Honey bees are suprisingly abundant, research shows – but most are wild, not managed in hives

Wild honey bee colonies outnumber those managed in commercial hives.

Oliver Visick, PhD Student in Ecology and Evolution, University of Sussex • conversation
March 4, 2024 • ~7 min

From New York to Jakarta, land in many coastal cities is sinking faster than sea levels are rising

Land subsidence is a factor as preparations are made for rising sea levels and strengthening storms. Human infrastructure, including buildings and groundwater extraction, increases vulnerabilities.

Steven D’Hondt, Professor of Oceanography, Graduate School of Oceanography, University of Rhode Island • conversation
Jan. 25, 2024 • ~4 min

Most Americans support NASA – but don't think it should prioritize sending people to space

A new survey catalogs Americans’ expectations about the future of space, from NASA to SpaceX. Two space policy experts describe how these results stack up against the current state of space affairs.

Teasel Muir-Harmony, Curator of the Apollo Collection, Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum and Affiliate Adjunct, Georgetown University • conversation
Aug. 3, 2023 • ~10 min

Trend showing decline in health of younger adults draws concern

Researchers find hypertension, diabetes, and obesity worsened across the board in study group of people in their 20s, 30s, and 40s, with racial and ethnic disparities present.

Harvard Gazette • harvard
March 7, 2023 • ~7 min

US birth rates are at record lows – even though the number of kids most Americans say they want has held steady

Childbearing goals have remained remarkably consistent over the decades. What has changed is when people start their families and how many kids they end up having.

Karen Benjamin Guzzo, Professor of Sociology and Director of the Carolina Population Center, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill • conversation
Jan. 12, 2023 • ~7 min

FDA ban on flavored e-cigs didn’t stop vapers

An FDA ban on flavored e-cigarettes did not move people to quit vaping, according to a new survey.

Susanne Pallo-Rochester • futurity
Nov. 30, 2022 • ~5 min

Mussels are disappearing from the Thames and growing smaller – and it's partly because the river is cleaner

A new survey has revealed an alarming deterioration in the health of the River Thames ecosystem – but some of the recorded changes may be the result of a cleaner river.

Isobel Ollard, PhD Researcher, University of Cambridge • conversation
Nov. 28, 2022 • ~7 min

Many middle-age adults are hesitant to test new dementia drugs

Only a small number of middle-age adults would be very likely to test new dementia prevention drugs, researchers report.

Kara Gavin-U. Michigan • futurity
Nov. 4, 2022 • ~6 min

Who sees what you flush? Wastewater surveillance for public health is on the rise, but a new survey reveals many US adults are still unaware

Public health officials monitor sewage in local communities to track COVID, polio, flu and more. But no one asks the people being monitored for their permission – raising some questions and concerns.

Rochelle H. Holm, Associate Professor of Medicine, University of Louisville • conversation
Oct. 31, 2022 • ~6 min

Eating lots of meat is bad for the environment – but we don't know enough about how consumption is changing

Official estimates indicate that meat consumption is falling in the UK – but not all of the data agrees.

Emma Garnett, Researcher in the Health Behaviours Team, University of Oxford • conversation
Oct. 26, 2022 • ~7 min

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