Letters
Readers respond to our reporting on aging in America and other stories from our Spring/Summer 2024 issue.
In New Orleans’ urban heat islands, too few green spaces, poverty, and inadequate cooling options make residents vulnerable to heat’s health risks.
Trillions of tiny plastic fragments have dispersed throughout the Earth—and most human bodies. It’s one example of how humans have disrupted natural systems with devastating consequences.
From innovating ways to preserve glacial ice to predicting climate-driven migration shifts to building resilient cities, researchers are exploring scalable solutions to safeguard a planet in peril.
Ancient Wisdom Can Heal Modern Crises
Ancient wisdom supported my people for thousands of years—and can heal the polycrisis threatening the modern world.
Community vs. Coal
Protesting coal dust and half-burned medical waste, South Baltimore residents lead the way on environmental health research.
Biodiversity is one of the best defenses against many infectious diseases.
“We need to be ambitious and speak uncomfortable truth to intransigent power,” says planetary health leader Tan Sri Jemilah Mahmood.
Extreme weather is amplifying mental health crises across the world. Solutions are needed now.
Industrial food animal production exploits workers, poisons water sources, and promotes the transmission of antibiotic-resistant superbugs. Is there a better way?