COVID-19 zaps placenta’s immune response, study finds
New research finds that women who had COVID-19 during their pregnancies had placentas with an impaired immune response to new infection.
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Why you should pay attention to fly vomit
New research concerning ‘synanthropic’ flies — or the non-biting flies that live with us — argues that we need to pay far more attention to them as disease carriers. While epidemiologists have focused their attention on the biting flies that can spre…
Crop disruption from war in Ukraine could increase global carbon emissions, food prices
New research shows the disruption of crop production after the Russian invasion of Ukraine is expected to increase carbon emissions and food prices across the globe, without easing food insecurity.
The aviation industry needs to overhaul its response to climate change
Aviation’s growing impact on the climate crisis requires radical solutions that may upend the industry, according to a new commentary article.
Elusive atmospheric wave detected during 2022 Tonga volcanic eruption
The catastrophic eruption of the Hunga Tonga — Hunga Ha’apai volcano in 2022 triggered a special atmospheric wave that has eluded detection for the past 85 years. Researchers relied on state-of-the-art observational data and computer simulations to di…
Geologists mapped how metal pollutants have traveled across the city
Pittsburgh’s steel industry may be largely in the past, but its legacy lives on in city soils. Geologists now show how historical coking and smelting dropped toxic metals in Pittsburgh’s soil, particularly in the eastern half of the city. With samples …