An innovative outbreak detection program that tracks disease-causing viruses in wastewater identified the measles virus in Houston samples collected in early January 2025, before cases were reported.
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Growth Before Photosynthesis: How Trees Regulate Their Water Balance
In order for trees to grow, they need to control their water balance meticulously.
Eating Ultra Processed Foods May Speed up Early Signs of Parkinson’s Disease
People who eat more ultra processed foods like cold breakfast cereal, cookies and hot dogs are more likely to have early signs of Parkinson’s disease when compared to those who eat very few ultra processed foods, according to a study published in the May 7, 2025, online in Neurology®, the medical journal of the American Academy of Neurology.
Machine Learning Powers New Approach to Detecting Soil Contaminants
Breakthrough method spots pollutants without experimental reference samples, advancing environmental monitoring and analysis.
Heat and Land Use: Bees Suffer in Particular
In a new study, researchers at the University of Würzburg are investigating the interaction of major global change drivers on insects.
German Satellite Measures CO2 and NO2 Simultaneously From Power Plant Emissions for the First Time
New approach to satellite-based emission monitoring of air pollutants with a high level of detail.
