Neum谩ticos t贸xicos est谩n matando a los peces. 驴Qu茅 pasa con los humanos?
Durante d茅cadas, las preocupaciones sobre la contaminaci贸n automovil铆stica se han centrado en lo que sale del tubo de escape. Ahora, investigadores y reguladores dicen que se necesita prestar m谩s atenci贸n a las emisiones t贸xicas de los neum谩ticos mientras los veh铆culos circulan por las carreteras.
Tire Toxicity Faces Fresh Scrutiny After Salmon Die-Offs
Tires emit huge volumes of particles and chemicals as they roll along the highway, and researchers are only beginning to understand the threat. One byproduct of tire use, 6PPD-q, is in regulators鈥 crosshairs after it was found to be killing fish.
En Montana, investigan una nueva y poderosa vacuna contra la tuberculosis
La tuberculosis mata a 1.6 millones de personas anualmente, en especial en zonas pobres del planeta.
The Path to a Better Tuberculosis Vaccine Runs Through Montana
Researchers at the University of Montana have pitched in to develop a more effective vaccine in the fight against an ancient disease that still kills an estimated 1.6 million people a year worldwide.
Possibility of Wildlife-to-Human Crossover Heightens Concern About Chronic Wasting Disease
A response is ramping up to a potential spillover of the neurological disease to humans from deer, elk, and other animals.
Food Sovereignty Movement Sprouts as Bison Return to Indigenous Communities
Native American leaders see bison herds and ancestral gardens as ways to bring healthy eating to their people.
As Water Reuse Expands, Proponents Battle the 鈥榊uck鈥 Factor
As drought and climate change threaten water supplies, municipalities around the country are ramping up water reuse efforts. But they have to overcome the 鈥測uk鈥 factor.
驴Depresi贸n? 驴Ansiedad? La contaminaci贸n atmosf茅rica podr铆a ser responsable
Las investigaciones demuestran que las part铆culas diminutas eluden los sistemas de filtrado del organismo al aspirarse por la nariz y la boca, y que viajan directamente al cerebro.
Depressed? Anxious? Air Pollution May Be a Factor
A growing body of research is finding links between air quality and mental health, as therapists report seeing patients with symptoms linked to pollution.
Un arma secreta para prevenir la pr贸xima pandemia: los murci茅lagos frug铆voros
En Montana, investigar谩n c贸mo los murci茅lagos de la fruta, albergan virus que, bajo determinadas condiciones del medio ambiente, pueden pasar a los seres humanos.
A Secret Weapon in Preventing the Next Pandemic: Fruit Bats
New research links habitat destruction with the spillover of viruses from animals to humans.
Las medidas de Colorado no sirven para frenar los altos niveles de ozono peligrosos para la salud
El ozono se crea cuando las sustancias qu铆micas que se emiten a la atm贸sfera a trav茅s de los tubos de escape de los veh铆culos, la explotaci贸n de petr贸leo y gas y los incendios forestales se calientan con el sol. La contaminaci贸n por ozono es un problema persistente en la regi贸n.
Colorado鈥檚 Efforts Are Not Enough to Solve Its Ozone Problem
Some health experts said measures underway by state and federal officials won鈥檛 lower ozone pollution to safe levels across nine counties of Colorado鈥檚 Front Range.
Don鈥檛 Nurse That Moscow Mule 鈥 It Could Be a Health Hazard
Researchers in Montana have found that unsafe levels of copper can leach into the cocktail in less than half an hour.
Cuidado con este c贸ctel, puede ser peligroso para la salud
El Moscow Mule se toma en una jarra de cobre, lo que lo vuelve fascinante, y tal vez peligroso.
Montana Mice May Hold the Secret to Virus Spillover
Researchers in Montana are working to figure out how climate change and biodiversity affect viruses鈥 jump from animals to people.
El auge de las ciudades del oeste eleva niveles de ozono nocivo
Aunque ha habido reducciones significativas, en algunas partes del pa铆s, especialmente en los valles monta帽osos densamente poblados del oeste, el gas inodoro e incoloro ha seguido siendo obstinadamente dif铆cil de reducir a niveles seguros.
Western Boom Cities See Spike in Harmful Ozone
Vehicle emissions, oil and gas drilling and climate change have combined to create more days with unhealthy levels of the colorless, odorless gas from Denver to Phoenix.
La creciente invasi贸n de entornos naturales a medida que aumenta la poblaci贸n mundial hace que la pregunta sea cu谩ndo ocurrir谩 otra pandemia mortal, no si ocurrir谩.
As long as humans encroach on nature, pandemics are inevitable 鈥 making it important to concentrate resources in areas where people and wildlife are linked.
