Case Studies

Summary:Even small increases in nitrogen dioxide levels in the air may be linked to increases in cardiovascular and respiratory deaths, according to new research.

Summary:A new study projecting the amount of heat stress residents of the region will experience in the future finds with 2 degrees Celsius of

Summary:Lung tumors are home to immune cells that affect their growth and resistance to treatment. Looking at neutrophils, scientists led by EPFL have discovered

Summary:Floating solar farms could help to protect lakes and reservoirs from some of the harms of climate change, a new study suggests. However, given

Summary:Maps generally indicate elevation in meters above sea level. But sea level is not the same everywhere. A group of experts has developed an

Summary:The rate of sea-level rise in the 20th century along much of the U.S. Atlantic coast was the fastest in 2,000 years, and southern

Summary:New data collected and analyzed by researchers at Brown University shows that mortality rates among nursing home residents with COVID-19 declined from March to

Summary:Plastics are one of the world’s largest polluters, taking hundreds of years to degrade in nature. A research team has created a high-quality bioplastic

Summary:The ocean’s mammals are at a crucial crossroads – with some at risk of extinction and others showing signs of recovery, researchers say. The

Summary:A new analysis of strontium isotopes in marine sediments has enabled scientists to reconstruct fluctuations in ocean chemistry related to changing climate conditions over

Summary:Without efforts to mitigate climate change, summers spanning nearly six months may become the new normal by 2100 in the Northern Hemisphere, according to

Summary:A new study suggests current vaccines and monoclonal antibody therapies provide less neutralizing activity against the U.K. and South Africa variants of SARS-CoV-2. A