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According to a July 15 2015 News Release by the University of Pennsylvania’s Perelman School of Medicine, Pennsylvania residents in counties with a high well density are more likely to be admitted for a suite of ailments: Hospitalizations for heart conditions, neurological illness, and other conditions were higher among people who live near unconventional gas and oil drilling (hydraulic fracturing), according to new research...

In a new paper published in Science, researchers from UCSB and other leading institutions around the world call for balancing seabed mining and ecosystem protection. James Badham, in an article for The UCSB Current posted July 9 with the title above, goes on to state: Thousands of feet below the ocean’s surface lies a hidden world of undiscovered species and unique seabed habitats — as well as a vast untapped store of...

“Climate change is shrinking habitable areas for bumblebees in North America and Europe, a new study finds. The resulting decline of these important pollinators — whose loss is a threat to food security and the economy — has scientists considering controversial methods for saving their species.” In a July 9 feature article with the title above, Joshua E. Brown, writing for University Communications for the...