What's in that wildfire smoke, and why is it so bad for your lungs?

Wildfires blanketing several Western cities are creating hazardous health conditions. Don't count on cloth masks to protect your lungs.

Luke Montrose, Assistant Professor of Community and Environmental Health, Boise State University • conversation
Aug. 20, 2020 • ~7 min

Are young trees or old forests more important for slowing climate change?

The age of a forest can influence how effectively it offsets our emissions.

Tom Pugh, Reader in Biosphere-Atmosphere Exchange, University of Birmingham • conversation
July 30, 2020 • ~7 min

How deforestation helps deadly viruses jump from animals to humans

Yellow fever, malaria and Ebola all spilled over from animals to humans at the edges of tropical forests. The new coronavirus is the latest zoonosis.

Maria Anice Mureb Sallum, Professor of Epidemiology, Universidade de São Paulo • conversation
June 25, 2020 • ~11 min

How forest loss has changed biodiversity across the globe over the last 150 years

New findings show how changes in land use have complex effects on animal and plant species.

Isla Myers-Smith, Chancellor's Fellow in Global Change Ecology, University of Edinburgh • conversation
June 18, 2020 • ~7 min

The worst time for a pandemic – how coronavirus and seasonal floods are causing hunger in the remote Amazon

Local people are caught in an impossible situation – stay home and starve or venture out to buy food, potentially bringing the virus home too.

Patricia Carignano Torres, Postdoctoral Researcher in Food Security and Conservation, Universidade de São Paulo • conversation
May 5, 2020 • ~7 min

The worst time for a pandemic – how COVID-19 and seasonal floods are causing hunger in the remote Amazon

Local people are caught in an impossible situation – stay home and starve or venture out to buy food, potentially bringing the virus home too.

Patricia Carignano Torres, Postdoctoral Researcher in Food Security and Conservation, Universidade de São Paulo • conversation
May 5, 2020 • ~7 min

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