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Warm Oceans Helped First Human Migration From Asia to North America

By UW News Staff on Dec 19, 2020 Featured, The Arctic and Alaska Science

New research reveals significant changes to the circulation of the North Pacific and its impact on the initial migration of humans from Asia to North America. The international study, led by the University of St. Andrews in Scotland and published Dec. 9 in Science Advances, provides a new picture of the circulation and climate of the […]

Air Pollution can Accelerate Lung Disease as Much as a Pack a Day ofCigarettes

By UW News Staff on Aug 14, 2019 Featured, Health, Science/Education

Air pollution — especially ozone air pollution which is increasing with climate change — accelerates the progression of emphysema of the lung, according to a new study led by the University of Washington, Columbia University and the University at Buffalo. While previous studies have shown a clear connection of air pollutants with some heart and lung […]

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