Soil and freshwater come under the spotlight in plastics-pollution fight
Growing awareness of microplastics in the ground and in freshwater highlights the need to tackle an environmental threat generally associated with oceans.
Growing awareness of microplastics in the ground and in freshwater highlights the need to tackle an environmental threat generally associated with oceans.
Earth Sciences
Jan 19, 2023
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Controlling the rotation of this molecule could lead to new technologies for microelectronics, quantum computing and more.
Nanophysics
Dec 21, 2022
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President Joe Biden on Thursday tried to allay concerns raised by French President Emmanuel Macron about a clean energy law that benefits electric vehicles and other products made in North America. But the U.S. and Europe ...
Environment
Dec 2, 2022
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A new material is set to provide us with faster and higher resolution displays. Hokkaido University researchers explain what makes this material so special, opening the door to its application and further development.
Analytical Chemistry
Oct 14, 2022
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The world would save nearly 700 million metric tons of carbon pollution each year—more than Canada's annual emissions—if every person adopted the Dutch way of life and cycled on a daily basis, new research showed Thursday.
Environment
Aug 18, 2022
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The United States has set an ambitious goal to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by at least 50% by 2030. Are we on track to succeed?
Environment
Jun 2, 2022
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Rotting seaweed has plagued the Caribbean for more than 10 years—but our research shows how we could clean up beaches and emissions at the same time, by turning what's now rubbish into renewable electricity and fertilizer.
Biotechnology
May 31, 2022
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Narcissistic executives cause the units or subsidiaries they manage to be less receptive to knowledge coming from other units. The new research, published in the Strategic Management Journal, explores the relationship between ...
Social Sciences
May 19, 2022
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Eliminating air pollution emissions from energy-related activities in the United States would prevent more than 50,000 premature deaths each year and provide more than $600 billion in benefits each year from avoided illness ...
Environment
May 16, 2022
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The United States will get only partially toward deep reductions in greenhouse gasses with the policy tools currently available even in the scenario most favorable politically to decarbonization. That's the finding of a recent ...
Environment
Mar 31, 2022
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