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Good quality indoor air is crucial to our well-being, while impurities in the air can compromise our working capacity and health. Researchers have developed...
China’s stricter clean heating policies may have saved thousands of lives
China's stricter clean heating policies have improved air quality in northern China, particularly in Beijing and surrounding cities -- potentially reducing 23,000 premature deaths...
Ancestral variation guides future environmental adaptations
The speed of environmental change is very challenging for wild organisms. When exposed to a new environment individual plants and animals can potentially adjust...
Discovery advances biofuel crop that could curb dependence on fossil fuel
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Rapid plant evolution may make coastal regions more susceptible to flooding and sea level...
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Ancient mint plants may lead to new medicines/products
The mint family of herbs, which includes sage, rosemary, basil, and even woody plants like teak, offers an invigorating jolt to our senses of...
Ancient mint plants may lead to new medicines/products
The mint family of herbs, which includes sage, rosemary, basil, and even woody plants like teak, offers an invigorating jolt to our senses of...
Botany: Chloroplast from the father
Under cold conditions, not only the mother plant but also the father plant can pass on its chloroplasts to the offspring.
Avian flu could decimate Australian black swans
The unique genetics of the Australian black swan leaves the species vulnerable to viral illnesses such as avian flu, new research has revealed.
Most plastic debris on Seychelles beaches comes from far-off sources
A new modelling study shows that the Seychelles and other islands in the western Indian Ocean are not responsible for most of the plastic...
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