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Published Ocean biodiversity work needs improvement



An international collaboration says the world's largest marine protected areas aren't collectively d ...
Published AI making waves in marine data collection



Numerous measurement stations around the world provide us with data about air quality, allowing us t...
Published Cool paint coatings help pedestrians feel up to 1.5 degrees Celsius cooler in urban setting



A real-world study has shown that the use of cool paint coatings in cities can help pedestrians feel...
Published A new perspective on the temperature inside tropical forests



New worldwide maps of temperatures inside tropical forests show that global warming affect different...
Published Indian Ocean surface temperature could help anticipate dengue outbreaks



Although dengue outbreaks cannot be prevented, it is possible to anticipate them. Scientists have re...
Published What causes mudslides and floods after wildfires? Hint: It's not what scientists thought



Scientists once assumed that flooding and mudslides after wildfires were linked to the waxy coating...
Published Money to burn: Wealthy, white neighborhoods losing their heat shields



White, wealthy neighborhoods in the LA area -- and likely around the world -- are about to start fee ...
Published How a drought led to the rise of skateboarding in 1970s California



Why did professional skateboarding arise in southern California in the 1970s? Was it a coincidence,...
Published New study points to more climate extremes



A new study has found similarities between long-term climatic changes in South Australia and tempera...
Published U.S. drought-monitoring system outpaced by climate changes



A new study reports that the U.S. Drought Monitor's weekly maps of nationwide drought conditions --...
Published Natural gas flares likely source of respiratory illness spike - Natural Gas Flares Likely Source of Respiratory Illness Spike


Flaring of natural gas from oil wells appeared to cause an increase of around 11,000 hospital visits...
Published Summers warm up faster than winters, fossil shells from Antwerp show



In a warmer climate, summers warm much faster than winters, according to research into fossil shells...
Published Unlocking the secrets of salt stress tolerance in wild tomatoes



As our climate changes and soil salinity increases in many agricultural areas, finding crops that ca ...
Published The solar forest



What would be the most effective use of a certain plot of land in terms of the climate crisis: plant...
Published World's oases threatened by desertification, even as humans expand them



Oases are important habitats and water sources for dryland regions, sustaining 10% of the world's po...
Published Airborne technology brings new hope to map shallow aquifers in Earth's most arid deserts



The new technique will map the top of the aquifer, called the 'water table,' spanning areas as large ...
Published Antarctic-wide survey of plant life to aid conservation efforts



The first continent-wide mapping study of plant life across Antarctica reveals growth in previously...
Published New offshore wind turbines can take away energy from existing ones



Interactions between wind turbines could reduce power output by 30% in proposed offshore wind farm a...
Published Mobile monitoring for an airborne carcinogen in Louisiana's 'Cancer Alley'



Louisiana's southeastern corridor is sometimes known colloquially as 'Cancer Alley' for its high can...
Published This salt battery harvests osmotic energy where the river meets the sea



Estuaries -- where freshwater rivers meet the salty sea -- are great locations for birdwatching and...