Every day of the northern hemisphere's summer in 2023 seems to bring a calamitous headline about the climate: heat waves, wildfires, massive hailstorms.
Social Sciences
Aug 2, 2023
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The level of microplastic pollution in New Zealand lakes is comparable with those in the US or Europe, despite much lower population densities, according to our global analysis of plastic pollution in freshwater lakes and ...
Earth Sciences
Jul 13, 2023
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A new study shows that current trends in environmental degradation will lead to large economic losses in the coming decades, hitting the poorest countries hardest. But there is hope: investing in nature can turn those losses ...
Environment
Jun 26, 2023
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Worldwide, farmers are being challenged with a variety of issues, including growing populations, a changing climate and soil degradation, among many others. To combat these challenges, researchers are looking for solutions ...
Ecology
Jun 16, 2023
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Just over half a century ago, world leaders gathered for the Stockholm Conference on the Human Environment, one of the first international efforts to protect the Earth and develop policies for sustainability and to reduce ...
Environment
Jun 13, 2023
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The rapidly declining health of New Zealand's marine environment raises serious questions about how we care for and manage the oceans.
Ecology
Jun 7, 2023
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Whether it occurs through the discharge of nutrients from agricultural operations into local streams or the discardment of plastic into the ocean, water pollution can negatively impact both human and environmental health. ...
Ecology
Apr 12, 2023
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Humanity needs to fundamentally change its relationship with nature in order to protect wildlife and enhance the environment.
Environment
Mar 27, 2023
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Large-scale heavy metal pollution, coastal erosion and seawater intrusion pose an existential threat to the Nile River Delta and endanger 60 million people (about twice the population of Texas) in Egypt who depend on its ...
Earth Sciences
Mar 9, 2023
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From regulators to researchers and most industries in between, all eyes are on PFAS. PFAS, per-and polyfluoroalkyl substances, are a class of highly fluorinated human-made compounds that have been used for decades in everything ...
Environment
Feb 27, 2023
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