Damages from flooding cost hundreds of millions of dollars annually. Compounded by a changing climate, by 2080 the frequency of these major events is expected to increase by 20 times.

When extreme climate conditions interact with stressors to social systems, such as the COVID-19 pandemic, the consequences could be severe unless experts from diverse backgrounds work together to develop comprehensive solutions to combat their negative impacts.

Like any cells in the body, cancer cells need sugar ­– namely glucose – to fuel cell proliferation and growth.

After Australia, Siberia is burning, indicating that the frequency of such events is on the rise, with myriad dire consequences.

The world is full of house dust mites.

Approximately half of the global population live in regions where heat stress is an issue that affects the ability to live healthy and productive lives.

The less animal products someone consumes, the lower his body mass index on average and the less he tends to be extroverted. 

Transmission of COVID-19 from mother to baby during pregnancy is uncommon, and the rate of infection is no greater when the baby is born vaginally, breastfed or allowed contact with the mother, according to a new study.

The research sheds light on how exposure to particulate matter impacts the function of the human olfactory mucosa.

Researchers from the Leibniz-Institute of Freshwater Ecology and Inland Fisheries (IGB), the Université de Toulouse and the Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research (UFZ) show how the microbial colonisation of the organism influences the interactions between living organisms, the environment and pathogens, using amphibians like frogs as examples.