Ahead of the expected finalisation of an UN global plastics treaty [1], a group of international experts call for a greater focus on health impacts when considering plastic pollution. The Health Policy published in The Lancet reviews the current evidence on how plastics – including microplastics and plastic chemicals - impact health and announces the launch of a new project tracking these impacts: the Lancet Countdown on Health and Plastics.

Boston College researchers co-lead the launch of The Lancet Countdown on Health and Plastics, an online dashboard that will track the health and environmental impacts of plastic pollution and monitor UN-guided efforts to curb plastics’ use and mitigate their harms.

It's not always the issues: Over the last decade, people protest almost as much because they hate the opposing party.

The COVID-19 pandemic upended life for individuals and communities worldwide. Social isolation, health mandates, illness, and economic hardships took a toll on the well-being of families and children, but there were also silver linings to people’s experiences. A new study from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign looks at impacts of the pandemic among youth and parents across the U.S. Midwest. Their findings can help provide insights for future policy and public health measures.

Data story highlights disciplinary diversity in the second round of the German federal and state governments’ Excellence Strategy / “Analysis of great relevance to the research system”