Scientists are warning that wildfire smoke can carry microbes that cause infectious diseases, adding another public health concern to the worsening severity of wildfires across the globe.

Clovamide presence in disease-resistant chocolate tree leaves may spur novel breeding program

Water vapor is an important medium for the wet growth of particulate matters.

UT Southwestern scientists have adapted a classic research technique called forward genetics to identify new genes involved in autism spectrum disorder (ASD).

The lockdowns that resulted from the COVID-19 pandemic have reduced greenhouse gas emissions.

London saw increases of around 50% in surface ozone (O3) compared to previous years

Methods currently used around the world for predicting the development of COVID-19 and other pandemics fail to report precisely on the best and worst case scenarios.

An editorial co-authored by a member of the UK’s influential SAGE committee that advises the UK Government on COVID-19, and published in Anaesthesia (a journal of the Association of Anaesthetists) says that in order for the global COVID-19 vaccination program to be successful, the available vaccines must be able to do all three of: prevent infection becoming established in an individual, prevent disease progression and prevent onward transmission. “

As Covid-19 infections soar across the U.S., some states are tightening restrictions and reinstituting quarantine measures to slow the virus’ spread. 

Nitrogen dioxide (NO2), an air pollutant, decreased significantly over urban areas during the pandemic.