Many countries could be using less nitrogen fertilizer in their agriculture without compromising their crop yields, as an international research team headed up by ETH scientists David Wüpper and Robert Finger are demonstrating.
Environment
Nov 12, 2020
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The stringent lockdown imposed by the Chinese government to slow the spread of COVID-19 early this year significantly eased the strain on hospitals there. Admissions due to non-COVID respiratory illnesses decreased by nearly ...
Environment
Oct 13, 2020
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Europe's forests are sitting on a pollution timebomb which could rewrite their ecology when it explodes, say researchers.
Environment
Oct 1, 2020
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Drivers and passengers can inhale significantly lower levels of air pollution by setting their vehicle's ventilation systems more effectively and taking a 'cleaner' route to their destination, a new study reveals.
Environment
Aug 11, 2020
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As a global center for petrochemical manufacturing, Houston, Texas, experiences some of the worst air quality in the country, according to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. Evidence suggests that air pollution disproportionately ...
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Aug 5, 2020
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Resource fishes—species targeted for human consumption—play a key role in reef ecosystems long before they end up on the dinner table. In Hawai'i, subsistence and recreational fishing of local resource fish represent ...
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Aug 5, 2020
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In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, the United States instituted business closures, social distancing and other policy measures to combat the spread of disease. University of Minnesota School of Public Health researchers ...
Environment
Jul 14, 2020
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Air pollution is lower than expected in some of the UK's towns and cities, despite a return to almost normal traffic levels, new research shows.
Environment
Jul 13, 2020
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National and regional policies aimed at addressing pollution fueled by nitrogen lag behind scientific knowledge of the problem, finds a new analysis by an international team of researchers. Its work, which appears in the ...
Environment
Jul 6, 2020
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You can now see how coronavirus lockdowns have changed air pollution, hospital lights and even white asparagus harvests.
Environment
Jun 25, 2020
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