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3Apr

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ENVIRONMENT, VIDEO REELS

Climate Change And The Pressure On Bees

The extreme weather that has battered much of the U.S. in 2022 doesn’t just affect humans. Heat waves, wildfires, droughts and storms also threaten many wild species – including some that already face other stresses. I’ve been researching bee health for over 10 years, with a focus on honey bees. In 2021, I began hearing for the first time from beekeepers about how extreme drought and rainfall were affecting bee colony health. Drought conditions in the western U.S. in 2021 dried up bee forage – the floral nectar and pollen that bees need to produce honey and stay healthy. And extreme rain in the Northeast limited the hours that bees could fly for forage. In both cases, managed colonies – hives that humans keep for honey production or commercial pollination – were starving. Beekeepers had...

Using Indoor Air Filters Near Busy Highways Can Reduce Blood Pressure

The big idea For people living near busy highways, using air filters indoors results in short-term improvements to blood pressure, according to a new study I co-authored. Busy highways are large sources of air pollution. Larry D. Moore via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA Next to busy highways and major roadways, there are high concentrations of air pollution – including exceptionally tiny, invisible and odorless ultrafine particles from burning fuel. My colleagues Neelakshi Hudda, Misha Eliasziw and I tested how using air filters indoors near a highway can reduce exposure to ultrafine and other particulate pollutants – and what effect that has on blood pressure. Our team tested 77 participants over three two-hour sessions in a room next to a busy highway. We manipulated the level of air pollu...

Pressure mounts on WeWork CEO Adam Neumann as board weighs coup

The co-working space has been plagued by concerns over its CEO's controversial style and control of the company. Adam Neumann has said his mission as WeWork's chief executive is to elevate the world's consciousness. Members of his board are now discussing a plan to elevate someone else to run the company and salvage its troubled initial public offering. The board plans to meet on Monday, people familiar with the situation said. There, some directors are expected to raise the prospect of Neumann stepping down as CEO and becoming non-executive chairman, said the people, who asked not to be identified because the discussions are private. With the drama of a palace coup, Neumann has found himself at odds with WeWork's largest investor, SoftBank Group...