Air quality is leading environmental threat to public health
The 2018 Environmental Performance Index (EPI) finds that air quality is the leading environmental threat to public health. The tenth EPI report ranks 180...
New Eocene fossil data suggest climate models may underestimate future polar warming
A new international analysis of marine fossils shows that warming of the polar oceans during the Eocene, a greenhouse period that provides a glimpse...
Predicting snowpack even before the snow falls
As farmers in the American West decide what, when and where to plant, and urban water managers plan for water needs in the next...
Discrepancies between satellite and global model estimates of land water storage
Researchers have found that calculations of water storage in many river basins from commonly used global computer models differ markedly from independent storage estimates...
Placental accumulation of flame retardant chemical alters serotonin production in rats
Researchers have shown a connection between exposure to a widely used flame retardant chemical mixture and disruption of normal placental function in rats, leading...
Ancient rice heralds a new future for rice production
Growing in crocodile infested billabongs in the remote North of the country, Australia's wild rice has been confirmed as the most closely related to...
Study may improve strategies for reducing nutrient runoff into Mississippi River
Every summer, the Gulf of Mexico is flooded with excess nitrogen and phosphorus from wastewater treatment plants and farm fields along the Mississippi River...
Use of dirty heating oil in New York City concentrated uptown
Residential buildings that continued to burn residual fuel oil were concentrated in Northern Manhattan and the Bronx, as of late 2015. Compared to cleaner...
How microbes cope in phosphorus-deficient tropical soil
Researchers have uncovered how certain soil microbes cope in a phosphorus-poor environment to survive in a tropical ecosystem. Their novel approach could be applied...
Marine vegetation can mitigate ocean acidification, study finds
Marine plants and seaweeds in shallow coastal ecosystems can play a key role in alleviating the effects of ocean acidification, and their robust population...
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