Acidification of Arctic to be studied on icebreaker.
Research vessel and icebreaker Xuelong on a mission in Antarctic on Dec 5, 2016. (Photo/CCTV)
Cutting-edge environmental research to include the spread of microplastics
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Signs of climate change — past, present and future — on Plum Island.
Plum Island is mostly a national wildlife refuge. It's a long, narrow spit of sand 50 miles north of Boston.You can see evidence of...
Is Donald Trump already forsaking coal country?
Coal has been good to Donald Trump. He began denouncing “Obama’s war on coal” long before he launched his run for President, apparently liked...
Ditching diesel won’t clear the air.
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A study suggests that petrol engines might not be cleaner than diesel ones after all.
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Scientists calculate total amount of plastics ever produced
Humans have created 8.3 billion metric tons of plastics since large-scale production of the synthetic materials began in the early 1950s, and most of...
Damming and lost connectivity for fish in Northeastern ecosystems
Fish that migrate between freshwater and sea ecosystems play a multitude of ecological roles. In the centuries since Europeans first colonized the Americas, damming...
Conserve intact forest landscapes to maximize biodiversity, reduce extinction risk
A new global analysis of forest habitat loss and wildlife extinction risk shows that species most at risk live in areas just beginning to...
Heat tweet: Users flock to Twitter when temperatures rise
Researchers have examined the impact rising temperatures have on Twitter activity, and how government officials use the social media tool to warn the general...
Dust deposits give new insights into the history of the Sahara
Remote Saharan dust influences Earth's radiation budget and tropical North Atlantic ocean-atmosphere temperature variability that might even attenuate Hurricane activity. In a new research...
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