The destruction caused by war is evident both in its toll to human life and its impact on infrastructure. Those who are lucky enough to escape violence face many challenges, from finding a safe place to live to securing employment, ...
Jun 30, 2022
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About 2.6 billion people—nearly half of the global population, most of them in Africa, Asia and central and south America—rely on biomass fuels, like wood and charcoal, or kerosene to cook meals, heat and light their ...
Jun 29, 2022
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More Americans now live in wildfire zones as wildfire seasons have become longer, with hotter, faster-moving fires.
Jun 27, 2022
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A New England Journal of Medicine article reviews the evidence on the large and growing toll of air pollution and fossil fuel-driven climate change on children. Frederica Perera of Columbia University Mailman School of Public ...
Jun 15, 2022
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For most children and even some adults, swallowing pills or tablets is difficult. To make it easier to give those medicines, researchers at MIT and Brigham and Women's Hospital have created a drug-delivering gel that is much ...
May 27, 2022
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In the United States, 2.3 to 3.5 million people experience homelessness every year. While homelessness is often considered an urban issue, it's a problem that is growing in rural areas, where substance use can serve as a ...
May 26, 2022
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COVID-19-related restrictions have further exposed inequalities in people's access to safe water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) in the Pacific Island countries especially among women, experts say.
May 4, 2022
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New Zealanders are about to enjoy cautiously relaxed COVID restrictions under the country's COVID-19 Protection Framework, starting from this weekend.
Mar 23, 2022
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The first-of-its-kind study found that poor ventilation and fuel choices were the most significant contributors to poor air quality in people's kitchens, but the size of the kitchen and the way food was cooked also mattered. ...
Mar 16, 2022
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Flaring of natural gas from oil wells appeared to cause an increase of around 11,000 hospital visits for respiratory reasons in North Dakota up to 60 miles away from oil drilling sites, according to new research.
Mar 8, 2022
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