As wildfires raged across the Western U.S. this summer, members of Scott Fendorf’s research group drove ahead of the flames in Oregon and Idaho with portable pumps to sample particles in the air for analysis.
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Airborne Plastic Chemical Levels Shock Researchers
Plasticizers are chemical compounds that make materials more flexible.
Scientists Discover That Special Immune Cells Stop Metastatic Cancer
Metastatic disease—when cancer spreads from the primary tumor to other parts of the body—is the cause of most cancer deaths.
In Europe, Forest Shrubs Are Migrating Toward Pollution
While warming is pushing some European vegetation north, toward cooler weather, a new study finds that for many forest plants, there is a much greater pull westward.
A Forest Fire in Western Wyoming
Smoke billowed from a fire in the forests of western Wyoming in early October 2024.
NASA Analysis Shows Irreversible Sea Level Rise for Pacific Islands
Climate change is rapidly reshaping a region of the world that’s home to millions of people.