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New model provides improved air-quality predictions in fire-prone areas
Globally, wildfires are becoming more frequent and destructive, generating a significant amount of smoke that can be transported thousands of miles, driving the need...
Unprecedented increase in ocean plastic since 2005 revealed by four decades of global analysis
A global dataset of ocean plastic pollution between 1979 and 2019 reveals a rapid and unprecedented increase in ocean plastics since 2005, according to...
Study into global daily air pollution shows almost nowhere on Earth is safe
In a new study of daily ambient fine particulate matter (PM2.5) across the globe, a new study has found that only 0.18% of the...
Researchers create E. coli-based water monitoring technology
People often associate Escherichia coli with contaminated food, but E. coli has long been a workhorse in biotechnology. Scientists have now demonstrated that the...
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