Two NASA studies find lower methane emissions in Los Angeles region
Researchers found that emissions of the powerful greenhouse gas dropped for several years near the nation's second-largest metropolitan area.
Researchers found that emissions of the powerful greenhouse gas dropped for several years near the nation's second-largest metropolitan area.
Earth Sciences
May 15, 2023
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New images taken by NASA's Perseverance rover may show signs of what was once a rollicking river on Mars, one that was deeper and faster-moving than scientists have ever seen evidence for in the past. The river was part of ...
Astrobiology
May 11, 2023
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As rising seas threaten to flood hundreds of toxic sites along the California coast, the risk of flood-related contamination will fall disproportionately on the state's most marginalized communities, finds a new study published ...
Environment
May 3, 2023
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People often assume that the products they use every day are safe. Now a new study by Silent Spring Institute and the University of California, Berkeley, exposes how much people come into contact with toxic ingredients in ...
Environment
May 2, 2023
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California sea lions have managed to maintain—and, in the case of males, increase—their average body size as their population grows and competition for food becomes fiercer. This is in contrast to other marine mammals, ...
Plants & Animals
Apr 27, 2023
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The plan will keep Voyager 2's science instruments turned on a few years longer than previously anticipated, enabling yet more revelations from interstellar space.
Space Exploration
Apr 27, 2023
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Researchers created a toolkit for determining the clarity and surface temperature of coastal waters. The data is freely accessible data and can help assess reefs around the world.
Earth Sciences
Apr 6, 2023
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A combined team of environmental scientists from Stanford University and the University of California, Irvine, has found that increases in the frequency of severe wildfires in California has been reducing the ability of forests ...
Mountain lions are protected from hunting in California by a law passed by popular vote in 1990. However, a team of researchers working across the state found that human-caused mortality, primarily involving conflict with ...
Plants & Animals
Mar 20, 2023
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Research on the impacts of climate change often considers its effects on people separately from impacts on ecosystems. But a new study is showing just how intertwined we are with our environment by linking our warming world ...
Ecology
Feb 27, 2023
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