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Childhood air pollution exposure linked to poor mental health at age 18
Childhood exposure to air pollution, such as nitrogen oxides and fine particulate matter, is a risk factor for mental illness at age 18. It...
Researcher analyzes the use of solar energy at US airports
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Protected areas help waterbirds adapt to climate change
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The diversity of present tree species is shaped by climate change in the last...
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Hidden within African diamonds, a billion-plus years of deep-earth history
A team has come up with a way to solve two longstanding puzzles: the ages of individual fluid-bearing diamonds, and the chemistry of their...
Nanodiamonds can be activated as photocatalysts with sunlight
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New study links cadmium to more severe flu, pneumonia infections
High levels of cadmium, a chemical found in cigarettes and in contaminated vegetables, are associated with higher death rates in patients with influenza or...
A key to climate stabilization could be buried deep in the mud
While scientists fear that rising temperatures could unleash a 'bomb' of carbon from Earth's soil carbon reservoirs, a new study suggests these reservoirs might...
To predict how climate change will affect disease, researchers must fuse climate science and...
To predict how climate change will affect disease, researchers must fuse climate science and biology, according to a new review.
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