How they did it: Reporters enlist teachers to investigate ‘toxic schools’
The Philadelphia Inquirer found over 9,000 environmental problems in the city’s public schools through an investigation that used community-based testing.
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Research roundups, tip sheets, articles and explainers related to the topic of energy and the environment
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What the research says about border walls
This roundup of research focuses on border barriers — what they are, why they have become popular, whether they actually help countries control their borders and how they impact the environment and local communities.
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The current and projected health risks of climate change
Due to food shortages related to climate change, the Earth may experience a net increase of 529,000 adult deaths by 2050.
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Covering viral research: Tips from Harvard’s ‘6 french fries’ guy
Eric Rimm reflects on his viral comments about French fries, offering pointers for how to cover research that’s getting a lot of media attention.
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‘Fake news’ and school uniforms: Our most popular research roundups in 2018
The 10 research roundups our readers visited most often in 2018 focus on topics ranging from fake news and school uniforms to the Supreme Court and Olympic games.
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Heat makes workers less productive, impacts health
Employees who work in hot conditions are not as productive and can suffer from kidney injury, dehydration and other health problems, according to a new review.
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Interventions to prevent childhood asthma attacks: A research roundup
Solutions-oriented asthma research from the past few years, which spans from pest management interventions to hospital-based programs to green housing initiatives.
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Dysfunctional or not, families who eat together eat healthier
Every unhappy family might be unhappy in its own way, but when they sit down together at the table, they’re alike according to one important measure: they eat better.
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Toxic waste sites and environmental justice: Research roundup
Research that looks into exactly where toxic waste sites are located, and the demographics of neighboring communities.
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Ig Nobel Prizes go to research on employee retaliation, self-colonoscopy and cannibalism
Ten academic studies were chosen from about 9,000 nominations to win a 2018 Ig Nobel Prize, a parody of the Nobel Prize. The studies featured topics such as smelling flies in wine and using voodoo dolls to deal with abusive bosses.
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