Microplastics are a pathway for pathogens on land to reach the ocean, with likely consequences for human and wildlife health, according to a study from the University of California, Davis.
Ecology
Apr 26, 2022
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Amid predictions of climate change driving up temperatures and causing more extreme heat in the Midwest, a new study led in part by University of Maryland researchers has found that growing one particular perennial grass ...
Ecology
Apr 14, 2022
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Measurements of London's atmosphere show the city is releasing more of the potent greenhouse gas methane, primarily from natural gas leaks.
Environment
Feb 17, 2022
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Using novel data sets and computing systems, researchers at the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory are simulating how climate change affects the safety and security of the country. This research can help ...
Earth Sciences
Nov 18, 2021
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Over the last decade, severe outbreaks of bacterial canker have caused huge economic losses for kiwi growers, especially in Italy, New Zealand, and China, which are among the largest producers. Bacterial canker is caused ...
Molecular & Computational biology
Jun 25, 2021
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Large carnivores are a source of inspiration and fear for humans. We admire their power and respect their role atop the food chain, but we fear their impacts on our livelihoods. For lions, tigers, bears and a suite of other ...
Plants & Animals
Nov 21, 2018
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Efforts to combat climate change tend to focus on supply-side changes, such as shifting to renewable or cleaner energy. In a Special Issue in the Energy Efficiency Journal that follows the IPCC Special Report on Global Warming ...
Environment
Oct 25, 2018
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Babies in prams can be exposed to up to 60 percent more pollution than their parents, causing potential damage to their frontal lobe and impacting on their cognitive abilities and brain development.
Environment
Aug 14, 2018
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New research suggests hydraulic fracturing and saltwater disposal has limited impact on seismic events.
Earth Sciences
Jun 26, 2017
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New Cornell research suggests an economically viable model to scrub carbon dioxide from the atmosphere to thwart runaway, point-of-no-return global warming.
Environment
Oct 27, 2016
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