Climate change is increasing flood risks in urban areas, with heavy rainfall disasters now becoming a global problem. Numerical simulations predict flooding from heavy rain and river overflows, usually displaying results ...
Environment
Jun 4, 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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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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New research proposes the use of electrical blackouts, such as those experienced during loadshedding in South Africa, to enhance our understanding of how artificial light in urban areas may be affecting wildlife behaviors.
Ecology
May 23, 2024
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Rachel Penczykowski, an assistant professor of biology in Arts & Sciences at Washington University in St. Louis, and five WashU graduate and undergraduate students tracked infestations of powdery mildew on common broadleaf ...
Plants & Animals
Jun 14, 2024
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Public water wells in communities of color might be disproportionately polluted by pesticides contaminated with harmful per and polyfluoroalkyl substances, according to a new study led by a team of researchers from UC Berkeley ...
Environment
Jun 14, 2024
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According to the United Nations (UN) population projections, the population of Africa will continue to grow strongly in the course of this century, while on other continents population growth will decline in the near future.
Social Sciences
Jun 6, 2024
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More than half of the world's population lives in urban areas, a trend that's expected to expand in coming years, according to the United Nations. The urbanization movement is especially stark in Japan, where only 8% of the ...
Social Sciences
Jun 5, 2024
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Toxic forever chemicals are on the rise in Lake Michigan, an alarming finding that reflects how the Great Lakes act like sponges soaking up pollution from near and far.
Environment
Jun 5, 2024
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For nearly two decades, Mark Weitekamper has lived in Chicago's West Ridge neighborhood. For years, Weitekamper said, he's been able to enjoy wildlife in the heart of the city.
Plants & Animals
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