How Airborne Microplastics Affect Climate Change

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October 20, 2021

Climate Change How Airborne Microplastics Affect Climate Change Like other aerosols, these tiny particles scatter and absorb sunlight, influencing Earth's temperature By Andrea Thompson

Climate Change Vapor Storms Are Threatening People and Property More moisture in a warmer atmosphere is fueling intense hurricanes and flooding rains By Jennifer A. Francis

Ethics Will Giving COVID Booster Shots Make It Harder to Vaccinate the Rest of the World? Wealthy countries have bought up most of the available vaccine doses for booster shots but still have far more than they need By Sara Reardon

Medicine Four Success Stories in Gene Therapy The field is beginning to fulfill its potential. These therapies offer a glimpse of what's to come By Jim Daley

Medicine The Quest to Overcome Gene Therapy's Failures Tragic side effects plagued the field's early years, but researchers are finding ways to minimize the risks By Tanya Lewis

Policy Electoral Engineering and the Freedom to Vote Securing basic voting rights should take priority over more elaborate reforms By Michael Latner,Charles Smith,Alex Keena,Anthony McGann

Climate Change Fossil Fuel Development to Exceed Global Climate Targets Planned oil, gas and coal production is not inline with countries' pledges to reduce greenhouse gas emissions By Sara Schonhardt,E&E News

Space Exploration Disabled Astronauts Blaze New Space Trails Efforts are underway to make space missions more accessible By Rachel Crowell

Animals How Can an Elephant Squeak Like a Mouse? New research, using a camera that can "see" sound, shows some elephants can produce high-pitched buzzing with their lips. By Karen Hopkin | 05:02

Planetary Science Lucy, the First Mission to Jupiter's Asteroids, Could Reveal Solar System Origins The NASA spacecraft will loop past the never-before-explored 'Trojan' asteroids during a 12-year journey By Alexandra Witze,Nature magazine

Pharmaceuticals Innovations In: Gene Therapy After facing early challenges, the field is moving toward the medical mainstream

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FROM THE ARCHIVE Thousands of Tons of Microplastics Are Falling from the Sky New research helps unravel how vast amounts of plastic particles travel—both regionally and globally—on the wind By Scott Hershberger | June 2020

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