Study Shows Toxic Pollution Hits Poorer Populations
Climate change is a man-made disaster that is already undoing gains in the fight against poverty and inequality. According to research, toxic pollution disproportionately affects…
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Man Charged Following “Earthquake” Triggered By Gender Reveal Party
A man has been charged with disorderly conduct in connection with an explosion at a quarry in April, believed to be part of a “disclosure”…
Greenhouse Gas Emissions are Shrinking the Stratosphere, Study Finds
The thickness of the stratosphere has decreased by about 400 meters (1,312 feet) since 1980, and scientists fear that by 2080 the contraction could reach…
Nuclear Reactions Flare Up Deep inside Chernobyl’s Ruins
Thirty-five years after the worst nuclear accident in history, deep, nuclear disintegration reactions in the devastating holes of the Chernobyl nuclear power plant have begun…
Biden Administration Approves First Major Offshore Wind Farm in the US
The Biden administration this week approved the construction of the first large offshore wind farm in the United States. With 12 nautical miles (22.2 kilometers) to…
A France-Sized Area of Forest has Regrown since 2000 Worldwide
According to a new analysis, since 2000, French-sized forests have naturally regenerated around the world in the United States. When was the last time you…
Scientists finding ways to Convert Carbon Dioxide into the Atmosphere
Thanks to a RIKEN study that looked at how nature converts carbon dioxide into more complex organic compounds—one of the processes underlying the origin of…
Research finds Temperature Cycles inside the Beehive
Bees have been observed telling time using light and social cues. Now, postdoctoral scholar in biological sciences Manuel Giannoni-Guzmán and colleagues from Brandeis University, the…
Growth Rates of Coral Reefs Damage because of Mass Coral Bleaching
The international research was launched at the ARC Centre of Excellence for Coral Reef Studies (Coral CoE), which is based at James Cook University (JCU).…
The Brazilian Amazon Now Releases More Carbon Than It Stores, New Study Shows
The amount of carbon dioxide released due to the destruction of the Brazilian Amazon has exceeded the amount that the rain forest was able to…
Humans Are Using 173 Percent of Earth’s Resources Each Year
A new study in the journal Nature Sustainability has found that the amount of natural resources we consume at current rates exceeds the planet’s ability…
Researchers suggest policies that aimed at emission reduction in China’s Greater Bay Area
Exposure to air pollution is a major public health issue in China. The majority of the total air pollution disease burden is caused by fine…
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