Climate change policy has finally reached the center of the political agenda as President Biden and other world leaders prepare to discuss how the planet can collectively mitigate this grave threat. There are many other issues ...
Environment
Oct 25, 2021
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In what officials call a key step to combat climate change, the Environmental Protection Agency is sharply limiting domestic production and use of hydrofluorocarbons, highly potent greenhouse gases commonly used in refrigerators ...
Environment
Sep 23, 2021
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The Colorado potato beetle is a notorious pest—and a kind of unstoppable genius.
Plants & Animals
Dec 21, 2020
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When wildfires swept through the hills near Santa Cruz, California, in 2020, they released toxic chemicals into the water supplies of at least two communities. One sample found benzene, a carcinogen, at 40 times the state's ...
Environment
Dec 15, 2020
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A professor in the UO's Lundquist College of Business has found a creative way to draw accurate comparisons between public and private firms, providing important new insights into the way the two types of businesses operate.
Economics & Business
Oct 9, 2020
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Over 80% of chemicals used to make pharmaceuticals sold in Europe originate from China or India, according to the European Fine Chemicals Group. When COVID-19 emerged in Wuhan and spread across the globe, experts worried ...
Other
Apr 29, 2020
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A previous study has shown that a type of squill growing in Madeira produces a chemical compound that may be useful as a medicinal drug. But a new study from researchers at Uppsala University has shown that this is probably ...
Biochemistry
Apr 3, 2020
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Bees are excellent dancers. When a forager bee alights upon an Eden of pollen and nectar, it goes home to tell its hive mates. The greater the intensity of the dance, the richer the source of food being indicated.
Plants & Animals
Mar 13, 2020
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The outbreak of the COVID-19 virus in China and the railway disruptions across Canada represent two different yet similar classic case studies.
Economics & Business
Mar 9, 2020
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Lowe's recently joined the Home Depot and other major retail chains in phasing out the sale of products treated with poly- and perfluoroalkyl substances, toxic chemicals more commonly known as PFAS. Specifically, Lowe's said ...
Environment
Feb 7, 2020
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