Understanding alternative reasons for denying climate change could help bridge divide
Scientists have explored alternative reasons for climate change denial, specifically economic, social or cultural influences on why individuals or entire communities remain skeptical of...
Kansas well owners, non-well owners have different watering routines during droughts
A researcher who examines water conservation policy and the habits of well owners in Kansas found that well owners are more likely to found...
New genomic insights reveal a surprising two-way journey for apple on the Silk Road
New research reveals surprising insights into the genetic exchange along the Silk Road that brought us the modern apple.
Air pollution linked to cardiovascular disease; air purifiers may lessen impact
Exposure to fine particulate matter via air pollution, led to increases in stress hormones and, in a study of healthy college students in China....
Probiotics help poplar trees clean up contaminated groundwater
Researchers have conducted the first large-scale experiment on a Superfund site using poplar trees fortified with a probiotic -- or natural microbe -- to...
Tiny fraction of oceans could meet world’s fish demand
Covering 70 percent of Earth's surface, the world's oceans are vast and deep. So vast, in fact, that nearly every coastal country has the...
Neonics put bumblebees at risk of extinction by hindering colony formation, study reveals
Bumblebees are less able to start colonies when exposed to a common neonicotinoid pesticide, according to a new study. The research has shown that...
Ozone treaty taking a bite out of US greenhouse gas emissions
The Montreal Protocol, the international treaty adopted to restore Earth's protective ozone layer in 1989, has significantly reduced emissions of ozone-depleting chemicals from the...
New plate adds plot twist to ancient tectonic tale
Misfit plates in the Pacific led scientists to the discovery of a microplate between the Galapagos Islands and the South American coast.
Urban floods intensifying, countryside drying up
Drier soils and reduced water flow in rural areas -- but more intense rainfall that overwhelms infrastructure and causes flooding and stormwater overflow in...
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