Caroline Hemphill

Jan 8, 2025 | montereyherald.com | Caroline Hemphill

With the County of Monterey planning to slash its carbon emissions by 40% by 2030, climate action planners are saddled with the task of how to distribute limited resources. Now, residents can add their input with the Climate Action Simulator. The simulator, which closes on Friday at 11:59 pm, is the final chance to contribute to the county’s Community Climate Action and Adaptation Plan before a draft is published.

Jan 7, 2025 | scopeblog.stanford.edu | Hanae Armitage |Caroline Hemphill |Erin Digitale

Many women have a heightened risk for depression during the peripartum period, the time during pregnancy and months to years after giving birth. But the options for mental health care aren't always convenient, accessible or affordable -- if they're even available. Ilang M.

Dec 10, 2024 | sciencenews.org | Caroline Hemphill

Certain immune cells backstab their cellular coworkers during allergic reactions. Mast cells, the security patrols of the immune system, can trigger allergic inflammation when they run into unfamiliar proteins (SN: 9/5/07). For the first time, researchers have seen these overeager cells attract and trap other key immune cells, then expel their hostages’ inflammatory chemicals in a process dubbed nexocytosis.

Dec 2, 2024 | news.mongabay.com | Caroline Hemphill

The vast ice sheets that historically kept killer whales out of the Arctic Ocean are melting as the region rapidly warms. Two small, genetically distinct groups of killer whales now live in the Arctic, after migrating from more southern regions of the Atlantic Ocean. Killer whales put pressure on the local ecosystem, including Arctic whales important to Indigenous groups. See All Key Ideas Killer whales (Orcinus orca) are finding a new place to roam in the rapidly changing Arctic Ocean.

Dec 1, 2024 | santacruzsentinel.com | Caroline Hemphill

After storms in January 2023 sent portions of West Cliff tumbling into the ocean, Santa Cruz residents have shared their opinions on projects that aim to protect the coastline in the face of futures storms and erosion at recent community meetingsNow, the city of Santa Cruz, along with consulting partner Farallon Strategies, has selected five of these projects to implement in the next five years. There will be one more public comment period before the plans are finalized.