Road Salts and Other Human Sources Are Threatening World’s Freshwater Supplies
Apr 12, 2021, 4:17 pm By ENNWhen winter storms threaten to make travel dangerous, people often turn to salt, spreading it…Bottom-Up is the Way Forward for Nitrogen Reduction at Institutions
Apr 12, 2021, 3:55 pm By ENNNitrogen is an element basic for life — plants need it, animals need it, it’s in our DNA — but…Weather Forecasts That Predict Meningitis Outbreaks
Apr 12, 2021, 3:53 pm By ENNScientists are using weather forecasts to predict the location and scale of impending meningitis…Volcanic Pollution Link to Respiratory Disease Increase
Apr 12, 2021, 3:52 pm By ENNRespiratory disease increased markedly following one of Iceland’s largest volcanic eruptions, a…Hiding in Plain Sight
Apr 12, 2021, 3:45 pm By ENNSpringtime ocean conditions promote North Atlantic blooms, but you wouldn't know that from looking…Despite Pandemic Shutdowns, Carbon Dioxide and Methane Surged in 2020
Apr 12, 2021, 3:45 pm By ENNCarbon dioxide levels are now higher than at anytime in the past 3.6 million years.Pollution From Hurricane Harvey Traveled 100 Miles Off Texas Coast
Apr 12, 2021, 3:44 pm By ENNA Texas A&M study shows weather events carried contaminated water to the Flower Garden Banks…What a Glacial River Reveals About the Greenland Ice Sheet
Apr 12, 2021, 3:43 pm By ENNWith data from a 2016 expedition, scientists supported by NASA are shedding more light into the…New Study: Thick Sea-Ice Warms Greenland Fjord
Apr 12, 2021, 1:49 pm By ENNA new study shows that thick sea-ice can increase the sensitivity of Greenlandic fjords to climate…HKU Geographer Leads World’s First Study to Evaluate Greenhouse Gas Emissions from Chinese Inland Waters Over the Past 30 Years
Apr 12, 2021, 1:46 pm By ENNInland waters are an important component of the global carbon cycle and function as active reactors,…Global Warming Could Lead to the Melting of More Than a Third of Antarctic Ice Shelves
Apr 12, 2021, 1:44 pm By ENNSince the early 2000s, scientists have observed that the Antarctic ice sheet is losing mass at a…Development Policy Decisions will Affect Coastal Communities’ Risk More than Climate Change
Apr 12, 2021, 1:33 pm By ENNCoastal communities face increasing danger from rising water and storms, but the level of risk will…COVID-19 Pandemic Highlights the Urgent Global Need to Control Air Pollution
Apr 9, 2021, 4:31 pm By ENNMore than 91 percent of the world's population lives in areas that exceed air quality guidelines…Mountain Growth Influences Greenhouse Effect
Apr 9, 2021, 1:52 pm By ENNTaiwan is an island of extremes: severe earthquakes and typhoons repeatedly strike the region and…Better Solutions for Making Hydrogen May Lie Just at the Surface
Apr 9, 2021, 1:49 pm By ENNA clean energy future propelled by hydrogen fuel depends on figuring out how to reliably and…More Nuanced Approach Needed In Deciding Who Gets COVID-19 Vaccine Amid Third Wave, Say Experts
Apr 9, 2021, 1:48 pm By ENNIt's time for a more nuanced approach to prioritizing COVID-19 vaccinations as more contagious…Abrupt Ice Age Climate Changes Behaved Like Cascading Dominoes
Apr 9, 2021, 1:47 pm By ENNThroughout the last ice age, the climate changed repeatedly and rapidly during so-called…Curtin Research Finds Introduced Honeybee May Pose Threat to Native Bees
Apr 8, 2021, 2:14 pm By ENNPublished in the ‘Biological Journal of the Linnean Society’, the research found competition…Fostered Flamingos Just as Friendly
Apr 8, 2021, 2:13 pm By ENNSix Chilean flamingo chicks were reared by Andean flamingos – a species of similar size and…Corals Carefully Organize Proteins to Form Rock-Hard Skeletons
Apr 8, 2021, 2:11 pm By ENNCharles Darwin, the British naturalist who championed the theory of evolution, noted that corals…
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