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pollution
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New Study Reveals Alarming Levels of Plastic Pollution in Polar Regions
At a Glance The once pristine polar regions of the Arctic and Antarctica are now facing the pervasive…
March 24, 2024
New Research Reveals Discrepancies in Carbon Flux Estimates from Tropical Forests
At a Glance Tropical forests play a crucial role in Earth’s climate system by absorbing atmospheric carbon dioxide.…
January 3, 2024
Pollution from coal power plants contributes to far more deaths than scientists realized, study shows
Kids jump on a trampoline as steam rises from a coal power plant in Adamsville, Ala., in 2021.…
December 6, 2023
How bees can monitor pollution for us – everything from toxic metals to antimicrobial resistance
Shutterstock Mark Patrick Taylor, Macquarie University; Kara Fry, Macquarie University, and Max M Gillings, Macquarie University Our cities…
September 8, 2023
Underwater noise is a threat to marine life
Graeme Shannon, Bangor University Oceans are full of sound. Waves, earthquakes and calving icebergs all contribute to the…
February 10, 2023
Snow can spread and worsen the effects of pollutants in the environment
Snow’s physical properties mean that it can accumulate chemicals from the environment, including nanoparticles from car exhaust. (Shutterstock)…
December 19, 2022
Satellites detect no real climate benefit from 10 years of forest carbon offsets in California
Redwood forests like this one in California can store large amounts of carbon, but not if they’re being…
December 13, 2022
Microplastics are in our fertilisers and soils, yet we know next to nothing about their environmental and health impacts
Martin Henseler, Université Le Havre Normandie Gazprom’s decision to turn off the taps of Nord Stream 1 this…
September 29, 2022
Tiny algae could help fix concrete’s dirty little climate secret – 4 innovative ways to clean up this notoriously hard to decarbonize industry
Concrete is responsible for more greenhouse gas emissions than aviation. Jung Getty via Getty Images Wil Srubar, University…
September 20, 2022
Visualized: Critters That Can Eat Plastic Waste
Worries about our plastic waste ending up in our oceans are certainly ever-present, but that doesn’t mean that…
September 3, 2022