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Padma Nagappan

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San Diego, CA, United States

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Past articles by Padma:

How Desalination Plants Are Trying to Overcome Environmental Concerns

Stakeholders are exploring different options to reduce the much-debated environmental impacts of desalination to make it a more attractive option for drought-hit regions. → Read More

Climate Change Is Forcing This Rabbit to Search for Snow

As snowshoe hares flee northward to escape warming temperatures, their predators may go hungry. → Read More

This Toxic Chemical Is Lurking in Your Canned Food, and There’s Nothing You Can Do About It

Exposure to the chemical has been linked to endocrine disruption, cancer, diabetes, infertility, and obesity. → Read More

Transforming Guantánamo From Prison Camp to Environmental Paradise

The U.S. military’s presence in Cuba has preserved a unique ecosystem, and now conservation biologists want to turn the notorious detention center into an American-Cuban ecological research center. → Read More

Methane Discovered in Drinking Water Near Fracking Wells

A Stanford researcher found the highest risk of leaks was from shallow natural gas wells drilled in California, Pennsylvania, and Texas. → Read More

Demand for Meat Is Driving Water Shortages Affecting 4 Billion People

Climate change, population growth, and skyrocketing meat consumption is making water scarce for two-thirds of the world's population. → Read More

The Asian Carp Invasion Could Empty Lake Erie of Fish

A new study finds that if carp enter the lake they could wipe out commercially valuable species. → Read More

Disease-Carrying Mosquitoes Will Thrive as the Climate Warms

Researchers find that the insects will flourish in hot weather and become resistant to pesticides. → Read More

Childhood Exposure to Pesticides Linked to Lung Disease

A long-term study finds that children of farmworkers have decreased lung function, making them vulnerable to pulmonary disorders. → Read More

A Warming World Could Be a Crocodile-Infested One

The reptiles survived conditions that wiped out dinosaurs and will continue to adapt as the Earth heats up. → Read More

The Water-Hogging Crops That Put Food on the Table for Low-Income Workers

A new report shows that while almonds and alfalfa consume huge amounts of water, they also generate tens of thousands of jobs. → Read More

The New Water Misers—Farmers?

Agriculture uses most of the water supply, but researchers say growers have become increasingly efficient at irrigating crops. → Read More

South Africa Puts a Target on Lions

The country wants to boost trade in the body parts of captive-bred animals, claiming they are no longer endangered. → Read More

California’s Hot Winter Kept the Drought From Causing a Spike in Food Prices

Warm temperatures pushed up harvests, allowing domestic fruits and vegetables to compete with imports. → Read More

Scientists Crack a Mystery Surrounding Endangered Sea Turtles

By discovering where young sea turtles travel during years at sea, biologists hope they can better protect them. → Read More

Cricket Protein Probably Isn't All It's Chirped up to Be

Researchers found that edible insect farming has many variables that still need to be considered. → Read More

The Fake Fish on Your Plate

That Chilean sea bass you just ordered? It isn’t a bass, and it probably didn’t come from Chile. → Read More

5 Technologies That Are Helping Save the Oceans

These inventions are cleaning up plastic pollution, saving endangered marine life, and investigating climate change. → Read More

The Cafés Hillary Clinton Is Campaigning at May Not Have Been Inspected in Years

Budget cuts have led to lax oversight of dining establishments in a number of states. → Read More

10 Stunning Sea Creatures That Offer a Feast for the Eyes

These marine animals have evolved in unusual ways to cope with life in the ocean depths. → Read More