Global Cancer Risk From Burning Organic Matter Comes From Unregulated Chemicals
The researchers hope scientists and regulators will consider a broader class of compounds in evaluating cancer risk due to PAH exposure. Whenever organic matter is…
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Volcanic Winter: Ever-Present Threat of Catastrophic Supervolcano Eruptions Revealed
Curtin scientists are part of an international research team that studied an ancient supervolcano in Indonesia and found such volcanoes remain active and hazardous for…
Human Waste Is Nutrient-Rich – It Can Be Used To Sustain Agriculture and Improve Economies
The future connection between human waste, sanitation technology, and sustainable agriculture is becoming more evident. According to research directed by University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign civil…
Princeton University Researchers: Planting Forests May Cool the Planet More Than Thought
Princeton University researchers found that greater formation of clouds over forested areas suggests that reforestation would likely be more effective at cooling Earth’s atmosphere than…
Metal Pollution: If It’s in the Air – and in Our iPhones – It’ll End Up in Our Bones
Lead found in 12,000 Year old skeletons reflects increasing rates of lead production, toxic exposure, and a harbinger of things to come, Hebrew University study…
Unexpected Discovery: Marine Bacteria in Canadian Arctic Capable of Biodegrading Diesel and Oil
Marine bacteria in the frigid waters of the Canadian Arctic are capable of biodegrading oil and diesel fuel, according to a new study published in Applied and…
Tiny Organisms Shed Big Light on Ocean Nutrients – And the True Impacts of Climate Change
As the world warms, sweeping changes in marine nutrients seem like an expected consequence of increased ocean temperatures. However, the reality is more complicated. New…
Big Differences Exposed Among Amazonian Countries in Their Rates of Forest Recovery As Well as Deforestation
Amazonian regions that have undergone the most extensive deforestation and have the greatest potential for large-scale forest recovery currently have the lowest levels of recovery….
Higher Risk of Dementia Associated With Fine Particulate Air Pollution
Using data from two large, long-running study projects in the Puget Sound region — one that began in the late 1970s measuring air pollution and…
Significant Thawing of Permafrost Projected in Daisetsu Mountains in Japan
Areas with ground temperatures that remain below 0°C for more than two years are referred to as permafrost, and approximately one-quarter of the Northern Hemisphere…
Are Laundry and Dish Pods Biodegradable? Not Exactly
Outer pod packaging needs a specific environment to completely biodegrade. The simplicity of grabbing a laundry or dishwasher pod and tossing it into the machine…
US Government Subsidies Boost the Expected Profits and Development of New Oil and Gas Fields
Researchers at the Stockholm Environment Institute (Somerville and Seattle, USA) and Earth Track, Inc. (Cambridge, MA, USA) examined 16 subsidies and environmental regulatory exemptions, providing…
Minimal Differences in Environmental Impact of Hydrofracking vs. Conventional Gas/Oil Drilling
A study led by EES professor Tao Wen is one of the first to use machine learning techniques to holistically assess general water quality data….
Humans Are Creating Conditions That Could Lead to the Next Pandemic
Climate change associated with emerging disease spread. Humans are creating or exacerbating the environmental conditions that could lead to further pandemics, new University of Sydney…
Tackling the Biodiversity and Climate Crises Together, and Their Combined Social Impacts
Global experts identify key options for solutions; First-ever collaboration between IPBES- and IPCC-selected scientists. Unprecedented changes in climate and biodiversity, driven by human activities, have…
Injecting an Alkalinizing Agent Into the Ocean To Offset 10 Years’ Worth of Acidification of the Great Barrier Reef
New research has shown that by injecting an alkalinizing agent into the ocean along the length of the Great Barrier Reef, it would be possible,…
Just a Few Common Bacteria Account for Most of the Carbon Use in Soil
Just a few bacterial taxa found in ecosystems across the planet are responsible for more than half of carbon cycling in soils. These new findings,…
Solar Energy and Pollinator Conservation: A Win-Win Combination With Real Impact?
Entomologists say the pairing has promise, but standards will ensure it’s more than just buzz. Amid the steady growth of solar energy production in the…