Earth Systems and Climate Change

Exposure to common air pollutants during early pregnancy may increase the risk of persistent depressive symptoms throughout pregnancy.

The World Cup is a revealing case through which sport and health science can examine how physical inactivity, commercial determinants of physical activity, and climate change are not parallel agendas but intertwined systems.

Earthquakes and shifting tectonic plates factor into coastal erosion along the US West Coast.

See firsthand how unlocking the secrets of Alaska’s Taku Glacier could help us predict global sea level rise.

WashU researchers have been testing soil for lead matter in the tornado’s impact area—and contemplating solutions for a historic problem.

As the city of St. Louis nears a year since a tornado changed the lives of many, a local university and community organizations are working to understand some of the environmental impacts of the twister.

The primal human experience of gazing into an unblemished cosmos is vanishing, being replaced by a dense, industrial field of 15,000 orbiting satellites with plans for half a million more by 2040.

EPA data shows pollution bumps that are among the largest in decades, just as the agency rolls back rules cracking down on pollution from coal-fired power plants.

The past three years have been the world’s hottest on record by far, with 2025 almost tied with 2023 for second place.

Christopher Stark and Dan Giammar bring environmental research and the arts together in “Climate Change in Concert.”