Whether produced intentionally or not, microplastics are prevalent in environmental and human health systems. According to speaker Margaret Spring of the Monterey Bay Aquarium, microplastics derive ...

This course provides an introduction to Environmental Flows in projects affecting water flow, especially for hydropower development projects. The course seeks to demystify the interrelationships ...

Acute health concerns, particularly respiratory infections, are significantly affected by the microbial composition of built environments. The SARS-CoV-2 pandemic highlighted how the built environment ...

People around the world increasingly experience the devastating effects of environmental crises – from extreme weather, food insecurity, and health issues linked to water and air pollution, to ...

New UNESCO online course stresses link between environmental and human health. ... Thailand and Vietnam. There, he conducted several projects on the impact of global changes, including climate and ...

Several large-scale, human-driven changes to the planet — including climate change, the loss of biodiversity and the spread of invasive species — are making infectious diseases more dangerous ...

California is the latest state to sign a human composting bill into a law to be enacted in 2027. Experts explain the process, environmental benefits and why some people want to live greener lives ...

Steel and aluminum are two of the world’s most in-demand materials, feeding numerous sectors — including construction and transportation — with demand forecast to grow in the coming decades.

Human bodies are affected, too. Tiny plastic waste is present in our blood, brains, hearts, livers, kidneys, lungs and testicles, as well as in placentas and breast milk.

War has marked human experience since the beginning of recorded time, and the demands of war have in many ways shaped and advanced the practice of medicine.1, 2 Rhodes3 estimated the immense scope of ...

Project 2025, the sweeping right-wing blueprint for a new kind of U.S. presidency, would sabotage science-based policies that address climate change, the environment, abortion, health care access ...