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03-27-2024
Microplastics have infiltrated archaeological soil samples
Researchers have unveiled the presence of microplastics in archaeological soil samples, challenging long-held perceptions about the purity of ancient deposits. This disconcerting discovery, made by a collaborative effort between the universities of York and Hull, alongside York Archaeology, links environmental pollution directly to archaeological preservation. Microplastics are everywhere Microplastics are tiny plastic fragments, measuring from one-thousandth of a millimeter to 5mm. They stem from a variety of sources, such as the disintegration of larger plastic items and resin pellets from manufacturing processes. Initially, microplastics were believed to...
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03-26-2019
Coral reefs near the equator are less susceptible to bleaching
Coral bleaching events are becoming more common as ocean temperatures...
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03-25-2019
Dust in high latitudes impacts glaciation in Arctic clouds
An international team of researchers has uncovered the effects of...
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03-25-2019
Hot rocks in the Earth’s interior moving faster than previously thought
A new study led by University College London has found...
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03-25-2019
Changes to lightbulb efficiency standards will cost households, climate
Earlier this year, the Trump administration-led Department of Energy announced...
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03-23-2019
Toxic algae may be linked to neurodegenerative disease in dolphins
A team of researchers led by the University of Miami...
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03-23-2019
Melting ice on Mt. Everest is exposing the dead bodies of past climbers
The bodies of hundreds of people who died while climbing...
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03-23-2019
2019’s Arctic sea ice extent is at its the seventh lowest ever
According to NASA and the National Snow and Ice Data...
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03-22-2019
Asian countries are scrambling to combat persistent air pollution
A recent report from Greenpeace and IQ Air AirVisual ranked...
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03-22-2019
Satellite monitoring plays a key role in managing water resources
March 22nd is World Water Day. Over two billion people...
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03-22-2019
Invasive Himalayan balsam feeds on air pollution, chokes native flowers
The Himalayan balsam, which was introduced to the UK in...
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03-21-2019
Trump’s EPA head doesn’t consider climate change to be an urgent threat
Andrew Wheeler, the head of the Environmental Protection Agency and...
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03-21-2019
Federal judge halts new drilling until climate change is considered
A federal judge is demanding that the government take climate...
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