Amazon’s neighbors may face more pollution but order less stuff

The people whose packages arrive on Amazon trucks aren't the same ones who experience the resulting pollution, a study on Seattle finds.

Sarah McQuate-Washington • futurity
Dec. 15, 2023 ~7 min

Our overuse of salt is a ‘slow-moving train wreck’

Human activities are making Earth's air, soil, and freshwater saltier, which could pose an existential threat if current trends continue.

Courtney Sakry-Virginia Tech • futurity
Dec. 8, 2023 ~7 min


Rush-hour traffic air increases blood pressure

Unfiltered air from rush-hour traffic significantly increased passengers' blood pressure, both while in the car and up to 24 hours later.

Alden Woods-U. Washington • futurity
Dec. 5, 2023 ~7 min

Urban environments linked to higher breast cancer incidence

Urban counties in North Carolina have higher overall incidences of breast cancer than rural counties, researchers find.

Sarah Avery-Duke • futurity
Nov. 27, 2023 ~6 min

Team calls for research on potential nanoplastic, Parkinson’s link

"The emergence of micro and nanoplastics in the environment might represent a new toxin challenge with respect to Parkinson's disease risk and progression."

Stephanie Lopez-Duke • futurity
Nov. 22, 2023 ~5 min

Air pollution can take a toll on kids’ test scores

Air pollution may negatively impacts children's test scores, a new study shows. Ethnic minorities and girls are disproportionately affected.

Yale • futurity
Nov. 20, 2023 ~5 min

Cleaning up water pollution can nudge housing prices

New findings indicate how housing prices can rise when the government funds remediation of water pollution.

Duke University • futurity
Nov. 15, 2023 ~4 min

Air pollution exposure linked to postpartum depression risk

A new study links long-term maternal exposure to common air pollutants, both before and after childbirth, to increased risk of postpartum depression.

Pat Harriman-UC Irvine • futurity
Nov. 1, 2023 ~5 min


Diet affects killer whale pollution exposure more than location

Killer whales that eat seals or other whales have higher persistent organic pollutants in their blubber than those that forage on fish.

Frederique Mazerolle-McGill • futurity
Oct. 25, 2023 ~5 min

Lots of space launches alter metals in atmosphere

"We are finding this human-made material in what we consider a pristine area of the atmosphere," the stratosphere.

Brittany Steff - Purdue • futurity
Oct. 20, 2023 ~8 min

/

25