Eric Hand

Mar 13, 2024 | science.org | Paul Voosen |Eric Hand |Emily Conover

Everybody in Portugal knows the date: 1 November 1755. It was All Saints’ Day, with candles lit in homes to honor ancestors. Then the earthquake struck, cracking the streets of Lisbon open and sparking a firestorm. A tsunami engulfed the port, and tens of thousands died.

Feb 8, 2024 | science.org | Eric Hand

Researchers have discovered a massive spring of hydrogen, bubbling out of a deep mine in Albania. Although it may not be economical to exploit, the surprisingly high flow of the gas is likely to raise interest in the emerging field of natural hydrogen, the overlooked idea that Earth itself could be a source of the clean-burning fuel. “These deposits have been ignored by the oil and gas industry for a very long time,” says Frieder Klein, a geochemist at the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution.

Dec 14, 2023 | science.org | Jennifer Couzin-Frankel |Paul Voosen |Eric Hand |Gretchen Vogel

2023 Breakthrough of the YearRunners-upBreakdownsVideoObesity plays out as a private struggle and a public health crisis. In the United States, about 70% of adults are affected by excess weight, and in Europe that number is more than half. The stigma against fat can be crushing; its risks, life-threatening. Defined as a body mass index of at least 30, obesity is thought to power type 2 diabetes, heart disease, arthritis, fatty liver disease, and certain cancers.

Dec 14, 2023 | science.org | Lijia Li |Frances Spragge |Jennifer Couzin-Frankel |Eric Hand

Special Issue News2023 Breakthrough of the YearJennifer Couzin-Frankel, Eric Hand, [...] , Katie Langin, Lizzie Wade, [...] , Paul Voosen, Daniel Clery, Gretchen Vogel, and Robert F. Service+5 authors +3 authors fewerAuthors Info & AffiliationsAt last, modest headway against Alzheimer’sLidar maps of coastal North Carolina reveal kilometer-wide circular depressions that may encompass seeps of hydrogen.

Dec 14, 2023 | brnw.ch | Jennifer Couzin-Frankel |Paul Voosen |Eric Hand |Gretchen Vogel

Obesity plays out as a private struggle and a public health crisis. In the United States, about 70% of adults are affected by excess weight, and in Europe that number is more than half. The stigma against fat can be crushing; its risks, life-threatening. Defined as a body mass index of at least 30, obesity is thought to power type 2 diabetes, heart disease, arthritis, fatty liver disease, and certain cancers.