![Women play a central role in agriculture, where pesticide exposure is common. Even without direct occupational contact, proximity to croplands and related activities can increase exposure, with emerging evidence suggesting these chemicals may disrupt hormonal pathways and influence reproductive development in girls. [[File:Role of women in agriculture in Punjab (5712932498).jpg|Role_of_women_in_agriculture_in_Punjab_(5712932498)]]. Source: Public domain via Wikimedia commons](https://i0.wp.com/envirobites.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/Role_of_women_in_agriculture_in_Punjab_5712932498.jpg?resize=800%2C445&ssl=1 "Environmental Pesticide Exposure and Reproductive Development: Recent Evidence on Menstruation and Breast Development in Girls")
Terrestrial water loss is a major contributor to water stress around the world. Areas that are hydrologically isolated tend to lose water twice as fast as other regions. But where does that water go? New evidence is showing that water from the driest regions on the planet may have a consequential impact on global sea level rise.
Read MoreArtículo escrito por Kristina Blank, enero 31, 2019. Artículo traducido por María Loza Correa. Nos gusta imaginar que los niños
Read MoreArmed conflict is one of the least-studied human activities that drastically affect the environment. A recent paper looks into the major changes in animal population patterns in Mozambique following decades of devastating war.
Read MoreWhen a British expedition reported seeing pink mountain snow in 1818, the London Times said: “Our credulity is put to an extreme test upon this occasion, but we cannot learn that there is any reason to doubt the fact as stated.” Two hundred years later, we now can confirm that pink snow (“watermelon snow”) is real and it is caused by certain types of algae. But why is it that snow algae take on such distinctive red and purple colors? And how does this connect to melting glaciers or global sea level rise?
Read MoreThere are trillions of pieces of plastic floating across the ocean’s surface. Once plastics enter the ocean, they can release dissolved organic carbon, which is a food source for marine microbes. This study estimated that about 60% of that released dissolved organic carbon is available as an edible food source to marine microbes and can help stimulate growth at the base of the marine food web. As plastic pollution increases, more dissolved organic carbon may be released, having unknown effects on marine microbes.
Read MoreArtículo escrito por Ashley Riane Booth, Febrero 15, 2019. Artículo traducido por Maria Loza Correa. Fueron 40 minutos en taxi
Read MoreAs the song goes, “you don’t know what you’ve got ‘til it’s gone; they paved paradise, and put up a parking lot.” (Joni Mitchell). Now, what if, instead of a parking lot, they paved a mega-city?
Read MoreCountless studies have shown that an environmental ecosystem suffers when it loses native species. This is particularly the case for smaller, local and laboratory scales, but there are few studies of how (or if) this theory holds up in nature on the larger scales at which we generally manage natural resources. Throughout the world, fish species have been reduced on coral reefs through disease, temperature-induced bleaching events, and overfishing. What kind of impact can diversity have on mediating these stressors? Read on to learn more!
Read MoreArtículo escrito por Whitney Kroschel, febrero 13, 2019. Artículo traducido por María Loza Correa. Con sus branquias plumosas, sus ojos
Read MoreHappy Pi Day! While you are enjoying a piece of pie and celebrating one of our favorite numbers, find out one way pi plays a role in making sense of the shapes in our environment.
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