
Do high levels of exercise offset a poor diet?
Over Half of Threatened Species Require Targeted Recovery Actions
A staggering 57% of threatened species need targeted recovery actions to ensure their survival, new research has shown.
Boston College to Partner on Study of Hazards From Plastics
The Global Observatory on Pollution and Health at Boston College and an international team of researchers are launching a study of the hazards plastic products pose to global human health across the continuum of their production, use, and disposal, according to observatory director Professor of Biology Philip Landrigan, M.D.