The endangered Bahama Warbler may be surviving on just one island following Hurricane Dorian's devastation in 2019, according to researchers at the University of East Anglia.
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Sometime this spring or summer, the Supreme Court is expected to issue a case ruling that will legally define whether federal protections should be extended to wetlands outside of navigable waters. The justices might consider ...
Environment
Feb 8, 2023
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China's stricter clean heating policies have improved air quality in northern China, particularly in Beijing and surrounding cities—potentially reducing premature deaths due to air pollution in 2021 by more than 23,000 ...
Environment
Feb 1, 2023
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Here's something else chess players need to keep in check: air pollution.
Environment
Jan 30, 2023
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During the week-long Chinese New Year, also known as the Lunar New Year, work is suspended, businesses close and nearly 300 million people leave cities to join their families in rural areas for traditional gatherings. The ...
Earth Sciences
Jan 25, 2023
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New research led by University of Nevada, Reno Assistant Professor Joanna Blaszczak shows hypoxia in rivers and streams is generally much more prevalent across the globe than previously thought. Hypoxia is low or depleted ...
Environment
Jan 24, 2023
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People around the world are seeing fewer and fewer stars in the night sky. The change in star visibility can be explained by an increase in the sky brightness of 7–10% per year. The rate of change is faster than satellite ...
Astronomy
Jan 19, 2023
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The 40-meter-high monitoring tower of the Innsbruck Atmospheric Observatory near the city center of Innsbruck in Austria continuously provides data on the composition of the atmosphere near the surface. Every hour, 36,000 ...
Environment
Jan 18, 2023
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Despite recent, torrential rains, most of Southern California remains in a drought. Accordingly, many residents plant trees prized for drought tolerance, but a new UC Riverside-led study shows that these trees lose this tolerance ...
Ecology
Jan 11, 2023
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For most people around the world, physical work takes up a great amount of time and energy every day. But what determines whether it is men or women who are working harder in households? In most hunter-gatherer societies, ...
Social Sciences
Jan 10, 2023
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