Researchers warned that free-living amoebae capable of causing fatal brain infections and shielding other pathogens from water treatment are an underappreciated public health risk.
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Free-Living Amoebae in Aging Water Systems Identified as Growing Climate-Linked Health Threat
Researchers studying urban water systems found that climate change and aging infrastructure are expanding the presence of dangerous free-living amoebae in municipal drinking water supplies.
Ocean Health May Depend on Microbes Living Inside Fish New Discovery Suggests
A new study found that bacteria living in the digestive tracts of marine fish may play a key role in shaping ocean water chemistry.
Humanity Living Beyond Earth’s Sustainable Capacity According to 200-Year Data Study
A sweeping new study analysing over two centuries of population and environmental data found humanity may already be far exceeding what Earth can sustainably support with urgent implications.
Humanity May Be Living Beyond What Earth Can Sustainably Support New Study Finds
A sweeping new study analysing over 200 years of data concluded humanity may already be living far beyond what Earth can sustainably support calling for urgent action on environmental limits.