Suit filed against EPA over plans aimed at reducing smog in three key areas...
(Below is a Jun. 7, 2022 press release from the Center for Biological Diversity).
Environmental and public health groups filed a lawsuit today against...
Better understanding our world, the news reporting of it – Air Quality Matters
I appreciate a good news source as much as the next person – perhaps even more. And, I would like to think I...
Air quality – Air Quality Matters
Contrary to what you may think, the word “quality” when paired with the word “air” doesn’t always connote, or isn’t always connected necessarily...
All in how we say it, one word, one term at a time –...
Today’s installment marks the 1,200th entry on the Air Quality Matters blog. To mark this accomplishment, where content and context is concerned, I...
One more tool to help normalize climate? – Air Quality Matters
Carbon dioxide (CO2) has become high on people’s radar lately undoubtedly due not only to its ability to trap and retain heat in...
A quick, easy scan can reveal late-life dementia risk
Late-life dementia is becoming increasingly common in people after 80 years of age.
A new long-term study has shown a simple and common scan can reveal...
Ancient microbes may help us find extraterrestrial life forms
Using light-capturing proteins in living microbes, scientists have reconstructed what life was like for some of Earth’s earliest organisms. These efforts could help...
Third and fourth robotic arms feel like a part of the user’s own body
A research team with members from the University of Tokyo, Keio University and Toyohashi University of Technology have developed supernumerary robotic arms operated...
Fixed vial sizes for Alzheimer’s drug could waste $605M in Medicare spending each year
Medicare could waste up to $605 million per year on the controversial Alzheimer’s drug aducanumab if it is eventually approved for widespread use...
The octopus’ brain and the human brain share the same “jumping genes”
The octopus is an exceptional organism with an extremely complex brain and cognitive abilities that are unique among invertebrates. So much so that...
