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The combination of climate change, advances in medicine, and limited anti-fungals could result in a fungal scourge similar to that in the Last of Us series by HBO, a scientist claimed Ophiocordyceps unilateralis is a parasitic fungus that infests and kills insect hosts(Getty Images) New types of fungi could pose an alarming threat to humans […]
Georgia Institute of Technology in Atlanta, Georgia, US, on Wednesday, Feb. 8, 2023. Photographer: Erik S. Lesser/EPA/Bloomberg© 2023 Bloomberg Finance LP It is Black History Month, and I always try to share a perspective on it from my lens as a scientist. While many people may roll their eyes at the notion of a “Black […]
Since the start of the pandemic, public health officials have warned people about the high risk associated with going to restaurants and bars. Earlier in the pandemic, these venues were shuttered. But now, they’re back, with zero restrictions and limited outdoor dining due to colder weather and the sunsetting of relaxed pandemic-era regulations. When entering […]
Regional environmental climatic issues and their consequences in LAC The impacts of climate change in the LAC region are observed in the atmosphere/hydroclimate, oceans, and cryosphere which directly impact the biosphere. They have been identified and quantified as altered precipitation regimes, higher atmospheric and sea-surface temperatures, higher risks of droughts, increasing aridity, glacier mass loss, […]
Regional environmental climatic issues and their consequences in LAC The impacts of climate change in the LAC region are observed in the atmosphere/hydroclimate, oceans, and cryosphere which directly impact the biosphere. They have been identified and quantified as altered precipitation regimes, higher atmospheric and sea-surface temperatures, higher risks of droughts, increasing aridity, glacier mass loss, […]
ProPublica is a nonprofit newsroom that investigates abuses of power. Sign up to receive our biggest stories as soon as they’re published. On a Monday morning in mid-July, William L. Jeffries IV decided it was time to call a colleague for help. Jeffries is a senior health scientist at the Centers for Disease Control and […]
On a Monday morning in mid-July, William L. Jeffries IV decided it was time to call a colleague for help. Jeffries is a senior health scientist at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in Atlanta, where he researches the ways that racism and homophobia impact health in the United States. Jeffries, who describes himself […]
ANN ARBOR, MI – How do you take a picture of something invisible? The invisible object in question is a black hole, or cosmic entity that consists of highly intense gravity that prevents light from escaping. It’s very nature prevents imaging, as no light escaping means no radiation to detect via long-range sensors. This is […]