Air pollution can amplify negative effects of climate change, new study finds

The impacts of air pollution on human health, economies, and agriculture differ drastically depending on where on the planet the pollutants are emitted, according...

National trash: Reducing waste produced in US national parks

When you think of national parks, you might picture the vast plateaus of the Grand Canyon, the intricate wetlands of the Everglades, or the...

Modeling invasive activity: Zebra mussels’ infiltration of North American rivers

The invasion of nonnative species has widespread and detrimental effects on local and global ecosystems. These intruders often spread and multiply prolifically, displace native...

Monkeys face climate change extinction threat

Monkeys living in South America are highly vulnerable to climate change and face an 'elevated risk of extinction', according to a new study.

Cod: Loss of breeding grounds in warmer world

The chances of survival for the offspring of important fish species will dramatically worsen, if the 1.5 ° C target of the Paris Climate...

Climate change, evolution, and what happens when researchers are also friends

A new study that addresses how climate change is affecting the evolution of organisms underscores the need for evolutionary, ecosystem and climate scientists to...

Understanding how toxic PFAS chemicals spread from release sites

New lab studies are helping researchers to better understand how so called 'forever chemicals' behave in soil and water, which can help in understanding...

Magnetic ‘springs’ break down marine microplastic pollution

Using tiny coil-shaped carbon-based magnets, researchers have developed a new approach to purging water sources of the microplastics that pollute them without harming nearby...

Tiny bubbles of oxygen got trapped 1.6 billion years ago

Take a good look at these photos: They show you 1.6 billion years old fossilized oxygen bubbles, created by tiny microbes in what was...

Study analyzes how fact-checkers from four different countries assess climate change claims

A team of researchers analyzed fact checkers from four countries work in relation to climate change claims. They found their methods varied, that they...

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China’s plan to cut shipping emissions

Every year, over 60% of the world’s seaborne cargoes and 30% of the world’s shipping containers pass through China’s ports, creating an air pollution problem Beijing...

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