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Children who have access to green spaces close to their homes have fewer respiratory problems, such as asthma and wheezing, in adulthood, according to...
How slick water and black shale in fracking combine to produce radioactive waste
Study explains how radioactive radium transfers to wastewater in the widely-used method to extract oil and gas.
Jararaca pit vipers: Giant’ specimens proliferation linked to fewer predators
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Cash, carbon, crude: How to make oil fields bury emissions
A new analysis looks at what it would take for oil companies to start pumping millions of tons of carbon dioxide into their wells...
Geoscientists find unexpected ‘deep creep’ near San Andreas, San Jacinto faults
A new analysis of thousands of very small earthquakes in the San Bernardino basin suggests that the unusual deformation of some may be due...
Invasion risk of starry stonewort in upper Midwest
Researchers recently published a new article predicting the risk of starry stonewort invasion in Minnesota and Wisconsin.
Eelgrass wasting disease has new enemies: Drones and artificial intelligence
Every year, the world loses an estimated 7 percent of its seagrasses. While the reasons are manifold, one culprit has long confounded scientists: eelgrass...
Mathematicians calculate the safest way home for pedestrians
A mobile app that guides pedestrians along the safest instead of quickest route to their destination is being developed.
The nocturnal pollinators: Scientists reveal the secret life of moths
A new study suggests moths have an important but overlooked ecological role -- dispensing pollen over large distances under the cover of darkness.
Silver nanoparticles are toxic for aquatic organisms
Silver nanoparticles are increasingly being used in consumer products, such as clothing and personal care products, in the medical and pharmaceutical industry, and in...
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