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Pollution tied to children’s cognitive challenges as risks extend beyond the lungsScience

Pollution tied to children’s cognitive challenges as risks extend beyond the lungs

Growing up in areas with high levels of air pollution may affect more than children’s physical health - it could be impacting their ability to…
Adrian AlexandreAdrian AlexandreNovember 3, 2024 Full article
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Nature destruction an ‘existential crisis’ for humankind: UN chiefNews

Nature destruction an ‘existential crisis’ for humankind: UN chief

Cali, Colombia | AFP - UN chief Antonio Guterres warned Tuesday that humanity faced an "existential crisis" caused by the rapacious destruction of life-sustaining nature.…
SourceSourceOctober 30, 2024 Full article
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Climate and ecotoxicity risks of biodegradable microplasticsScience

Climate and ecotoxicity risks of biodegradable microplastics

Biodegradable plastics, often promoted as a greener alternative to traditional plastics, may not be as harmless as they seem when they enter the natural environment.…
Adrian AlexandreAdrian AlexandreOctober 23, 2024 Full article
Pan-Arctic light-emitting human activity map showing unlit areas (black) versus lit areas (orange) with significantly increasing (yellow) or decreasing light-emitting human activity (purple) from 1992 to 2013
Arctic industrial activities expanding at alarming rateScience

Arctic industrial activities expanding at alarming rate

A recent study has revealed a significant rise in industrial activities across the Arctic, with more than 800,000 square kilometers of land impacted by human…
Adrian AlexandreAdrian AlexandreOctober 22, 2024 Full article
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Fastest degrading bioplastic for ocean protectionNewsScience

Fastest degrading bioplastic for ocean protection

Researchers at the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI) have made a significant breakthrough in the fight against plastic pollution in oceans. After years of experimentation,…
Adrian AlexandreAdrian AlexandreOctober 18, 2024 Full article
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Grassland biodiversity faces faster decline from combined CO2 and nitrogen pollutionScience

Grassland biodiversity faces faster decline from combined CO2 and nitrogen pollution

A 24-year field study conducted in Minnesota has shed light on the compounded threat that nitrogen pollution and rising atmospheric carbon dioxide pose to grassland…
Adrian AlexandreAdrian AlexandreOctober 17, 2024 Full article
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‘Mysterious black balls’ close Sydney beachesNews

‘Mysterious black balls’ close Sydney beaches

Sydney, Australia (AFP) - Hundreds of mysterious black tar-like balls have washed up on two popular Sydney beaches, prompting lifeguards to close the strands to…
SourceSourceOctober 16, 2024 Full article
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Europe’s water security under threat, environment agency warnsNews

Europe’s water security under threat, environment agency warns

Copenhagen, Denmark (AFP) - Pollution, habitat degradation, climate change and over-use of freshwater resources are putting a strain on Europe, with only a third of…
SourceSourceOctober 15, 2024 Full article
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Nature conservation is a public good, not a marketNews

Nature conservation is a public good, not a market

By Euan Ritchie, Deakin University and Yung En Chee | University of Melbourne | 360info Private investment in conservation is always welcome but the evidence…
SourceSourceOctober 9, 2024 Full article
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How cities can avoid overtourism before it hitsNews

How cities can avoid overtourism before it hits

Kathleen Andereck | Arizona State University in Tempe The best solution is prevention and a sustainable tourism plan goes a long way in managing the…
SourceSourceOctober 6, 2024 Full article
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Arctic ice cores reveal global pollution’s hidden impactClimate

Arctic ice cores reveal global pollution’s hidden impact

Researchers from Dartmouth College have uncovered how fossil fuel emissions have profoundly impacted the Arctic’s atmospheric chemistry. Their findings show that pollution reaches the region…
Adrian AlexandreAdrian AlexandreSeptember 25, 2024 Full article
California sues oil giant Exxon over plastic recycling ‘myth’News

California sues oil giant Exxon over plastic recycling ‘myth’

