Human & Ecological Health Stories
Scientists continue to uncover surprising connections between our own health and that of the environment around us. The Anthropocene provides rigorous reporting on cutting-edge research—for example, how urban biodiversity can cut down on the prevalence of allergies and how industrial pollution may contribute to antibiotic resistance.
Is the grass greener on the other side?
Drug legalization could both help and hurt the environment
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.
Benign by Design
The search for biodegradable drugs
A first detailed glimpse of the world without us. Wildlife during COVID lockdowns.
170 scientists pooled tracking data for 2300 mammals—from ibex in France to wild dogs in Botswana to elk in Wyoming—demonstrating their remarkable adaptability.
A vicious cycle of cows, disease, and climate change
Livestock welfare will be key in helping us reign in emissions
How to Die in The Anthropocene
Death is inevitable, but its
environmental toll may not have to be.
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 new way to fight Lyme Disease: Prescribed fire
Setting fires in eastern U.S. forests could combat rising tick-borne diseases, while also making forests more healthy, say scientists.
Dimming the sun could expose 1 billion more people to malaria
A new study illustrates how geoengineering doesn’t just turn back the clock on climate change, it alters the climate in new and perhaps profound ways
Not all plant-based diets are equal . . . for health or the environment
A huge new study spanning 30 years, drilled down into the nuanced relationship between food, health, and environment and found some surprising results.
