Benign by Design
The search for biodegradable drugs
Ecological Health Stories
Letting Biodiversity Get Under Our Skin
Letting Biodiversity Get Under Our Skin
Some aspects of dirty living can be healthy. A new study posits that the decline of plant and animal diversity in cities may be linked to the recent surge of allergies and other chronic inflammatory diseases.
An Internet of Wings
An Internet of Wings
Researchers will track migratory animals from the International Space Station to predict the next pandemic
What will it take to shrink the carbon footprint of health care?
What will it take to shrink the carbon footprint of health care?
A small but growing group of researchers and physicians working to quantify the environmental impact of healthcare—and to reduce that impact without compromising patient care.
Study ties amphibian collapses with increased malaria outbreaks
Study ties amphibian collapses with increased malaria outbreaks
If you remove frogs and other "mosquito-reducers" from the landscape, what happens to malaria rates?
Clean air policies are for the birds
Clean air policies are for the birds
According to a new estimate, reducing ozone pollution has saved 1.5 billion birds over the past 40 years.
A rural health clinic saves a rainforest . . . and 45 other win-wins for nature and human health
A rural health clinic saves a rainforest . . . and 45 other win-wins for nature and human health
Scientists searched for projects that simultaneously benefit nature and human health. They wound up with a Yelp-like rating system for 46 strategies.
A memo from the year 2050
A memo from the year 2050
Here's how we avoided the worst of zoonotic diseases
Pandemic might get people to drop wild meat from the menu
Pandemic might get people to drop wild meat from the menu
A survey of thousands in Asian countries found people with a high awareness of Covid-19 were more likely to cut back on consuming wild meat. A conservation group wants to harness this to put a dent in the wildlife trade.