Los Angeles, United States (AFP) - California began legal action Monday against oil giant ExxonMobil over a "decades-long campaign of deception" about plastics recycling that…
SourceSourceSeptember 24, 2024 Full article
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Ship with 20,000 litres of diesel fuel sinks off GreenlandNews

Ship with 20,000 litres of diesel fuel sinks off Greenland

Copenhagen, Denmark (AFP) - A ship carrying 20,000 litres of diesel fuel ran aground and sank off Greenland's coast on Thursday, said authorities who were…
SourceSourceSeptember 19, 2024 Full article
Global plastic pollution crisis driven by uncollected waste and open burningScience

Global plastic pollution crisis driven by uncollected waste and open burning

A new study by researchers at the University of Leeds has unveiled the vast scale of uncollected waste and open burning of plastic as primary…
Adrian AlexandreAdrian AlexandreSeptember 4, 2024 Full article
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Experimental drug shows promise in protecting against air pollution-related Alzheimer’s disease in miceNewsScience

Experimental drug shows promise in protecting against air pollution-related Alzheimer’s disease in mice

A recent study by researchers at the University of Southern California (USC) has demonstrated that an experimental drug could potentially protect against the detrimental effects…
Adrian AlexandreAdrian AlexandreSeptember 3, 2024 Full article
South Asia air pollution fell in 2022, but remains major killer: reportNews

South Asia air pollution fell in 2022, but remains major killer: report

By Sara HUSSEIN | AFP Bangkok, Thailand - A surprise improvement in air quality in South Asia in 2022 drove a decline in global pollution,…
SourceSourceAugust 28, 2024 Full article
Rising mercury levels in soil could be linked to climate change, study suggestsClimate

Rising mercury levels in soil could be linked to climate change, study suggests

A new study highlights a concerning connection between climate change and rising mercury levels in soil, suggesting that current global efforts to control mercury emissions…
Adrian AlexandreAdrian AlexandreAugust 14, 2024 Full article
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Detecting climate change using aerosolsClimateScience

Detecting climate change using aerosols

Researchers propose a new metric using aerosols to understand changes in transboundary air pollution pathways due to climate changes. By Chiba University Climate change is…
SourceSourceAugust 8, 2024 Full article
Study quantifies air pollution for NYC subway commutersScience

Study quantifies air pollution for NYC subway commuters

Economically disadvantaged and racial minority groups have the highest exposure to fine particular matter during their home to work commutes. PLOS - New York City…
SourceSourceAugust 8, 2024 Full article
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Scientists find a human ‘fingerprint’ in the upper troposphere’s increasing ozoneClimate

Scientists find a human ‘fingerprint’ in the upper troposphere’s increasing ozone

Knowing where to look for this signal will help researchers identify specific sources of the potent greenhouse gas. Jennifer Chu | Massachusetts Institute of Technology…
SourceSourceAugust 2, 2024 Full article
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Suspense over Olympics triathlon as Seine fails water tests againNews

Suspense over Olympics triathlon as Seine fails water tests again

By Pierrick YVON | AFP Paris, France - Olympic organisers cancelled a second day of triathlon training in the River Seine on Monday due to…
SourceSourceJuly 29, 2024 Full article
Study tracks exposure to air pollution through the dayScience

Study tracks exposure to air pollution through the day

Data from the Bronx account for people’s daily mobility patterns, reveal demographic disparities in exposure levels. By Peter Dizikes | MIT News | Massachusetts Institute…
SourceSourceJuly 29, 2024 Full article
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Olympics organisers cancel first triathlon training over Seine pollutionNews

Olympics organisers cancel first triathlon training over Seine pollution

Paris, France (AFP) - The first training session for triathletes at the Paris Olympics was scrapped Sunday due to pollution in the River Seine, organisers…
SourceSourceJuly 28, 2024 Full article
UTA biologist wins national fellowship to study historic pollutionScience

UTA biologist wins national fellowship to study historic pollution

By Greg Pederson | University of Texas at Arlington A biology researcher at The University of Texas at Arlington has received a prestigious grant to…
SourceSourceJuly 17, 2024 Full article