Excerpt: The effects of air pollution on the respiratory system have been widely studied. However, its impact on newborn health through in utero exposure has received far less attention. This article reports a possible association between PM2.5 exposure during pregnancy and cortisol levels in cord blood, a hormone directly linked to stress.
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Featured Image Caption: View of the Harz Mountains in the winter (Image source: Hasselfelde (January 2026) 1 by Romzig is
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A new study highlights the lesser-known protists as champions of soil health and resilience.
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Primary source: Guo J. A., Strzepek R. F., Yuan Z., Swadling K. M., Townsend A. T., Achterberg E. P., Browning
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A recent study, published in Geophysical Research Letters, sheds new and troubling light into sea ice retreat and albedo decline over the Arctic and Antarctica across 44 years of satellite observations.
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Featured Image Caption: Caretta caretta mating ‘dance’ at Amvrakikos Gulf (Image source: “Sea turtles Caretta caretta” by Eco cruising is
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Featured Image Caption: Although this plant can be considered a common weed in fields, it is also a medicinal plant
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Researchers investigated whether Eastern U.S. residents would endorse reintroducing red wolves and cougars.
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Migration is a key stage of many animals’ lives. However, a changing climate may be interrupting this routine travel for many species, including the rice leaf-roller moth. Recent research analyses the changing population dynamics of these moths during migration season and attempts to narrow down the source of these changes.
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Autoimmune diseases have been on the rise worldwide. Scientists suspect that environmental factors, such as air pollution, may be partly to blame. This recent study used a clever approach called Mendelian randomization to test whether air pollution may cause common autoimmune diseases.
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