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Why healthy eating may be the best way to reduce food waste
Australians waste around 7.68 million metric tons of food a year. This costs the economy an estimated A$36.6 billion and households up to $2,500 annually.
Environment
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Calculating a sustainable future: Mathematician identifies unsustainable development patterns and climate vulnerability
Earth Day often calls to mind the environmentalists and activists leading the charge for a sustainable planet. But researchers like Leonardo Schultz and José Maria Cardoso da Silva at the University of Miami College of Arts ...
Environment
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Greater regulation needed to protect freshwater environments from pharmaceutical drugs, says researcher
Increases in the production and use of pharmaceutical drugs–like antibiotics, antidepressants and pain relievers–are contributing to the contamination of Canada's freshwater resources. It's not just an environmental issue, ...
Environment
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How single-stream recycling works—your choices can make it better
Every week, millions of Americans toss their recyclables into a single bin, trusting that their plastic bottles, aluminum cans and cardboard boxes will be given a new life.
Environment
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Food waste is a major contributor to climate change. What are the solutions?
Emissions don't just come from the burning of fossil fuels such as coal, oil, and gas. Food waste sent to landfills contributes up to 10% of all emissions, equivalent to more emissions than that of the entire aviation sector, ...
Environment
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Study finds dust speeds up spring snowmelt in Colorado River basin
The Colorado River system is the lifeblood of the southwest, delivering water to 40 million people across the United States and Mexico. Drought and overuse have left the river in crisis—the need for water far exceeds what's ...
Earth Sciences
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Record-high share of Americans now consider global warming to be a major concern, poll reveals
In the latest Gallup survey, 48% of respondents said global warming will pose a "serious threat" to them or their way of life during their lifetime—the highest share recorded since 1997, when the question was first asked.
Environment
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Potential threat to water safety from wildfires
In a research letter published in the journal Science, researchers from the UTS Center for Technology in Water and Wastewater write that wildfires can contaminate drinking water distribution systems, posing substantial and ...
Environment
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What does it mean to exceed and return to global warming of 1.5°C?
Many national and corporate climate targets seek to limit global warming to 1.5°C. Yet, global warming continues to increase. This makes it almost inevitable that 1.5°C of global warming will be exceeded.
Environment
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Strong shaking at fault stepover has rocks—briefly—defying gravity
When Julian Lozos visited the site of the 2019 Ridgecrest earthquakes two days after the event, he noticed something strange. Pebble- to boulder-sized rocks had clearly been moved by the earthquakes—but there were no signs ...
Earth Sciences
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Plagued with pollution for decades, Tijuana River ranked nation's second most endangered
The Tijuana River has been plagued with raw sewage and industrial waste from Tijuana for decades, fouling beaches along the U.S.-Mexico border with polluted water and sending foul odors drifting through communities in San ...
Environment
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Rare thunderstorm near the North Pole: A sign of a warming Arctic?
Thunderstorms are rare in the cold, dry Arctic, but a surprising event in August 2019 has scientists rethinking how these storms form in polar regions. A team of researchers from the University of Science and Technology of ...
Earth Sciences
18 hours ago
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Solar power shortages are on the rise with increasing demand and climate change
The use of solar power is growing rapidly, especially in developing regions in the tropics, as countries work toward meeting carbon neutrality goals. But according to new research, solar power use is also accompanied by solar ...
Earth Sciences
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Extreme precipitation is on the rise in arid northwest China, study finds
A recent study led by Chen Yaning from the Xinjiang Institute of Ecology and Geography (XIEG) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences reveals that the frequency, intensity, and duration of extreme precipitation events (EPEs) in ...
Environment
19 hours ago
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Holiday flights could carry fewer passengers as world warms
Rising temperatures due to climate change may force aircraft at European airports to reduce passenger numbers in the coming decades.
Environment
22 hours ago
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Experts suspect link between earthquake shaking and traffic accidents using navigation app data
Researchers are combining data on earthquake shaking intensity, crowdsourced traffic data from the Waze navigation app and police crash reports to find out if car crashes are more likely during seismic events.
Earth Sciences
23 hours ago
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Germany sees 'worrying' record dry spell in early 2025
Germany's environment minister on Wednesday warned of a high risk of forest fires and poor harvests after a "worrying" lack of rain in recent weeks.
Environment
19 hours ago
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How updating climate baselines influences detection of extreme events in China
Extreme weather and climate events—such as heat waves and heavy rainfall—have significant effects on ecosystems, infrastructure, and society. To monitor these extremes, scientists usually compare current conditions to ...
Earth Sciences
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Aussies' love of chocolate, coffee and red meat comes at a high cost to the planet
A new report from The George Institute for Global Health shows shoppers' top grocery picks of red meat, chocolate and coffee are often the products generating the highest rates of greenhouse gas emissions in Australia's packaged ...
Environment
22 hours ago
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Using vibrations to see into Yellowstone's magma reservoir
Beneath Yellowstone lies a magma reservoir, pulsing with molten and superheated rock and exsolved gases. Scientists have long known about the chamber's existence, but have yet to precisely locate its uppermost boundary and ...
Earth Sciences
Apr 16, 2025
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