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Many Lyme Disease Cases Go Unreported. A New Model Could Help Change That.
Researchers have drawn on 17 years of data to develop a model that identifies areas in which the tick-borne illness is likely to emerge.
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Growing Nitrogen Footprint Threatens Our Air, Water and Climate
Industrial farming in the temperate climates has been seen as the main cause of nitrogen pollution, but tropical agriculture emissions are catching up.
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‘Stealth Transmission’ Fueled Fast Spread of Coronavirus Outbreak
A new study suggests undetected cases, many of which were likely not severely symptomatic, were largely responsible for the rapid spread of the COVID-19 outbreak in China.
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Three EI Projects Make Top 100 Proposals for MacArthur $100 Million Grant
The three projects are among the top contenders in the 100&Change competition, selected from 755 proposals.
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Focus on Food Would Help Solve Climate Change, Says Study
A paper released today presents a new global food system approach to climate-change research that brings together agricultural production, supply chains and consumption.
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Celebrating the International Day of Women and Girls in Science
Women scientists play an essential role in the Earth Institute’s mission to understand how the planet works, how humans are changing it, and how to build a sustainable future.
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A Greener Red Carpet
In your Oscar speech, don’t just preach sustainability — wear it.
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Taro Takahashi Receives Inaugural Wallace S. Broecker Medal
The award posthumously recognizes Takahashi’s research around ocean uptake of carbon dioxide emissions.
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Mary Annaïse Heglar to Join Earth Institute as Writer-in-Residence
The climate justice essayist will work on creative projects and lead a reading group at Columbia for six months.
