Observation‐based and modeling studies have identified the Eastern Mediterranean and
Middle East (EMME) region as a prominent climate change hotspot. While several initiatives …

Antibiotic resistance and its wider implications present us with a growing healthcare crisis.
Recent research points to the environment as an important component for the transmission …

A mass of tailings left by mineral exploitation have caused serious environmental pollution.
Although many studies have shown that soil microorganisms have the potential to remediate …

Human health is linked to climatic factors in complex ways, and climate change can have
profound direct and indirect impacts on the health status of any given region. Susceptibility …

Mineral dust plays a pivotal role in the Earth's system. Dust modulates the global energy
budget directly via its interactions with radiation and indirectly via its influence on cloud and …

Environmental reservoirs of antibiotic resistance (AR) are a growing concern that are
gathering more attention as potential sources for human infection. Carbapenem-resistant …

The atmosphere represents an unappreciated compartment for the environmental
dissemination of antibiotic resistance genes (ARGs), particularly via airborne fine particles …

We conducted a critical review to establish what is known about the sources, characteristics,
and dissemination of ARGs in the atmosphere. We identified 52 papers that reported direct …

Although airborne bacteria and fungi can impact human, animal, plant, and ecosystem
health, very few studies have investigated the possible impact of their long-range transport …

Airborne microorganisms and biological matter (bioaerosols) play a key role in global
biogeochemical cycling, human and crop health trends, and climate patterns. Their …