Smaller habitats worse than expected for biodiversity
Biodiversity's ongoing global decline has prompted policies to protect and restore habitats to minimize animal and plant extinctions. However, biodiversity forecasts used to inform...
COVID-19 provides rare opportunities for studying natural and human systems
Researchers hypothesize outcomes of the pandemic's unprecedented socioeconomic disruption and outline research priorities for advancing our understanding of humans' impact on the environment.
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Amazonian Indigenous territories are crucial for conservation
A new study shows that Indigenous territories represent around 45% of all the remaining wilderness areas in the Amazon, comprising an area of three...
How to mix old tires and building rubble to make sustainable roads
A recycled blend brings together construction and tire waste, to deliver both environmental and engineering benefits. The material offers a zero-waste solution to a...
Decline of bees, other pollinators threatens US crop yields
Crop yields for apples, cherries and blueberries across the United States are being reduced by a lack of pollinators, according to new research, the...
Study: A plunge in incoming sunlight may have triggered ‘snowball Earths’
Global ice ages may have been triggered by sharp declines in incoming sunlight, research finds.
How Salt Lake’s buildings affect its climate future
With climate change, we'll need less natural gas for heat and more electricity for cooling -- but what's the balance? Researchers used hyper-localized climate...
How clean water technologies could get a boost from X-ray synchrotrons
Scientists argue that research at synchrotrons could help improve water-purifying materials in ways that might not otherwise be possible.
New soil models may ease atmospheric CO2, climate change
To remove carbon dioxide from the Earth's atmosphere in an effort to slow climate change, scientists must get their hands dirty and peek underground.
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