New research published today in the journal Environmental Health Perspectives from Environmental Defense Fund and the George Washington University shows air pollution takes an enormous toll on health in the San Francisco Bay Area, and the impacts vary dramatically within neighborhoods.

A study conducted at the University of Campinas (UNICAMP) in the state of São Paulo, Brazil, shows that compounds produced by gut microbiota (bacteria and other microorganisms) during fermentation of insoluble fiber from dietary plant matter do not affect the ability of the novel coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 to enter and replicate in cells lining the intestines. 

India has set ambitious targets for renewable power, with plans to quintuple its current wind and solar energy capacity by 2030. 

An international team of researchers led by a School of Medicine professor is warning that scientists must better prepare for the next pandemic – and has developed a plan to do just that.

Water scarcity in rural Alaska is not a new problem, but the situation is getting worse with climate change. 

The onset of the COVID-19 pandemic had people sharing an array of strategies for disinfection and disease prevention. 

Florida has experienced a relatively mild winter, which typically translates to more mosquitoes in the summer and more birds on which they can feast. 

More than half of all health care workers worldwide are experiencing burnout that, if not addressed, could cause many to leave their fields in favor of less-stressful occupations or choose early retirement.

Breast cancer is the most common type of tumour found in women. 69,000 new cases are diagnosed each year in Germany alone. 

There are many ways to test municipal wastewater for signs of the virus that causes COVID-19, but scientists in Houston have determined theirs is the best yet.