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A new study urges that climate change is an economic issue, and the authors are calling on world leaders to invest in and implement policies to reduce the impacts.

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10-15-2019

Why combating climate change is a smart business investment

A new study urges that climate change is an economic issue, and the authors are...

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In a new study led by the University of Queensland, researchers have discovered that wilderness areas cut the global risk of species extinction in half.

10-13-2019

Protected wilderness areas reduce the global risk of species extinction by half

New research on pollutants in public drinking water has found that exposure to these carcinogenic chemicals could cause thousands of new cancer cases.

10-12-2019

Contaminants in drinking water could cause more than 100,000 cancer cases

The United Nations just released a new report that warns that even the most remote places on Earth have not been spared from the damaging effects of climate change.

10-12-2019

Effects of climate change are now evident in the most remote regions of Earth

Keeping fish in captivity can be both rewarding and environmentally sustainable. YouTuber and fishkeeper Rachel O'Leary shares some insights.

10-11-2019

Sustainable freshwater fishkeeping: Insights from aquarist Rachel O’Leary

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United Nations say that it has proven easier to turn international attention to the issue of air pollution than to convince countries to address greenhouse gas emissions.

10-11-2019

Public concern over air pollution can drive action on climate change

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Glaciers in the Antarctic are on a slippery slope, as a new study has found that surface meltwater is rapidly accelerating the flow of glaciers toward the sea.

10-10-2019 Environment

Glaciers in Antarctica are speeding towards the ocean

Glaciers in the Antarctic are on a slippery slope, quite...

In three separate studies, scientists at Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center have identified a link between air pollution and mental health issues among children.

10-10-2019 Lifestyle

Air pollution linked to mental health issues among children

In three separate studies, scientists at Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical...

While there have been efforts to stem the tide of global deforestation and its devastating effects, the progress has been slow going and limited.

10-10-2019 Environment

Global deforestation and the slow progress to protect the world’s forests

Costa Rica previously had one of the fastest rates of...

According to a new study, areas with more trees and high forest cover were as much as four degrees Celsius cooler than areas with sparse foliage.

10-09-2019 Environment

Adding trees can help keep cities cool during heatwaves

After record-breaking heatwaves and wetter, warmer summers expected in the...

Bobcats live in every state of the contiguous United States except Delaware, as well as southern Canada and much of Mexico.

10-08-2019 Animals

Bobcats prove resilient in the face of human development

It’s easy to look at the loss of wildlife across...

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Researchers from Leiden University in the Netherlands studied physiological markers in real-life dating settings to determine if attraction was something that could be measured.

10-08-2019 Lifestyle

Synchronized heartbeats can indicate attraction, study reveals

How can you tell if someone is attracted to you?...

Since 1999, hundreds of people and animals in the Pacific Northwest have been infected by a tropical fungus, Cryptococcus gattii, which is mainly found in South America.

10-05-2019 Environment

Tsunamis may have pushed a tropical disease into the Pacific Northwest

Since 1999, hundreds of people and animals in the Pacific...

The Deep Carbon Observatory (DCO) program has released the findings of a ten-year study designed to calculate the immense carbon reserves of our planet.

10-03-2019 Environment

New report quantifies Earth’s immense carbon reserves

The Deep Carbon Observatory (DCO) program has released the findings...

The European Space Agency launched an investigation into the potential for citric acid to replace nitric acid as a natural solution to corrosion.

10-01-2019 Science

Citric acid has the potential to replace nitric acid for treating metal

As part of the Clean Space initiative, the European Space...

Researchers from the University of California, San Francisco, and Harvard University found that cooked food alters the microbiome of humans and mice.

09-30-2019 Lifestyle

Eating cooked versus raw food affects our gut bacteria

We often don’t think about the history of cooking beyond...

Scientists have found evidence that the building blocks of DNA may have originated in gaseous clouds that are scattered between stars.

09-30-2019 Science

The molecular basis of life may have first emerged in interstellar clouds

Nitrogen-containing compounds called nucleobases are the essential building blocks of...

A team of researchers has investigated the potential for artificial intelligence (AI) to detect diseases in medical images as well as humans can.

09-30-2019 Science

Study: Artificial intelligence can diagnose diseases with impressive accuracy

A team of researchers has investigated the potential for artificial...

Researchers from the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute set out to investigate the effects of ocean acidification on coral reef health.

09-29-2019 Environment

Coral reef experiments confirm climate change predictions

Increases in ocean temperature and acidity due to climate change...

Animals top stories

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10-13-2019

Protected wilderness areas reduce the global risk of species extinction by half

In a new study led by the University of Queensland, researchers have discovered that wilderness...

A new study published in the journal Royal Society Open Science shows how some dog breeds act more like wolves than others.

10-11-2019 Animals

Why some dogs are needy while others are more independent

While thousands of years of selective breeding have greatly distanced...

10-11-2019 Animals

Sustainable freshwater fishkeeping: Insights from aquarist Rachel O’Leary

There are nearly 33,000 species of fish in the world....

Seabirds that dive into the salty waves to grab tasty morsels of fish aren’t looking to the sea for cues but instead watch and copy other diving birds.

10-10-2019 Animals

Seabirds copy their neighbors when diving for fish

Seabirds that dive into the salty waves to grab tasty...

Fifty million years ago, the ancestors of modern whales, dolphins, and porpoises underwent a drastic change of scenery.

10-08-2019 Animals

Gene losses helped dolphins transition to life underwater

Fifty million years ago, the ancestors of modern whales, dolphins,...

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Contaminants in drinking water could cause more than 100,000 cancer cases

New research on pollutants in public drinking water has found that exposure to these carcinogenic chemicals could cause thousands of new cancer cases. In the first study of its kind, researchers …

10-10-2019 Lifestyle