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An inactive lifestyle may increase the risk of environmentally induced asthma symptoms. In a new study, researchers found that sedentary rats exposed to varying...
Scientists shed light on the climate-changing desert dust fertilizing our oceans
New research has pinpointed how much phosphate 'fertilizer' is released from dust depending on atmospheric acid levels. The way in which human-made acids in...
Sea spray studied to improve hurricane intensity forecasting
A research team is studying sea spray to help improve forecasting of hurricanes and tropical cyclones. In a recent study, the scientists found that...
Cloud in a box: Mixing aerosols and turbulence
Cleaner clouds also have a much wider variability in droplet size, new research indicates. And the way those droplets form could have serious implications...
Worrying traces of resistant bacteria in air
Polluted city air has now been identified as a possible means of transmission for resistant bacteria. Researchers have shown that air samples from Beijing...
Diplomatic global warming: Environmental cooperation during 1970s helped ease Cold War tensions
Scientific cooperation to address concerns about the environment helped to foster détente between the United States and the Soviet Union in the 1970s, concludes...
Salty snow could affect air pollution in the Arctic
In pictures, the Arctic appears pristine and timeless with its barren lands and icy landscape. In reality, the area is rapidly changing. Scientists are...
Indonesian fires exposed 69 million to ‘killer haze’
Wildfires in Indonesia and Borneo exposed 69 million people to unhealthy air pollution, new research has shown.
What factors are influencing electric vehicle purchases in China?
In 2014, the 74,763 new energy vehicles sold accounted for only 0.3 percent of total automobile sales in China that year. So a group...
Researchers solve mystery of historic 1952 London fog and current Chinese haze
In 1952 a killer fog covered London for five days, causing breathing problems and killing thousands of residents. The exact cause and nature of...
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