October 11, 2018 Researcher warns of possible reprise of worst known drought, famine WSU Vancouver researcher analyzes The Great Drought — the most devastating in the past 800 years — and the Global Famine. drought, El Nino, famine, global warming
June 1, 2015 Study: How environment may have affected ancient societies PULLMAN, Wash. – A new study in PLOS ONE shows for the first time that epigenetic marks on DNA can be detected in a large number of ancient human remains. This could improve understanding about the effects of famine and disease in the ancient world. ancient DNA, anthropology, archaeology, climate change, disease, DNA, environment, epigenetics, famine, society