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Published Rising temperatures alter 'missing link' of microbial processes, putting northern peatlands at risk - Rising Temperatures Alter 'Missing Link' of Microbial Processes, Putting Northern Peatlands at Risk


Researchers show that rising temperatures in northern regions may damage peatlands: critical ecosyst...
Published Changing landscapes alter disease-scapes - Changing Landscapes Alter Disease-Scapes


A new study has?highlighted?how and when?changes to the environment result in?animal-borne disease?t...
Published Early-nesting ducks at increased risk due to changes in climate, land use - Early-nesting ducks at increased risk due to changes in climate, land use



Each year approximately 10 million waterfowl fly north to their breeding grounds in the Prairie Poth...
Published Researchers want drivers to see clearly on the road - Researchers Want Drivers to See Clearly on the Road



Every year, sun glare contributes to around 3,000 crashes in the United States. Researchers are help...
Published How can the use of plastics in agriculture become more sustainable?



It is impossible to imagine modern agriculture without plastics. 12 million tons are used every year...
Published New research maps 14 potential evolutionary dead ends for humanity and ways to avoid them



Humankind risks getting stuck in 14 evolutionary dead ends, ranging from global climate tipping poin ...
Published 'Not dead yet': Experts identify interventions that could rescue 1.5°C



To meet the goals of the Paris Agreement and limit global heating to 1.5°C, global annual emissions...
Published Immune genes are altered in Alzheimer's patients' blood



A new study has found the immune system in the blood of Alzheimer's patients is epigenetically alter...
Published Only 18% of the global land area that is needed for human well-being and biodiversity is currently protected



An international group of researchers finds that conserving about half of global land area could mai...
Published Study of 1.2+M births reveals associations between excess heat exposure and preterm births



In the face of increasing temperatures globally, a new study of 1.2 million births over two decades...
Published More than half a million global stroke deaths may be tied to climate change



A changing climate may be linked to growing death and disability from stroke in regions around the w...
Published PFAS exposure from high seafood diets may be underestimated



A study suggests that people with diets high in seafood may face a greater risk of exposure to PFAS ...
Published Toxic metal particles can be present in cannabis vapes even before the first use, study finds



Though vapes have been heralded as a 'safer' way to consume either nicotine or cannabis, they presen...
Published Testing environmental water to monitor COVID-19 spread in unsheltered encampments



To better understand COVID-19's spread during the pandemic, public health officials expanded wastewa...
Published Atlantic walrus more vulnerable than ever to Arctic warming



Past cycles of climate change, along with human exploitation, have led to only small and isolated st...
Published You may be breathing in more tiny nanoparticles from your gas stove than from car exhaust



Cooking on your gas stove can emit more nano-sized particles into the air than vehicles that run on...
Published Can climate change accelerate transmission of malaria? Pioneering research sheds light on impacts of temperature



A groundbreaking study combined novel experimental data within an innovative modeling framework to e...
Published Scientists warn: The grey seal hunt is too large



Researchers warn that today's hunting quotas of about 3,000 animals pose a risk to the long-term sur ...
Published Climate crisis puts Australia's ski industry on slippery slope, but not all hope is lost



Australia's ski industry is at risk of major disruptions and shorter seasons if the current level of ...
Published Land under water: What causes extreme flooding?



If rivers overflow their banks, the consequences can be devastating -- just like the catastrophic fl...