Uncertainty in long-run economic growth likely points toward greater emissions, climate change costs
A challenge in estimating the extent and cost of damages from climate change over the next 100 years is developing forecasts of long-run economic...
New lineage of microbes living in Yellowstone sheds light on origin of life
Scientists have found a new lineage of microbes living in Yellowstone National Park's thermal features that sheds light on the origin of life, the...
Accumulating over time, even low concentrations of silver can foil wastewater treatment
Research has shed new light how an increasingly common consumer product component -- silver nanoparticles -- can potentially interfere with the treatment of wastewater.
Insurance industry dangerously unprepared for extreme weather, study finds
As historic flooding caused by climate change devastates communities in New Brunswick and British Columbia, new research reveals the insurance industry hasn't considered a...
Early BPA exposure may influence cardiac function, according to new study in neonatal rats
A new study paves the way for translational research examining cardiovascular disease risk factors associated with short-term BPA exposure in infancy. By examining neonatal...
Hippos: Global change may alter the way that hippos shape the environment around them
Community ecologists have found that global change may alter the way that hippos shape the environment around them.
American tropics, Amazon origins
A new study is suggesting many of the plants and animals that call Latin America home may actually have their roots in the Amazon....
Lead pollution in Greenland ice shows rise and fall of ancient European civilizations
Scientists, historians and economists have used ice samples from the North Greenland Ice Core Project to measure, date and analyze European lead emissions that...
High-sensitivity microsensors on the horizon
A new article explains how scientists borrowed concepts from quantum mechanics to build new microsensors that can enable data gathering from hard-to-monitor environments.
Simple equation directs creation of clean-energy catalysts
New guidelines could steer the design of less costly, more efficient catalysts geared toward revving up the production of hydrogen as a renewable fuel....
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