COVID-19 Air Quality Report
<p>Coinciding with the 50th anniversary ofEarth Day, this report investigates the impact COVID-19 lockdowns have had on global particulate pollution levels.As lockdowns were implemented in response to
New York
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Public sector can’t deliver New Urban Agenda alone, World Economic Forum warns
Citing an infrastructure project that rendered all of New York city as a Wi-Fi hotspot, the World Economic Forum says public-private partnerships are key to implementing the United Nations’ goals to improve
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Second Generation Formula E Car Is The Future Of Racing
The all-electric Formula E racing series is about as forward-looking as racing gets, bringing together automakers and EV part suppliers in a unique and fascinating zero-emissions contest of speed. But
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Leptospirosis kills one and strikes two others in New York
One person has died and two others have been stricken by an outbreak of leptospirosis - a rare bacterial infection commonly spread by rat urine. New York City health officials have identified the cases
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Evidence points to fish oil to fight asthma
University of Rochester Medical Center scientists have discovered new essential information about omega 3 fatty acids contained in fish oil and how they could be used for asthma patients. In a paper published
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Parental obesity and early childhood development
<p>Previous studies identified associations between maternal obesity and childhood neurodevelopment, but few examined paternal obesity despite potentially distinct genetic/epigenetic effects related to
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HIV’s patient zero exonerated
A study clarifies when HIV entered the United States and dispels the myth that one man instigated the AIDS epidemic in North America.
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1970s and ‘Patient 0’ HIV-1 genomes illuminate early HIV/AIDS history in North America
<p>The emergence of HIV-1 group M subtype B in North American men who have sex with men was a key turning point in the HIV/AIDS pandemic. Phylogenetic studies have suggested cryptic subtype B circulation
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Epidemiologic characteristics of children with blood lead levels ≥45 μg/dL
<p>The objective of the study was to identify risk factors and describe outcomes for children newly identified with blood lead levels (BLLs) ≥45 µg/dL in New York City (NYC) during 2004-2010
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Expand the frontiers of urban sustainability
<p>Manhattan skyscrapers, rather than rustic rural towns, are quickly becoming the picture of sustainable living in the twenty-first century. San Francisco, Copenhagen and Singapore each top their regions
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Air pollution threat hidden as research 'presumes people are at home': study
The true impact of air pollution has been obscured by the failure to consider people’s exposure as they move around during the day, according to a new study that has mapped the hotspots of New York’s air