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As solar geoengineering gains attention, questions are emerging about how slightly dimmer sunlight could affect human health, ...

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Environmental change can lead to disorientation in and alienation from the familiar at home, termed “dépaysement,” adversely ...

A new study published in The Lancet Global Health warns that rising global temperatures could push millions into physical ...

As the climate warms, wildfire smoke could become far deadlier in the United States, with projections estimating up to 64,000 ...

Diseases historically absent from the United States have been showing up in Florida, Texas, California and other U.S. states in recent years. To understand why, look to Peru. That's where researchers ...

The finding’s repeal dismantles the legal architecture that has enabled the United States to treat pollution and subsequent ...

Humans evolved in an atmosphere containing roughly 200–300 parts per million (ppm) of carbon dioxide (CO₂). Today, that ...

Climate change is widely known to affect physical health—but new research suggests the mental health toll could be enormous. A study published in The Lancet Planetary Health projects that rising ...