About two years after publishing "Geography of the Use of Pesticides in Brazil and Connections with the European Union", Larissa Bombardi, a professor and researcher on pesticide use in Brazil,...
The epidemic of a new coronavirus infection occurred suddenly for the whole world. On March 11, 2020, the WHO Director-General defined the situation with the spread of a new coronavirus infection...
Turkey’s deadliest quakes in modern times may have also unleashed a health catastrophe for generations to come. Asbestos, silica, mercury and lead are among thousands of toxins released by the huge...
What the online encyclopedia has gained in responsiveness, completeness, and user engagement, it has lost in terms of the quality of its editorial design, typography, and illustrations. This...
In June 2023 the sky over New York City turned dark red. In this graphic analysis, we show why dust clouds cover one of the largest cities in the world.
After 50 years of relative quiet, La Palma—one of the youngest
and most volcanically active islands in the Canaries—saw a
dramatic eruption in 2021. The event was one of the most dev-
astating...
Data-driven research increasingly shows that climate change facilitates the spread of infectious disease. The shifting climate expands habitats for mosquitos, alters animal migration patterns, and...
This is an interactive summary chronicling the evolution of the A.I. field from the 1950s until the present day.
For each decade, key technical milestone events, pop-culture inspirations in film...
Some animals live for spans once thought impossible, others die off fast, and a handful appear to age hardly at all. The bowhead whale, for example, can survive more than 200 years despite the risk...
Along with innovative scientific discoveries, the way in which these are depicted also requires a development in line with the times. Overgrown Tree - Evolution of Evolutionary Thinking is an...
GSK believes that innovation starts when we stop to listen.
This generative data visualisation aims to start the conversation about the future of health innovation by providing an immersive and...
As the amount of personal data held by governments and companies continues to grow, the personal and systemic cost of not securing this information properly also mounts. ABC News Story Lab...
Part 2 of The Bat Lands. First it jumped from bats to pigs. Then pigs gave it to people. Now the brain-damaging Nipah virus has found a way to leap from bats to humans without an intermediary host....
In August 2022, the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP) released a memo regarding public access to federally funded research articles. This website hosts interactive versions...
Health indicators make it possible to compare health spending per person in different countries and regions, assess government commitment to public health, and in turn reflect the economic health...
“Discrimination Is Breaking People’s Hearts” was part of a special package of articles highlighting problems and solutions in health equity. The Scientific American editorial team quickly...
There have been 61 Nobel Prizes awarded to 60 remarkable women for their exceptional accomplishments in their respective fields, of Science, Medicine, World Piece and the Literary Arts.
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Liquid Gold was built for this year’s World Breastfeeding Week. World Breastfeeding Week runs annually in August and is designed to bring awareness to breastfeeding and its benefits and the...