Pollen Counts
We could be headed for a sneezier future
Pollen levels are rising across Europe, scientists report, and the culprit might be higher carbon dioxide levels.Infectious Imports
Illegal wildlife trade could spread disease
A Bitter Pill
The modern medicine chest is packed with stories of lifesaving drugs ingeniously drawn from unlikely species.
Malaria Takes Flight
Warming climate boosts avian parasites
Sick Leave
Tourists may have spread deadly virus to wild gorillas
Turtle Tumors
Researchers connect herpes virus to a domino effect set off by nitrogen pollution
Sea Sick
A gang of drug-resistant infections, presumably on the run from hospitals and landfills, is cropping up in marine mammals, weaving a web of disease that extends deep into the ocean.
This Won’t Hurt a Bit …
Genetically modified mosquitoes could deliver vaccines
DOA
The battle against climate change–induced malaria might be over before it starts
A Cadillac Health Plan
Cutting carbon emissions could be a public health boon