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Proposed oil terminal in Plaquemines Parish could disrupt Louisiana’s $2B wetlands project
A massive oil export terminal proposed in Plaquemines Parish would likely undermine Louisiana’s $2 billion bid to restore the degraded…
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Non-invasive method for diagnosing celiac disease
Celiac disease is a complex, autoimmune disorder that affects genetically susceptible individuals. It is estimated that 1% of the population…
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Louisiana’s coastal ridges are vanishing; this college’s grant might help save them
Louisiana’s network of natural ridges serves as the backbone of coastal marshes, helping them resist wind and waves from storms.…
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Novel therapy shows promise for lung cancer patients with rare EGFR mutation
Lung cancer is the leading cause of cancer death among men and women in the United States, regardless of ethnicity.…
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Under “Chief’s Orders” Ohio Operates a Radioactive Industry Off The Record
Without detailed reporting requirements for the Chief’s Orders facilities, there’s no way Public Herald could find out how much waste…
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The music of silence: Imagining a song triggers similar brain activity to moments of mid-music silence
Imagining a song triggers similar brain activity as moments of silence in music, according to a pair of just-published studies…
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PWSA’s stormwater director says Pittsburgh needs to fix flooding even if it raises costs
PWSA: After the Crisis Although the Pittsburgh Water and Sewer Authority has typically focused on providing clean water and transporting…
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Is reducing opioids for pain patients linked to higher rates of overdose and mental health crisis?
Opioid therapy is complex. In recent years, a rise in opioid-related deaths and changing prescribing guidelines and regulatory policies have…
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Phytoplankton blooms hint at changing Arctic waters – ArcticToday
A summer phytoplankton bloom in the Barents Sea creates brilliantly colored whorls. (NASA Earth Observatory) During the spring and summer…
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‘Hey, do you have a second?’— The upside of workplace interruptions: Research shows these disturbances can create a sense of belonging
If you work in an office environment, it’s a common occurrence: You’re right in the middle of a project and…
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Athing Mu Breaks American Record to Win Team USA’s First Olympic 800-Meter Gold in 53 Years
Tokyo may have been her Olympic debut, but 19-year-old Athing Mu ran like a veteran to capture Team USA’s first…
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Experimental model of ovarian cancer shows effect of healthy cell arrangement in metastasis: Link between defects in the arrangement of healthy cells, how quickly tumor cells invade tissue
Ovarian cancer devastates more than 20,000 women in the U.S. every year, due in part to its tendency to evade…
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Nightbirde Drops Out of ‘America’s Got Talent’ as Her Cancer ‘Takes a Turn for the Worse’
Singer Nightbirde announced she will have to drop out of America’s Got Talent to focus on her “fight with cancer.”…
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After 60 years, scientists find the missing link in our body’s blood pressure control: Natural Barometer Inside Cells Helps Maintain Healthy Blood Pressure
University of Virginia School of Medicine researchers have determined the location of natural blood-pressure barometers inside our bodies that have…
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My Bedtime Routine: Skateboarder Brighton Zeuner’s Teenage Dream Involves Skin Care and Minecraft
In our Sleeping With… series, we ask people from different career paths, backgrounds, and stages of life how they make…
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Boris Johnson ‘missing in action’ ahead of vital climate talks, says Keir Starmer
Vital UN climate talks are at risk of failure because Boris Johnson is “missing in action” while his climate spokesperson…
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NYC Is the First Major U.S. City to Require COVID-19 Vaccination to Enter Gyms, Restaurants, and Venues
Thanks to a new NYC vaccine mandate, you’ll soon need to provide proof of COVID-19 vaccination in order to enjoy…
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Tracking circadian rhythms from your smartwatch
Smartwatches are handy devices for people to keep track of the number of steps they take per day or to…
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John Kerry on the Unfathomable Stakes of the Next U.N. Climate-Change Conference
As wildfires, floods, and extraordinary storms ravage parts of the globe this summer, as glaciers cleave and collapse and the…
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Billionaires ‘kvetching’ about population collapse
Some billionaires are “kvetching” — or griping — again. It’s not about high taxes, government regulations or a shortage of workers. Nor…
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Study: Medicaid expansion cuts down uninsured surgical hospitalizations
Medicaid expansion is associated with a reduction in surgical hospitalizations among the uninsured, a new study shows. Research published in…
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Delta Variant and Children: What You Need to Know
Variant B.1.617.2, otherwise known as the delta variant, has been on the CDC’s radar since December of 2020. First detected…
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Here’s How Olympic Steeplechaser Emma Coburn Stays Focused on Race Day
“I’m usually just chatting with Joe [Bosshard, her coach and husband] or texting with my sister,” she says. “Or, just…
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Learning foreign languages can affect the processing of music in the brain
Research has shown that a music-related hobby boosts language skills and affects the processing of speech in the brain. According…
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New study details enzyme that allows coronavirus to resist antiviral medications
