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Husker Experts Lead Effort Aimed at Antimicrobial Resistance in Environment

“Traditionally and for good reason, public health experts have focused on clinical settings like hospitals and nursing homes, because that is where patients acquire resistant bacteria,” said Xu Li, the study’s principal investigator.

Wildfires Weaken Carbon Sinks

Wildfires are accelerating carbon loss from ecosystems, reducing the planet’s ability to store carbon and complicating efforts to meet global climate targets.

It All Adds Up: Study Finds Forever Chemicals Are More Toxic as Mixtures

A first-of-its-kind study has measured the toxicity of several types of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), better known as “forever chemicals,” when mixed together in the environment and in the human body.

Why We Need a Strong Global Agreement on Plastics Pollution

When marine biologist Richard Thompson and his students analyzed samples of beach sand over 20 years ago, they were surprised to find countless small multicolored pieces of plastic mixed in.

Cool Roofs Could Have Saved Lives During London’s Hottest Summer

As many as 249 lives could have been saved in London during the 2018 record-setting hot summer had the city widely adopted cool roofs, estimates a new study by researchers at UCL and the University of Exeter.