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Environment Mar 27, 2024

Air quality at many train stations is alarmingly bad—here's how to improve it

Recent revelations about poor air quality at Melbourne's Southern Cross Station probably came as no surprise for passengers who have experienced such conditions.

Ecology Mar 7, 2024

Newsom wants to build a $16 billion water tunnel: Will it destroy California's delta?

In the heart of California, at the place where two great rivers converge beneath the Tule fog, lies the linchpin of one of the largest water supply systems in the world.

Plants & Animals Feb 21, 2024

Ridding Macquarie Island of pests pays off as seabirds come back from the brink—but recovery has just begun

One of the largest publicly funded conservation investments in history is starting to pay off on Macquarie Island, our newly published study shows.

Plants & Animals Feb 8, 2024

A fungal plague is killing Georgia's bats. Scientists are fighting back

On a bright December morning, three wildlife biologists waded through knee-deep water and past scribbled graffiti into a dark drainage culvert in northeast Georgia.

Environment Nov 2, 2023

Sixteen dead as Storm Ciaran batters Western Europe

The death toll from Storm Ciaran rose to at least 16 across Western Europe on Friday, as heavy downpours and record winds brought travel chaos.

Environment Aug 3, 2023

No power, no clean water: cleanup begins in Beijing's flood-hit suburbs

On the banks of the Yongding River west of Beijing on Thursday, Chen Xiaoyuan stared at the remains of a bridge that once led to his village.

Environment Dec 7, 2022

Significantly elevated particulate air pollution concentrations found in the Copenhagen Metro

A new study have found disturbingly high concentrations of small particles in the air in the Copenhagen Metro.

Ecology May 30, 2022

Spotted lanternflies are hatching again. But how far do they spread each year?

Black-and-white spotted lanternfly nymphs about a quarter-inch long are starting to hatch in the region, hopping across decks, patios, and trees before they morph over the summer into flying Technicolor adults.

Archaeology May 30, 2022

Race to save undersea Stone Age cave art masterpieces

To reach the only place in the world where cave paintings of prehistoric marine life have been found, archaeologists have to dive to the bottom of the Mediterranean off southern France.

General Physics Feb 23, 2022

Sensor breakthrough paves way for groundbreaking map of world under Earth surface

An object hidden below ground has been located using quantum technology—a long-awaited milestone with profound implications for industry, human knowledge and national security.

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