The coronavirus that causes COVID-19 has demonstrated a stubborn ability to resist most nucleoside antiviral treatments, but a new study…
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Statins may improve survival for triple-negative breast cancer patients
A study led by researchers from The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center found a significant association between cholesterol-lowering…
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Simone Biles Earns Bronze in Her Return to Olympic Competition on Beam
Simone Biles returned to competition on Tuesday at the Tokyo Olympics to claim the bronze medal in balance beam, her…
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‘Not just a Lytton problem’: Tragedy highlights climate change dangers
In the extreme heat of late June, apples were literally baking on the branches of a tree in John Haugen’s…
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Quebec’s relationship with forestry industry under scrutiny as pressure mounts to protect woodlands | CBC News
As it runs from the Otish Mountains south to Lac-Saint-Jean, the Péribonka River cuts through a valley in Quebec that…
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Practices facing ‘existential’ threats, uncertainty about future of primary care, survey finds
As the country makes progress on the vaccination front, primary care practices and clinicians are now more involved in COVID-19 vaccinations.…
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How sex cells get the right genetic mix – An interdisciplinary approach solves a century-old puzzle
A new discovery explains what determines the number and position of genetic exchanges that occur in sex cells, such as…
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Sneak Some Extra Veggies In With These New Sweet Potato-Crusted Chicken Tenders
If you enjoy frozen dinners, “kiddie” food, and packing extra veggies in whenever possible, you might want to give these…
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IPCC aims to elevate women’s voices in climate science
For too long, the world’s foremost scientific body on global warming has overlooked the contributions of female scientists and the…
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What climate change could mean to the future of Mi’kmaw artisanship | CBC News
Some Mi’kmaw artisans in Nova Scotia have found it particularly hard this year to source traditional materials, such as birch…
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Does it seem like it’s raining harder? Here’s what these LSU researchers found.
In May, a storm dumped 13 inches of rain in six to eight hours on parts of East Baton Rouge,…
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The 7 Best Weight Loss Tips You’ll Ever Read
Struggling to shed weight and keep it off? We asked a registered dietitian, Nicole Hopsecger, RD, LD, for the top weight loss…
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Recipe: Low-Calorie, Piccata Style Chicken Scaloppini
Bring a little Italian to your dinner table. This chicken scaloppini recipe calls for olive oil, garlic, fresh lemon and…
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Beirut Is Greening the Aftermath of Disaster
The images that emerged from Beirut after the dust cleared were shocking: a city devastated by one of the most…
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Starving cows. Fallow farms. The Arizona drought is among the worst in the country
CASA GRANDE, Ariz. — The cotton’s gone. The alfalfa barely exists. “Can you even call this a farm?” asked Nancy Caywood,…
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Get high-risk pesticides out of our bodies.
Both in our personal lives and as a society, the consequences of dismissing warnings from science versus heeding them have…
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New Moms Latched On to Remote Breastfeeding Help. Will Demand Wane as Pandemic Fades?
Madison Cano knew she wanted to breastfeed her son, Theo. But breastfeeding was painful for her. The skin on her…
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Life on the Houston Fifth Ward’s plume
Editor’s note: This story was produced and co-published in collaboration with Scalawag. HOUSTON — There’s a certain smell that reminds…
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As water table lowers, Tehran and much of Iran are slowly sinking
TEHRAN — Pari Rahmanian and her daughters were sitting down to dinner in her brother’s third-floor apartment in south Tehran when…
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Nassau supervisor wants more testing around toxic superfund site
NASSAU – More testing for PCB-contaminated sediments that possibly moved downstream during recent flooding must be done along the Little…
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Renewables overtake coal, but natural gas still dominates U.S. power generation | StateImpact Pennsylvania
Susan Phillips Susan Phillips tells stories about the consequences of political decisions on people’s every day lives. She…
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Mon Valley On Pace For Twice As Many Hydrogen Sulfide Violations As Last Year
In February, the Allegheny County Health Department announced compliance with federal air quality standards for the first time ever. But…
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Why it’s so hard and expensive to plug an abandoned well
By CATHY BUSSEWITZ July 29, 2021 GMT https://apnews.com/article/business-environment-and-nature-climate-change-7392636504b2763de07ff4b3fe78710e An estimated 2 million abandoned oil and gas wells across the country,…
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Pittsburgh’s air quality in 2021 on pace to have one of worst years in recent history
CP photo: Jared Wickerham Homes in front of the Cheswick coal-fired power plant in Cheswick,…
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The race to save the Underground from flooding
It was when the water started coursing through Covent Garden and Pudding Mill’s Docklands Light Railway Stations on July 25…
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Can this forgotten California beach ecosystem help slow the impacts of sea level rise?
For Cuadra, the Bay Foundation’s plant whisperer, the sand is her palette, the pristine beach her canvas for a different,…
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