Heart attacks during the COVID-19 pandemic were more likely to result in heart failure compared with heart attacks one year earlier, according to research presented today at Heart Failure 2021, an online scientific congress of the European Society of Cardiology (ESC).
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Mangrove Forest Study Has Takeaways for Coastal Communities
A new paper published by an East Carolina University researcher in the Department of Coastal Studies shines light on the effect human-made infrastructure and natural topography has on coastal wetlands after major storm events.
NASA Maps Air Quality in Ozone Hot Spot
Scientists are flying an airborne campaign out of NASA's Langley Research Center in Hampton, Virginia this month to contribute to a joint U.S.-Canadian study on air quality in a region with high surface ozone levels.
Unusual Prey: Spiders Eating Snakes
There are spiders that eat snakes. Observations of snake-eating spiders have been reported around the world.
NOAA Reserve Hosts First-Ever Carbon-Offset Initiative by U.S. Pro Football Team
The Philadelphia Eagles football team will expand mangrove and seagrass restoration efforts at Puerto Rico’s Jobos Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve in order to offset travel-related emissions, in a partnership with the Ocean Conservancy and The Ocean Foundation.
COVID-19 Lockdowns Cut Pollution, But Not All of It
Dust storms and other weather phenomena offset some reductions in PM2.5 aerosol pollution.