Focus on cities will boost benefits of air pollution action for most vulnerable
Meeting UK air pollution targets by focusing on urban areas will maximize health benefits for the most deprived communities.
Meeting UK air pollution targets by focusing on urban areas will maximize health benefits for the most deprived communities.
Environment
May 31, 2024
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Community gardens in higher-income Boulder neighborhoods have fewer varieties of bees than their medium-income counterparts, new CU Boulder research suggests. Scientists suggest that people in these neighborhoods tend to ...
Ecology
May 31, 2024
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Groundwater forms when precipitation such as rain and snow seeps into the soil, replenishing rivers and lakes. This resource supplies drinking water. However, a recent study has alarmed the scientific community by predicting ...
Earth Sciences
May 30, 2024
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Climate change is a global challenge often met on a local level. Local governments shape how their communities are developed through land use controls. Their policy decisions related to housing density, location, and building ...
Environment
May 30, 2024
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Stray cats are a big problem across most Australian cities and towns. They cause many complaints related to nuisance behaviors and concerns about urban wildlife, as well as straining government resources. Ratepayers ultimately ...
Veterinary medicine
May 30, 2024
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Urbanization in Africa is accelerating quickly, showing no signs of slowing down. An international team of researchers addresses critical gaps in our understanding of how this urbanization affects local food and ecological ...
Environment
May 30, 2024
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The air coming out of office buildings in urban areas may be more polluted than once believed, Purdue University researchers say.
Environment
May 29, 2024
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Southwest Research Institute has created a comprehensive data analysis tool to help metropolitan areas curb urban heat islands (UHIs) and pursue mitigation methods for especially vulnerable populations. This project was a ...
Environment
May 29, 2024
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Power usage in India's capital surged to a record high Wednesday as residents of the sprawling megacity struggled to keep cool during a crushing heat wave with temperatures sizzling above 45 degrees Celsius (over 113 Fahrenheit).
Environment
May 29, 2024
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Researchers at Tampere University have discovered that sulfur trioxide can form products other than sulfuric acid in the atmosphere by interacting with organic and inorganic acids.
Environment
May 23, 2024
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