Billions of people around the world face water insecurity. Although there are numerous projects from governments, NGOs, and private corporations who are committed to providing safely managed water and sanitation by 2030, ...
Environment
Jun 13, 2023
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An insect that can be hazardous to human health is spreading across southeast England.
Plants & Animals
Jun 9, 2023
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Discussions at the recent COP15 biodiversity conference in Montréal highlighted once again the impact of human activities on wildlife. Many species are forced to migrate, are seeing their populations declining, or worse, ...
Ecology
Jun 8, 2023
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Wastewater is a byproduct of humanity produced all day, every day. At home, wastewater is the used water that disappears when you flush the toilet, empty the sink or drain the washing machine.
Environment
Jun 5, 2023
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Genes that make bacteria resistant to antibiotics are much more widespread in our environment than was previously realized. A new study published in Microbiome by researchers from Chalmers University of Technology and the ...
Cell & Microbiology
Jun 5, 2023
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Leading Charles Darwin University (CDU) environmental microbiology researchers have presented research focused on understanding tropical rock oysters and Vibrios and the implications for food safety and human health at an ...
Ecology
May 31, 2023
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"It was getting hotter. Frank May got off his mat and padded over to look out the window. Umber stucco walls and tiles, the color of the local clay… [he] took a deep breath. It reminded him of the air in a sauna. This, ...
Environment
May 31, 2023
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Continued extreme heat exposure is affecting the health of vulnerable groups in communities.
Environment
May 29, 2023
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A new study at Umeå University provides insight into how mercury transforms into its more toxic form, methylmercury, with the help of small sulfur-containing substances known as thiols.
Biochemistry
May 29, 2023
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Work recently published in the journal Chemosphere has documented the presence of large amounts of highly radioactive, poorly soluble cesium rich micro-particles (CsMPs) in an abandoned school building close to the Fukushima ...
Environment
May 29, 2023
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