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Simple safety measures reduce musical COVID-19 transmission
Researchers have found that while playing musical instruments can emit the same levels of potentially COVID-laden airborne particles as singing, simple safety measures, such...
Climate change challenge: Terminology used by scientists confounds public
A new study finds that U.S. residents struggle to understand terms frequently used by scientists to describe climate change.
Archaic laws prevent conservationists from bidding on public resources; experts think this should change
Updating the laws, the researchers say, will allow the true value of public resources to be revealed in an environmental market. It will give...
Comparing the pathogen numbers in backyard and commercial composts
In a new study, researchers have measured the number of pathogens and antibiotic resistance genes in backyard and commercial compost.
For copepods, there is no free lunch when coping with climate change
The world's oceans are becoming increasingly stressful places for marine life, and experts are working to understand what this means for the future. From...
Using yeast to create alternative petrochemical processes
As climate change continues to do more damage to our planet, scientists are working to find more efficient and cleaner ways to power the...
When humans disturb marine mammals, it’s hard to know the long-term impact
From seismic surveys and Navy sonar to fisheries and shipping, many human activities in the ocean environment cause short-term changes in the behaviors of...
Heat stress in dairy cows damages health of calves
As scientists continue to explore the wide-ranging effects of heat stress on the health of dairy cattle, a new study adds to the growing...
Drought and climate change shift tree disease in Sierra Nevada
A study provides some of the first evidence that climate change and drought are shifting the range of infectious disease in forests suffering from...
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