Soil quality refers to how well soil can support plant growth, sustain ecosystems, and maintain environmental balance. It’s influenced by a combination of physical, chemical, and biological factors ...

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A team of university researchers has launched a planned 10-year project to examine pollution from Los Angeles' recent wildfires and study its long-term impacts on health. The researchers ...

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February 17, 2025 • As the dust settles from the first wave of firings at health agencies, here's how many people got cut, and the impact of the roles that were lost.

“Everyone is in a panic right now,” Mati Hlatshwayo Davis, the director of health for the city of St. Louis, Missouri, told me. “And when researchers don't know what they’re allowed to ...