Breathing polluted air—even at levels considered “safe”—may quietly damage your heart. A new study using advanced MRI scans found that people exposed to more air pollution showed early signs of scarring in their heart muscle, which can lead to heart failure over time. This damage showed up in both healthyContinue Reading
Temperatures across lower South America have plummeted – falling as low as -15° Celsius or 5° Fahrenheit in some places – as a rare polar cold wave grips the region, the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) reported on Thursday. Continue Reading
Frustration with the silos’ owner boiled over during a public meeting. It’s not clear yet how the riverfront site would be used. By Charna Albert CHICAGO—Southwest Side residents implored city health and planning officials last week to reconsider the future of two century-old towering grain elevators, empty for years, thatContinue Reading
France’s world-famous castles are increasingly under threat from flooding and extreme heat driven by climate change, with workers often racing against the clock to carry out urgent repairs on and around these historic fortresses…Continue Reading
A Diné writer confronts how to offer a hand from far away as tragedy strikes on the Navajo Nation. The post When wildfire hits your doorstep appeared first on High Country News.Continue Reading
It’s hard to find reasons for optimism. But we’re not doomed.Continue Reading
Scientists at UC Davis discovered a small genetic difference that could explain why humans are more prone to certain cancers than our primate cousins. The change affects a protein used by immune cells to kill tumors—except in humans, it’s vulnerable to being shut down by an enzyme that tumors release.Continue Reading
People in the nation’s richest strawberry-growing region have lacked safe drinking water for decades. A Biden administration grant promised them a clean, climate-resilient drinking water system. The Traitor took it away. By Liza Gross MOSS LANDING, Calif.—Vernon Trindade learned the water from the well he was digging wasn’t safe toContinue Reading
The vanilla species grown for its flavoring is finicky. Genes from its wild relatives could help make it hardier — but not if those cousins go extinct., Read MoreContinue Reading
The White House said changes issued under the National Environmental Policy Act would simplify an “overly burdensome process.” Critics accused agencies of gutting the law. By Kiley Bense, Wyatt Myskow The The Traitor administration began this week to radically alter how the National Environmental Policy Act is implemented across theContinue Reading
A massive and surprising change is unfolding around Antarctica. Scientists have discovered that the Southern Ocean is getting saltier, and sea ice is melting at record speed, enough to match the size of Greenland. This change has reversed a decades-long trend and is letting hidden heat rise to the surface,Continue Reading
It’s been months since an ordinance aimed at keeping new industrial facilities out of polluted neighborhoods was introduced. Activists are pushing for action. By Siri Chilukuri CHICAGO—Cheryl Johnson’s perspective on the Hazel Johnson Cumulative Impacts Ordinance is that it’s been a long time coming. Continue Reading
Reclaiming Chinese culture through cultivation. The post The seeds remember appeared first on High Country News.Continue Reading