Environment
Coal Train Pollution Exacerbates Health Risks and Inequities
According to a new study from the University of California, Davis, coal trains are associated with greater incidence of asthma, heart illness, hospitalization, and death…
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Environment
Archaeological Research Demonstrates that Humans can Boost Biodiversity
Cultural variety is anticipated to have a net positive influence on environmental biodiversity. The homogeneity of human life forms may thus be viewed as a…
Physics
New UV Broadband Spectrometer Transforms Air Pollutant Analysis
A research team has created a broadband UV dual-comb spectrometer that can continuously assess air contaminants and analyze their interactions with the environment in real-time.…
Chemistry
Laser-treated Cork Absorbs Oil in a Carbon-neutral Ocean Cleaning
Researchers employ laser treatments to make common cork into an effective tool for repairing oil spills. They experimented with different fast-pulsing laser treatments, closely examining…
Geography
Lighthouse in the Gobi Desert
A new study published in the journal PLOS ONE investigates the weight of significant fossil sites on our knowledge of evolutionary links between fossil groups,…
Environment
Global Air Pollution is driven by Atmospheric and Economic Factors
Carbon monoxide emissions from industrial activity are harmful to human health and a reliable measure of overall air pollution levels. Many countries want to minimize…
Environment
Retention Ponds can Substantially Reduce Tire Particle Pollution
New research has found that the presence of wetlands and retention ponds alongside major highways resulted in an average reduction of nearly 75% in the…
Environment
Asian Monsoon Transports Ozone-depleting Chemicals to the Stratosphere
New research demonstrates that powerful monsoon winds, aided by a warming climate, are propelling unusually large amounts of ozone-depleting compounds high into the atmosphere over…
Other
Persian Plateau Revealed as Critical Hub for Early Human Migration Out of Africa
A new study combining genetic, palaeoecological, and archaeological evidence has shown the Persian Plateau as a critical geographic area that served as a hub for…
Environment
Plastic Contamination can Harm a Number of Ocean Embryos
High levels of plastic pollution can destroy the embryos of a variety of ocean animals, according to new research. Scientists investigated the impact of new…
Geography
Modeling the Larger impacts of Wildfires in Siberia
As wildfires in Siberia become more common, global climate modeling predicts severe implications on climate, air quality, health, and the economy in East Asia and…
Geography
The Enigma of the Deep Earth’s Electrical System is Solved
To “breathe” in an oxygen-free environment, bacteria in the ground beneath our feet rely on a single family of proteins to transfer excess electrons produced…
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