Full Yellow Jacket: Bees Under Siege

Full Yellow Jacket: Bees Under Siege

The effects of air pollution are widespread, and often surprising. The latest example comes from research by a team of scientists at the University of Leicester in the United Kingdom. Their preliminary findings suggest that airborne toxins are changing the digestive...
Air Quality and Climate: A Toxic Correlation

Air Quality and Climate: A Toxic Correlation

The airborne particulates that represent the greatest danger to health, longevity and quality of life for people are also powerful enough to change our climate.Particulate matter as small as 2.5 microns or less in diameter can alter long-established weather patterns....
Monitoring the Air We Breathe, Where We Live 

Monitoring the Air We Breathe, Where We Live 

Scientific discovery often has its biggest impact when shared with a wider audience. For example, medicine, nutrition and climate change are broad issues that are studied every day by scientists, but when millions of people around the world apply the latest knowledge...