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Published Air quality stations have collected vast stores of DNA by accident, a potentially 'game-changing' discovery for tracking global biodiversity - Air Quality Stations Unintentionally Collect DNA, a Game-Changing Discovery for Biodiversity Tracking



The accelerating loss of biodiversity and increasing rate of species extinction is a major threat to...
Published Impacts of coronavirus lockdowns: New study collects data on pollutants in the atmosphere - Impacts of Coronavirus Lockdowns: New Study Collects Data on Pollutants in the Atmosphere


One consequence of the coronavirus pandemic has been global restrictions on mobility. This, in turn,...
Published Understanding plants can boost wildland-fire modeling in uncertain future - Understanding Plants Can Boost Wildland-Fire Modeling in Uncertain Future


A new conceptual framework for incorporating the way plants use carbon and water, or plant dynamics,...
Published Wildfire smoke downwind affects health, wealth, mortality - Wildfire Smoke Downwind Affects Health, Wealth, Mortality



Smoke particulates from wildfires could cause between 4,000 and 9,000 premature deaths and cost betw...
Published Records from Platform Holly provide a glimpse of how petroleum production affects natural gas seeps - Records from Platform Holly Provide a Glimpse of How Petroleum Production Affects Natural Gas Seeps



From oil rigs to tar seeps, it's hard to miss the presence of petroleum around the Santa Barbara Cha...
Published Red Snapper in the Gulf show signs of stress after Gulf oil spill - Red Snapper in the Gulf Show Signs of Stress After Gulf Oil Spill


Nearly all of the Red Snapper sampled in the Gulf of Mexico over a six-year period following the Dee...
Published Study examines potential use of machine learning for sustainable development of biomass - Study Examines Potential Use of Machine Learning for Sustainable Development of Biomass



Machine learning can be valuable in supporting sustainable development of biomass if it is applied a...
Published Low-cost device can measure air pollution anywhere - Low-cost device can measure air pollution anywhere


Flatburn is an open-source, mobile pollution detector intended to let people measure air quality che...
Published 'Coastal squeeze:' Massive loss of U.S. coastline tidal flats over 31 years



The entire contiguous U.S. has experienced massive urban expansions and the Atlantic Coast shows out...
Published Climate intervention technologies may create winners and losers in world food supply



A technology being studied to curb climate change – one that could be put in place in one or two dec...
Published Two-dimensional compounds can capture carbon from the air



Some of the thinnest materials known to humankind -- MXene and MBene compounds -- may provide soluti...
Published Urban parks built on former waste incineration sites could be lead hotspots


A new study finds that surface soil in parks and playgrounds built on former waste incineration and...
Published Designing cities for 21st-century weather



Researchers have investigated how changes in urban land and population will affect future population...
Published Electrifying heavy-duty vehicles could reduce environmental inequalities


If the region surrounding Chicago -- North America's largest freight hub -- shifted just 30% of its...
Published Rising sea levels could lead to more methane emitted from wetlands



A Bay Area wetlands ecosystem that was expected to serve as a carbon sink is emitting surprisingly h ...
Published The Fens of eastern England once held vast woodlands



The Fens of eastern England, a low-lying, extremely flat landscape dominated by agricultural fields,...
Published There are large accumulations of plastics in the ocean, even outside so-called garbage patch



When plastic ends up in the ocean, it gradually weathers and disintegrates into small particles. If...
Published Land-sea relationship is major driver of coral reef health outcomes



New research indicates that mitigating both local land and sea-based human impacts, especially in te...
Published How extratropical ocean-atmosphere interactions can contribute to the variability of jet streams in the Northern Hemisphere



Ocean-atmosphere coupling, the exchange in energy between the ocean and atmosphere, influences telec...
Published No one-size-fits-all solution for the net-zero grid



As power generation from sources like solar and wind increases, along with the introduction of devic...