Global warming is threatening the health of people in Britain
Heatwaves are making more people in rural areas of England severely ill today than they were in the 1980s, according to new research.
Plastic pollution in ocean may harbor novel antibiotics
Plastic pollution in the ocean, which can support microbial communities, may serve as a source for novel antibiotics, according to a new student-led study...
Inspired by palm trees, scientists develop hurricane-resilient wind turbines
New results from real-world tests of a downwind turbine could inform and improve the wind energy industry in a world with intensifying hurricanes and...
Giving metal to microbes could reduce greenhouse gas
Collaborative research finds a lack of available metals may be responsible for more nitrous oxide than previously thought.
Co-existing mangrove-coral habitats have a new global classification system
By coexisting more closely with mangroves, tropical coral species may have found an alternative habitat where they can thrive in the face of climate...
AI reveals scale of eelgrass vulnerability to warming, disease
A combination of ecological field methods and cutting-edge artificial intelligence has helped an interdisciplinary research group detect eelgrass wasting disease at nearly three dozen...
Preadolescents exposed to high levels of air pollution in their first years of life...
Higher exposure to air pollution is associated with higher functional brain connectivity among several brain regions in preadolescents, while exposure to traffic noise was...
Seagrass meadows are reliable fishing grounds for food
A new study in Ocean and Coastal Management shows that seagrass fisheries provide a reliable safety-net for poor, since fishermen perceive those habitats to...
Inadequate charging networks could thwart EV adoption goals
Encouraging the large-scale adoption of EVs is seen by many governments as a key pillar of efforts to build a carbon-neutral economy. But failing...
River belt discovery helps scientists understand ancient rivers
A researcher has come up with a rule that connects channel belts to river patterns, finding that, in general, the more channels a river...
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