This Research Topic explores the impact of emerging contaminants – such as microplastics and novel synthetic compounds – on soil ecosystems, with a focus on ...

The Feasibility of Smartwatch Micro–Ecological Momentary Assessment for Tracking Eating Patterns of Malaysian Children and Adolescents in the South-East Asian Community Observatory Child Health Update ...

Objectives This study aimed to examine rural–urban disparities in healthcare outcomes in Japan using the Rurality Index for Japan (RIJ). It evaluated the association between rurality and mortality ...

A recent study into same-sex behavior in primates finds that social organization and ecological factors, including climatic conditions, influence this behavior. In gorilla groups, same-sex relations ...

aState Key Laboratory of Respiratory Disease, National Center for Respiratory Medicine, National Clinical Research Center for Respiratory Disease, Guangzhou Institute of Respiratory Health, The First ...

80.6% of studies analyzed found an association between alcohol consumption and increased risk for cancer. Consumption of alcohol, particularly at a high frequency or quantity, is consistently ...

The SS United States is preparing to leave Mobile early next year for its final voyage, but the research tied to the historic vessel is only just beginning. At least one Alabama institution will ...

A recent study quantifies the impact of biodiversity loss on ecological functions by tracking energy flows within them. It found that declines in birds and small mammals have led to a significant ...

Purpose: To assess the cost of traffic accidents in Brazil and the impact of age/location. Methods: All patients admitted to a Brazilian hospital due to traffic accidents from January 2012 to December ...

In 1929 the Western Marine & Salvage Company moved a fleet of 169 World War I–era steamships to Mallows Bay, a shallow inlet in the Potomac River, where they were burned to make any salvageable ...

Across the world, grasslands support unique biodiversity, provide ecosystem services and are a source of livelihood for nomadic and pastoral communities dependent on them. Grasslands also face ...

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