Children are always asking "Why?" As they experience things for the first time, it's natural to want to find out more. But as children grow into adults, they often dismiss something new that challenges their experience and ...
Earth Sciences
Mar 23, 2025
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Scientists from the University of Sheffield will warn policymakers that the shrinking glaciers of the Andes threaten the water supply of 90 million people on the South American continent at the first-ever World Day for Glaciers ...
Earth Sciences
Mar 21, 2025
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Anthropogenic organic aerosols are carbon-containing particles emitted by humans into the air, which are classified as particulate matter. They pose a significant health threat and contribute to millions of deaths worldwide ...
Environment
Mar 21, 2025
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By coring the seabed at 850 m water depth in Disko Bay off Greenland's west coast, researchers from the University of Copenhagen have obtained the first historical record of plastic pollution in Greenland. The new data suggest ...
Earth Sciences
Mar 21, 2025
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As Earth continues to warm, more and more of the planet is becoming dry. A 2024 UN report found that in the last three decades, over three-fourths of all the world's land became drier than it had been in the previous 30 years.
Earth Sciences
Mar 21, 2025
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From the grounds of a gas-fired power plant on the eastern shores of Canada, a little-known company is pumping a slurry of minerals into the ocean in the name of stopping climate change.
Environment
Mar 21, 2025
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The suburban reservoirs that supply 10% of New York City's vaunted drinking water are getting saltier due to decades of road salt being spread near the system—and they will eventually have to be abandoned if nothing is ...
Environment
Mar 21, 2025
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The Politecnico di Milano, coordinator of the WORLD—Waste Oils RecycLe and Development project, proposes an innovative, circular and sustainable process to turn used vegetable oil into a valuable resource.
Environment
Mar 21, 2025
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In some of the Earth's most remote and inaccessible regions, there are traces of humankind.
Environment
Mar 21, 2025
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The Mount Lewotobi Laki Laki volcano in south-central Indonesia erupted three times into Friday, sending an ash column 8,000 meters (26,000 feet) high and prompting authorities to expand the danger zone around the volcano.
Environment
Mar 21, 2025
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