The first large-scale study of the risks that countries face from dependence on water, energy, and land resources has found that globalization may be decreasing,…
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Bio-based and biodegradable plastic is no safer than other plastic. Bioplastics may be not produced from oil, but that’s about the only benefit, researchers say.…
A peer-reviewed study by scientists at the Environmental Working Group estimates that more than 200 million Americans could have the toxic fluorinated chemicals known as…
For a honey bee, few things are more important than recognizing your nestmates. Being able to tell a nestmate from an invader could mean the…
China’s success in improving air quality by cutting polluting emissions may have a negative knock-on effect on climate change overall, a new study has found.…
This map overlays the probability of burn severity in California’s northern coastal mountains, as forecasted in a UC Davis study, with burn perimeters of wildfires…
“More than 90 percent of protected areas are isolated, in a sea of human activities.” Credit: James Wheeler Ongoing land clearing for agriculture, mining, and…
Caption: Left to right: Florentino Tunquipa who discovered and excavated the fossil tree on his land, Rodolfo Salas Gismondi, Carlos Jaramillo, Julia Tejada, Federico Moreno,…
August 16, 2020. (Click image for high-resolution view.) On August 16, 2020, temperatures in Southern California approached the highest levels ever reliably recorded on Earth.…
Scientists have developed a method to 3D print structures using local soil. Credit: Aayushi Bajpayee The construction industry is currently facing two major challenges: the…
Mother-pup pair of the greater sac-winged bat, Saccopteryx bilineata, in their daytime roost. The pup (dark fur color) is holding on to the mother’s belly…
Even if the climate cools, study finds, glaciers will continue to shrink. Nearly 40 years of satellite data from Greenland shows that glaciers on the…
Parent visiting chicks. Credit: Santiago Merino / National Museum of Natural Sciences Madrid Researchers in Spain study how disease vectors such as flying midges sense…
Mount Rainier in Washington is home to one of the hundreds of snow-monitoring stations positioned throughout the western U.S. Credit: Vladi Braun The new projects…
Nano solid acids that transform carbon dioxide directly to fuel(dimethyl ether) and plastic waste into chemicals (hydrocarbons). Credit: Ayan Maity,TIFR, Mumbai Solid acids are amongst…
Thermoset polymers, found in car parts and electrical appliances, have to be durable and heat-resistant, but typically cannot be easily recycled or broken down after…
Locations of the 268 global seismic stations that were analyzed in the research. Lockdown effects are observed (red) at 185 out of 268 stations. Symbol…
Locations of the 268 global seismic stations with usable data (e.g. no long data gaps, working sensors) that were analyzed. Lockdown effects are observed (red)…
Potential geoengineering methods for injecting sulfur dioxide into the upper atmosphere to create sulfuric acid clouds that limit global warming. Credit: AGU/Brian West The technology’s…
Dr. Imogen Napper loads up a washing machine as part of the study. Credit: University of Plymouth Using fiber-catching devices as part of the laundry…