Wood burning releases high amounts of secondary organic aerosols
Aerosol emissions from logwood combustion increase significantly when the emission ages in ambient air. A significant increase occurs already within three hours of aging,...
It’s true: The sound of nature helps us relax
Playing 'natural sounds' affects the bodily systems that control the flight-or-fright and rest-digest autonomic nervous systems, with associated effects in the resting activity of...
Even short-duration heat waves could lead to failure of coffee crops
'Hot coffee' is not a good thing for java enthusiasts when it refers to plants beset by the high-temperature stress that this century is...
Melting sea ice may lead to more life in the sea
Every year an increasing amount of sea ice is melting in the Arctic. This can start a chain reaction, which leads to increased production...
Emissions from the edge of the forest
Half of the carbon stored in all of the Earth's vegetation is contained in tropical forests. Deforestation has a correspondingly fatal effect. Scientists estimate...
Climate change’s toll on mental health
When people think about climate change, they probably think first about its effects on the environment, and possibly on their physical health. But climate...
Solving the mystery of the Arctic’s green ice
In 2011, researchers observed something that should be impossible — a massive bloom of phytoplankton growing under Arctic sea ice in conditions that should...
Manufacturing, global trade impair health of people with no stake in either
The latest products may bring joy to people around the globe, but academic researchers this week are highlighting the heightened health risks experienced by...
Tackling resilience: Finding order in chaos to help buffer against climate change
A new article aims to provide clarity among scientists, resource managers and planners on what ecological resilience means and how it can be achieved.
11 percent of disappearing groundwater used to grow internationally traded food
Eleven percent of the global non-renewable groundwater drawn up for irrigation goes to produce crops that are then traded on the international market, new...
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He's given a whole new meaning to "poached eggs."
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The extremely rare cave-dwelling albino fish with no eyes, the Mexican blindcat, has previously only been known to exist in Mexico.
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