Professor Arline T. Geronimus of the University of Michigan developed the theory of “weathering” while studying health complications of first-time mothers and identifying racial and economic ...

The towering peaks of the Southern Andes are not just shaping the skyline of South America—they are also quietly influencing Earth's atmosphere. Chemical weathering, the process at the heart of this ...

Netflix’s Weathering is a sharp, if not a little predictable, commentary on what happens when Black women are ignored. After a mother loses her baby in childbirth, she’s haunted by the loss and can’t ...

When Dr. Arline Geronimus first introduced the theory in 1990, her ideas were derided and largely ignored. Now, people are starting to listen. By Alisha Haridasani Gupta For Arline Geronimus, avoiding ...

Scientists in Germany tested how blood reacts to microplastics that have been exposed to “weathering,” meaning sunlight, heat, and other natural forces that change their surface. These weathered ...

Earth’s climate balance isn’t just governed by the slow weathering of silicate rocks, which capture carbon and stabilize temperature over eons. New research reveals that biological and oceanic ...