Nature sounds reduce stress, but traffic noise spikes anxiety and health risksScience
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Nature sounds reduce stress, but traffic noise spikes anxiety and health risks
People experienced less stress and anxiety while listening to nature soundscapes, but the addition of road traffic noise increased their stress and anxiety. Manmade sounds…

Global crop yields rise steadily but future food security faces hurdlesScience
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Global crop yields rise steadily but future food security faces hurdles
Contrary to concerns about stagnating crop yields, new research reveals that global agricultural productivity has maintained consistent growth over the past six decades. The study,…

Early North Americans crafted needles from fur-bearing animals for survivalScience
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Early North Americans crafted needles from fur-bearing animals for survival
Researchers examining a Wyoming archaeological site have uncovered evidence that early North Americans crafted needles from the bones of fur-bearing animals, such as foxes, rabbits,…

Innovative water transfer model offers cost-effective drought solutions in the Western U.S.NewsScience
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Innovative water transfer model offers cost-effective drought solutions in the Western U.S.
Researchers from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill have proposed a groundbreaking two-way water leasing model designed to address water scarcity challenges in…

The habitat determines response to climateNewsScience
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The habitat determines response to climate
Clues found relating repair of photosynthetic protein complex to how plants survive in colder regions. Osaka Metropolitan University - Plants need light to grow, but…

Climate Science Digest: November 27, 2024NewsScience
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Climate Science Digest: November 27, 2024
Conserving nature can shield cities from floods A University of British Columbia (UBC) study reveals that conserving just five percent of watersheds, representing two percent…

Neighborly connections may boost local climate actionScience
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Neighborly connections may boost local climate action
A survey across nine European neighborhoods has shed light on how individual and collective motivations drive climate action in hyperlocal settings. The findings, published in…

Scientists link sea spray aerosols to ocean conditions using new Arctic dataScience
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Scientists link sea spray aerosols to ocean conditions using new Arctic data
Researchers led by EPFL’s Extreme Environments Research Laboratory have developed an innovative system to better understand the relationship between sea spray aerosols, ocean conditions, and…

NASA satellite data highlight the cooling effect of green spaces in urban areasNewsScience
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NASA satellite data highlight the cooling effect of green spaces in urban areas
NASA Data Reveals Role of Green Spaces in Cooling Cities During a heatwave, the comfort of a shady tree is a luxury that many urban…

Climate Science Digest: November 26, 2024NewsScience
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Climate Science Digest: November 26, 2024
Global heatwave hotspots defy climate models The increasing severity and frequency of heatwaves worldwide have become a significant concern, with a recent study mapping global…

Researchers show complex relationship between Arctic warming and Arctic dustScience
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Researchers show complex relationship between Arctic warming and Arctic dust
The Arctic is warming two to four times faster than the global average. A recent study by researchers in Japan found that dust from snow-…

Transforming the UN SDGs is crucial for global sustainabilityScience
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Transforming the UN SDGs is crucial for global sustainability
Climate change, the most pressing challenge to global development and environmental stability, demands an urgent transformation of the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), a…

Climate Science Digest: November 25, 2024Science
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Climate Science Digest: November 25, 2024
Wildfire smoke exposure linked to increased dementia risk A large-scale study involving more than 1.2 million members of Kaiser Permanente Southern California revealed a concerning…

Chromatic COF sensors integrated into microneedles provide early warning for plant drought stressScience
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Chromatic COF sensors integrated into microneedles provide early warning for plant drought stress
Researchers at Singapore-MIT Alliance for Research and Technology (SMART) have developed an innovative method to detect plant dehydration, integrating Covalent Organic Framework (COF) sensors into…

Muser Press – New Research Articles Week 47, 2024Science
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Muser Press – New Research Articles Week 47, 2024
Flood preparedness in Bangladesh requires targeted campaigns for vulnerable groups A study in Frontiers in Climate examines flood preparedness in the flood-prone Islampur Union of…

New compound discovered in drinking water raises questions about potential health risksScience
Adrian AlexandreNovember 23, 2024
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New compound discovered in drinking water raises questions about potential health risks
A collaborative effort by researchers in the United States and Switzerland has led to the identification of a previously unknown compound in chloraminated drinking water.…

Climate Science Digest: November 22, 2024Science
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Climate Science Digest: November 22, 2024
Dynamic thermal niches of northeast Pacific groundfish reveal mixed futures A new study on northeast Pacific groundfish has provided critical insights into how these species…

Building climate resilient cocoa farming in West AfricaScience
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Building climate resilient cocoa farming in West Africa
Agroforestry systems, which integrate trees and shrubs into farming, are vital to achieving sustainable cocoa production in West Africa where 70 percent of the world…

Design and imagination as essential tools during the climate crisisScience
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Design and imagination as essential tools during the climate crisis
In Nature Partner Journals, ten researchers advocate the use of imagination in tackling the climate crisis. They focus specifically on urbanising river deltas, which are…

Climate Science Digest: November 21, 2024Science
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Climate Science Digest: November 21, 2024
Environmental impacts of plastics: Moving beyond the perspective on waste A UFZ team analyses the impacts of plastics on climate change, biodiversity loss and environmental…

Superior photosynthesis in some plants may unlock climate-resilient crop innovationsScience
Adrian AlexandreNovember 21, 2024
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Superior photosynthesis in some plants may unlock climate-resilient crop innovations
Scientists from the Salk Institute and the University of Cambridge have uncovered how certain plants developed a highly efficient photosynthesis method known as C4, a…

Climate Science Digest: November 20, 2024Science
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Climate Science Digest: November 20, 2024
The factors behind the shifting trends of ischemic heart disease and stroke Incidence of stroke and ischemic heart disease are declining around the world, except…

What are the belowground responses to long-term soil warming among different types of trees?Science
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What are the belowground responses to long-term soil warming among different types of trees?
Through a 20-year experiment, investigators have shown how different trees adjust their strategies for acquiring nutrients through their roots as soil warms with climate change.…

Climate Science Digest: November 19, 2024Science
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Climate Science Digest: November 19, 2024
Machine learning boosts hurricane prediction with better wind models Researchers from the City University of Hong Kong have developed a machine learning algorithm to model…
