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Poison in the Arctic and the Human Cost of ‘Clean’ Energy

By Harvard University on Sep 21, 2015 Featured, The Arctic and Alaska Science

Methylmercury, a potent neurotoxin, is especially high in Arctic marine life but until recently, scientists haven’t been able to explain why. Now, research from the Harvard John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Science (SEAS) and Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health suggests that high levels of methylmercury in Arctic life are a […]

Harvard Researchers Find Link Between Climate Change, Ozone Loss and Possible Skin Cancer

By Harvard University on Jul 26, 2012 Science/Education

For decades, scientists have known that the effects of global climate change could have a potentially devastating impact across the globe, but Harvard researchers say there is now evidence that it may also have a dramatic impact on public health.