Malaria is a mosquito-borne disease caused by a parasite that spreads from bites of infected female Anopheles mosquitoes. 

Zizzo (BES ’04) is co-founder and CEO of Manifest Climate, which offers a software solution that utilizes artificial intelligence to assist organizations in understanding and preparing for climate-related risks by analyzing their climate strategies and comparing them with publicly available global standards and the practices of their peers.

Extracting natural gas from shale formations can provide an abundant, lower-carbon footprint fossil fuel, but also creates concerns over increased methane emissions.

The researchers, led by the University of Cambridge, are developing low-cost light-harvesting semiconductors that power devices for converting water into clean hydrogen fuel, using just the power of the sun.

On August 10, 2020 a powerful derecho windstorm blasted the Duane Arnold nuclear power plant in Iowa.

A growing body of research shows that exposure to air pollution, especially during pregnancy and childhood, may have a negative impact on brain development.

Toxic chemicals used to flame-proof plastic materials can be absorbed into the body through skin, via contact with microplastics, new research shows.

Researchers led by Randall Martin investigate global particulate matter, revealing health risks from trace elements.

Trains carrying loads of coal bring with them higher rates of asthma, heart disease, hospitalization and death for residents living nearest the rail lines, according to a new study from the University of California, Davis.

A new tool – the Municipal Flood Risk Check-Up – launched today by the University of Waterloo's Intact Centre on Climate Adaptation, will help Canadian municipalities to assess flood hazards, level of flood preparedness, and actions to limit future flood risk.