Supermountains Three Times Length of Himalayas May Have Driven Evolutionary Outbursts
Rocks formed near the base of the highest mountains are unlike those generated under any other environment. Giant mountain ranges high enough to produce these…
Environment
In 2019, Air Pollution Killed 1.1 Million People in Africa
Air pollution was responsible for 1.1 million deaths across Africa in 2019, with household air pollution — driven largely by indoor cookstoves — accounting for…
The Location and Severity of Global Biodiversity Threats
New research published in Nature Ecology and Evolution uses a unique modeling approach to show the location and intensity of important threats to biodiversity on…
Identifying the Missing Link in Global Oil Life-cycle Analysis
The Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) method evaluates the interactions that a product or service has with the environment over its entire life cycle, which includes…
Pandemics are Significantly Less Expensive to Prevent than to Control
According to a study conducted by epidemiologists, economists, ecologists, and biologists from 21 institutions, we could reduce the risk of future pandemics by investing as…
Policies that Work to Reduce Air Pollution
Pollution is a negative externality or a societal cost. To reduce pollution, the government can employ four major policies: taxation to raise the price of…
Make a Market for Small Trees – to Reduce Carbon Emissions and Wildfires
Thinning treatments reduce the risk of wildfire and provide ecological benefits to California’s forests, but they also produce wood residues, which are frequently burned or…
Gabon provides a Model for Ocean Conservation
Diverse living things inhabit our oceans, coasts, and estuaries. These organisms can range in size from the smallest single-celled plankton to the largest animal on…
Reducing Plastic Devastate will Necessitate a Cultural Shift
The invasion of plastics on the planet is a reality. Remember that the floating plastic waste island in the Pacific Ocean now measures 1.6 million…
Cosmic Catastrophe Led To Downfall of a Native American Culture 1,500 Years Ago
A smattering of unusual elements discovered across the Ohio River Valley could suggest that a cosmic calamity aided in the demise of a Native American…
Billion-Year-Old Black Diamond Rumored To Be “From Space” Up For Auction
The world’s largest cut diamond is going to be auctioned off. The enigmatic gem, dubbed “The Enigma,” is a billion-year-old Fancy Black diamond thought to…
Global Vegan Diet Could Buy Us 30 Years by Halting Emissions Increases
Animal agriculture emits the strong pollutants methane and nitrous oxide, which are both major contributors to the planet’s pollution crisis. However, current research claims that…
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