Small island states are among the most vulnerable to climate change, but there’s surprisingly scant research revealing what such residents think about these threats, says Parrish Bergquist, assistant professor of political science in the School […]
This idea of a carbon footprint comes up a lot in news coverage about personal climate impact.This post was originally published on this site.
Measuring mountain snowpack at strategically selected hotspots consistently outperforms broader, basin-wide mapping in predicting water supply in the western United States, a new study has found.This post was originally published on this site.
If breakfast is the most important meal of the day, then cereal grains are America’s morning MVPs.This post was originally published on this site.
The global demand for wood-based products is constantly increasing, creating a challenge for the logging industry. In an attempt to keep up in a sustainable manner, the industry replaces logged areas with tree farms and […]
EU lawmakers gave a final green light Tuesday to a law on slashing back the mountains of food wasted in Europe each year, and curbing the environmental impact of so-called fast fashion.This post was originally […]
A multilayer film that reflects heat while letting through light needed for photosynthesis could make greenhouse agriculture more energy- and water-efficient. Such a film has been developed by engineers at the University of California, Davis, […]
In Alaska’s Brooks Range, rivers once clear enough to drink now run orange and hazy with toxic metals. As warming thaws formerly frozen ground, it sets off a chemical chain reaction that is poisoning fish […]
A large-scale study across schools in Rwanda and Kenya has found dangerously high levels of air pollution from biomass-fueled cooking, raising serious health concerns for millions of children and staff across Sub-Saharan Africa.This post was […]
In 2020, haunting images of corroded metal barrels in the deep ocean off Los Angeles leapt into the public consciousness. Initially linked to the toxic pesticide DDT, some barrels were encircled by ghostly halos in […]
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