Findings suggest that a pulse of UV-B played an important part in the end Permian mass extinction event.
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A new study by researchers at the University of Vienna showed that growing lettuce absorbs toxic pollutants contained in the particles from tires, which are carried from roads to farmland.
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The pollution generated by our healthcare practices—specifically hospital system-generated pollution—is literally killing Americans.
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A new study provides clear evidence that marine phytoplankton are much more resilient to future climate change than previously thought.
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Working with authorities and researchers in Rwanda, the team has created the first national inventory of tree-level carbon stocks in Rwanda.
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In an editorial in Nature, Simone Tagliapietra outlined possible energy scenarios for 2023.
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Researchers have found that college biology textbooks have done a poor job of incorporating material related to climate change.
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According to the findings, levels of antibiotic-resistant RNA concentrations were 10 times higher in composite samples than grabs.
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A group from Nagoya University has identified a fungus that by itself is harmless, but when found together with C. ficicola makes a deadly combo on fig trees.
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The first study to quantify the human health toll of insufficient wild pollinators on human health has revealed an estimated 427,000 excess deaths annually as a result of lost healthy food consumption and associated diseases.
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The atlas provides a wealth of insights into the microbial communities floating above the ground, contributing fresh insights into how these species interact, as well as their likely future changes.
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A new analysis of more than 20,000 trees on five continents shows that old-growth trees are more drought tolerant than younger trees in the forest canopy and may be better able to withstand future climate extremes.
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Scientists in the UK replicated a 1964 River Thames survey and found that mussel numbers have declined by almost 95%, with one species completely gone.
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The wastewater draining from massive pools of sewage sludge has the potential to play a role in more sustainable agriculture, according to environmental engineering researchers.
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A new study shows the potential of aluminum formate to remove greenhouse gases from fossil fuel power plant exhaust—before it reaches the atmosphere.
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