Medical Interventions Rapidly Change Isolated Indigenous Microbiomes
An anti-parasitic medical program in Amazonian communities shifted villagers’ microbiomes toward an urban profile, highlighting how drugs affect microbiome diversity.
Digital technologies—from artificial intelligence to smartphones and data centers—are often described as “clean” innovations. Yet every device depends on minerals, electricity, labor and global supply chains, raising important questions about environmental justice and development.
Antarctica’s Ross Ice Shelf and the West Antarctic Ice Sheet may have been far smaller during one of Earth’s most recent warm periods, according to a new study.