Factors that may predict next pandemic
New modeling identifies country-specific human and human-influenced environmental factors associated with disease outbreaks. A country's land area, human population density, and area of forest...
Maternal exposure to chemicals linked to autistic-like behaviors in children, study finds
A new study found correlations between increased expressions of autistic-like behaviors in preschool aged children to gestational exposure to select environmental toxicants.
New oil palm map to inform policy and landscape-level planning
Researchers have used Sentinel 1 satellite imagery from the European Space Agency to produce a map of the extent and year of detection of...
Jordan’s worsening water crisis a warning for the world
Prolonged and potentially destabilizing water shortages will become commonplace in Jordan by 2100, new research finds, unless the nation implements comprehensive reform, from fixing...
Air pollution and physical exercise: When to do more or less
Physical activity is important in preventing heart and blood vessel disease in young people so long as they don't undertake very strenuous activity on...
European Commission and IEA pull together for net-zero
Both organisations call on the world’s leading economies to pave the way for net-zero greenhouse gas emissions within a generation, with the energy sector...
Probing wet fire smoke in clouds: Can water intensify Earth’s warming?
A new instrument that samples smoke from megafires and scans humidity will help researchers better understand the scale and long-term impact of fires --...
Scientists zero in on the role of volcanoes in the demise of dinosaurs
A multi-institutional team of researchers has identified a source of volcanic CO2 output that can account for the global warming event that occurred in...
How coastal forests are managed can impact water cycle
Using meteorological sensors perched on towers above the forest canopy, researchers are able to track water flow to and from wetland forests on the...
Tires turned into graphene that makes stronger concrete
Scientists optimize a process to turn rubber from discarded tires into soluble graphene for composite materials, including cement in more environmentally friendly concrete.
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