1+ week, 6+ day ago   (983+ words) A new study explores how birdsong, traffic noise, and the sounds of nature shape the way people experience and respond to green spaces. A park can look peaceful while sounding stressful. Birds may be singing in the trees, but traffic…...

2+ week, 4+ day ago   (731+ words) As Alpine glaciers retreat, new vegetation could change which flowers bees visit and how they encounter pathogens. Melting glaciers are reshaping more than mountain landscapes. New research from the Swiss Alps suggests that the vegetation emerging in their wake could…...

3+ week, 1+ day ago   (711+ words) Climate change is raising childhood diarrhea risk across Africa, but access to clean water, electricity, and transportation may help protect children. However, a new study points to something that might soften the blow, and it is not a vaccine or…...

3+ week, 3+ day ago   (726+ words) Thousands of public parks across America sit near toxic-release facilities and Superfund sites, revealing a hidden overlap in communities. More than half of America’s public parks sit within two miles of a facility that handles toxic chemicals. Tens of thousands…...