The Beauty Of Biological Concrete
This engineer’s lab is upgrading static architecture with living and regenerating building materials.
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Heart Problems Put Hydroxychloroquine On Pause
Safety risks have put studies of the malaria drug on hold. Plus, the sounds of elusive narwhals, captured on tape.
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Cold Climate Organisms Offer Clues To Crackless Concrete
Engineers are looking to nature for inspiration to create new forms of concrete and other sustainable building materials.
These Pollution Disasters Pushed Environmental Policy Forward
From oil spills to burning rivers, view snapshots of some of the most catastrophic pollution events in U.S. history that inspired environmental protection efforts.
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Environmental Protection Apocalypse: What’s Happening to the EPA?
The Trump administration is paving the way for polluters.
COVID-19 Mortality Is Worsened By Air Pollution, New Research Finds
A Harvard research team finds that an increase of one part per billion of air pollution is linked with an 8% increase in COVID-19 mortality.
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Coronavirus Mutations Aren’t Necessarily Bad News
Why we need to slow down and look carefully at new coronavirus research, plus why so-called ‘murder hornets’ aren’t a reason to panic.
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Citizen Science Projects To Soothe And Distract
Help scientists analyze their data while fighting tuberculosis and looking at pictures of cute raccoons.
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Finding Solutions To Treat Valley Fever
To doctors, Valley Fever is a medical mystery. And now, the fungal disease is spreading northeast, thanks to climate change.
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Earth Day Goes Digital
Even celebrating from home, the 50th anniversary of Earth Day can be a call to action.