A new article describes how the increase in population and the need to feed everyone will give rise to human infectious disease, a situation the authors of the paper consider 'two of the most formidable ecological and public health challenges of the 21st century.'

An algae bloom turned water in the Santa Barbara Channel turquoise in summer of 2015. Platform Holly is visible in the foreground with UC Santa Barbara's campus just out of frame to the right.
Photo Credit: David Velentine