Children born to mothers who both drank and smoked beyond the first trimester of pregnancy have a 12-fold increased risk for Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS) compared to those unexposed or only exposed in the first trimester of pregnancy, according to a new study supported by the National Institutes of Health.
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Ozone-Depleting Substances Caused Half of Late 20th-Century Arctic Warming, Says Study
A scientific paper published in 1985 was the first to report a burgeoning hole in Earth’s stratospheric ozone over Antarctica.
Becoming Less Active and Gaining Weight: Downsides of Becoming an Adult
Leaving school and getting a job both lead to a drop in the amount of physical activity, while becoming a mother is linked to increased weight gain, conclude two reviews published today and led by researchers at the University of Cambridge.
Finding New Land-Management Lessons in Old Ways
A new study led by archaeologists, ecologists, and paleoclimatologists at Harvard and elsewhere overturns long-held beliefs about the role humans played in shaping the American landscape before and after European colonization.
Plant Genomes Reveal the Basis for Adaptation to Contrasting Climates
In the face of rapid climate change, it is important that plants can adapt quickly to new conditions to ensure their survival.
Setting Fires to Avoid Fires: Stanford Study Outlines Approaches to Enable More Prescribed Burns
Australians desperate for solutions to raging wildfires might find them 8,000 miles away, where a new Stanford-led study proposes ways of overcoming barriers to prescribed burns – fires purposefully set under controlled conditions to clear ground fuels.
