Nidhi Subbaraman, Wall Street Journal

Nidhi Subbaraman

Wall Street Journal

Washington, DC, United States

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Past articles by Nidhi:

The Cheaper Weight-Loss Alternative Riding the Ozempic Wave

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In the Brain, Scientists Find New Clues to Treating Chronic Pain

Embedded electrodes in the brains of four study participants captured brain activity linked to their yearslong chronic pain. → Read More

2022 Atlantic Hurricane Season to Show ‘Above Normal’ Activity, NOAA Predicts

Federal scientists forecast up to 10 hurricanes and as many as 21 named storms in what would be the seventh consecutive above-normal year on record. → Read More

Pollution Caused One in Six Deaths World-Wide in 2019, Study Says

The number of deaths caused by industrial pollution, including from chemicals and the burning of fossil fuels, rose between 2015 and 2019 even as the toll exacted by household pollutants and unsafe drinking water fell, new research shows. → Read More

Carbon-Dioxide Level in Atmosphere Hits Historical High

Global emissions from the burning of coal, oil and natural gas are “full speed on the wrong track,” a NOAA scientist says. → Read More

Russia’s War in Ukraine Could Have Environmental Impact That Lasts Decades

The continuing invasion is spreading pollutants across Ukraine, with inspectors and environmental groups identifying scores of contaminated sites. → Read More

Renewables Are Key to Cutting Emissions Over Next Decade, U.N. Panel Says

Human activities in the past decade resulted in the highest average annual global emissions ever recorded, climate experts tapped by the United Nations said. → Read More

Russia’s War on Ukraine Upends Arctic Climate-Change Research

Scientific organizations and researchers studying climate change in the region are pausing collaborations with Russian counterparts over the invasion of Ukraine. → Read More

Extreme Wildfires’ Smoke Poses New Threat to Ozone Layer, Research Finds

Data from 2020 Australian blazes show smoke funneled into the atmosphere triggered a drop in levels of radiation-blocking ozone → Read More

How Arctic Scientists and Indigenous People Can Join Forces to Study Climate Change

In research at Alaska’s Kotzebue Sound, tribal elders provided insights scientists say they would have missed; ‘We have 16 different ways in our language of describing ice’ → Read More

Impacts of Climate Change Now Severe and Widespread, U.N. Panel Says

Based on 34,000 studies, a new report says major weather events are more common and severe than previously predicted. → Read More

Scientists Forecast U.S. Sea Levels Could Rise a Foot by 2050

Sea levels are expected to rise rapidly over the next 30 years, bringing more frequent and more destructive floods. → Read More

Covid-19 Vaccines Linked to Menstrual Cycle Changes

Research confirms that the shots can affect menstrual cycles, with one recent study linking vaccination to a slight increase in menstrual-cycle length. → Read More

What Is a Bomb Cyclone? A Winter Storm Explained

Parts of the Northeast are bracing for potential winds of up to 50 miles per hour, massive snowfall and frigid temperatures. Here’s what to know. → Read More

2021 Was Earth’s Sixth-Hottest Year on Record, Temperature Reports Say

The global average surface temperature last year reached its sixth-highest level since reliable temperature record-keeping began in 1880, according to reports released by two federal agencies. → Read More

New Omicron Studies Help Explain Why Variant Is Mild but Spreads Fast

Lab studies and clinical data support early reports about the variant that is responsible for the dramatic surge in Covid-19 cases. → Read More

Himalayan Glaciers Are Melting at Furious Rate, New Study Shows

Glaciers across the region are melting at an extraordinary rate, with new research showing that the vast ice sheets there shrank 10 times faster in the past 40 years than during the previous seven centuries. → Read More

FDA Found PFAS Chemicals In Some Foods And Milk

Researchers say the results are preliminary, but indicate it’s important to track the chemicals in food. → Read More

UC Santa Cruz Professor Gopal Balakrishnan Sued By Former Student For Sexual Assault

In September the school found that Professor Gopal Balakrishnan had violated harassment policies when he had oral sex with an undergraduate while she was drunk. → Read More

Oral-B Floss Linked To Toxic Chemical Exposure, Study Finds

PFAS “forever chemicals” are found in many consumer products, including nonstick cookware, carpets, and easy-glide floss. → Read More