We’re not eating Peppa! Preschoolers befriend farm animalsScience
SourceJuly 15, 2024
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We’re not eating Peppa! Preschoolers befriend farm animals
By SWPS University Giving a chicken, turkey or pig a name and pointing out its individual qualities may change children's attitudes towards animals. It makes…

Wildlife tracking technology that adheres to fur delivers promising results from trials on wild polar bearsNewsScience
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Wildlife tracking technology that adheres to fur delivers promising results from trials on wild polar bears
By York University A research team led by York University and a project involving 3M and Polar Bears International present field research deploying the first-ever…

Atomically controlled MXenes enable cost-effective green hydrogen productionScience
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Atomically controlled MXenes enable cost-effective green hydrogen production
KIST researchers develop atomically controlled MXenes as water electrolysis catalyst support. Molybdenum-based MXene electrocatalyst support reduces the cost of green hydrogen production. By National Research…

Complex impact of large wildfires on ozone layer dynamicsScience
SourceJuly 13, 2024
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Complex impact of large wildfires on ozone layer dynamics
Huge smoke-charged vortex doubles aerosol burden in the middle stratosphere and buffers ozone depletion. By Max Planck Institute for Chemistry In a revelation highlighting the…

Study examines urban forests across the United StatesScience
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Study examines urban forests across the United States
Researchers find trees in parks are more drought-tolerant than species near homes. By Dartmouth College In recent years, tree-planting campaigns have been underway in the…

Unprecedented warming threatens earth’s lakes and their ecosystemsClimateScience
SourceJuly 12, 2024
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Unprecedented warming threatens earth’s lakes and their ecosystems
By Institute for Basic Science Lakes, with their rich biodiversity and important ecological services, face a concerning trend: rapidly increasing temperatures. A recent study published…

Targeted Home Systems to Remove PFAS More Cost-Effective Than System-Wide SolutionsScience
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Targeted Home Systems to Remove PFAS More Cost-Effective Than System-Wide Solutions
By University of New Hampshire PFAS, the potentially cancer-causing chemicals known as ‘forever chemicals’, have become an increasing concern in home drinking water. Solutions to…

Popular climate assessment method can be enhanced to improve tipping point accuracyClimateScience
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Popular climate assessment method can be enhanced to improve tipping point accuracy
By Institute of Atmospheric Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences The optimal fingerprinting method (OFM) has been used extensively to detect and attribute the effects of…

Scientists call for ‘major initiative’ to study whether geoengineering should be used on glaciersClimateScience
SourceJuly 11, 2024
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Scientists call for ‘major initiative’ to study whether geoengineering should be used on glaciers
Report finds many questions remain around technology to address glacier melting and sea-level rise. By Louise Lerner | University of Chicago A group of scientists…

Scientists release new research on planted mangroves’ ability to store carbonScience
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Scientists release new research on planted mangroves’ ability to store carbon
By USDA Forest Service - Pacific Southwest Research Station Mangrove nurseries in Maputo, Mozambique, managed by the local community with technical support from the U.S. Forest…

Fires and climate are changing. Science needs to change too.ClimateScience
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Fires and climate are changing. Science needs to change too.
By North Carolina State University A new white paper on the many ways wildfires affect people and the planet makes clear that as fires become…

Does air pollution affect lupus risk?Science
SourceJuly 10, 2024
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Does air pollution affect lupus risk?
By Wiley New research published in Arthritis & Rheumatology indicates that chronic exposure to air pollutants may increase the risk of developing lupus, an autoimmune…

Cutting farm nitrous oxide emissions helps climate and ozone layerScience
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Cutting farm nitrous oxide emissions helps climate and ozone layer
Farming methods can reduce nitrous oxide emissions without slowing down the overall recovery of the ozone layer, results from new research have shown. Adding crushed…

UCF Biologist Continues Unraveling Mystery of Magnetic BacteriaScience
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UCF Biologist Continues Unraveling Mystery of Magnetic Bacteria
UCF Biologist Robert Fitak recently created a refined database of magnetic bacteria and the animals they may reside in to further study how these bacteria…

New Microbe-central Model Predicts Global Grassland Soil pH Under Climate ChangeScience
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New Microbe-central Model Predicts Global Grassland Soil pH Under Climate Change
By Zhang Nannan | Chinese Academy of Sciences In a study published in One Earth, a research team led by Prof. Deng Ye from Research…

Water stored under artificial turf could make cities cooler and safer to play inScience
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Water stored under artificial turf could make cities cooler and safer to play in
Artificial turf with an integrated subsurface water storage and irrigation system could make sports courts safer and cooler while helping cities with water and flood…

New carbon storage technology is fastest of its kindScience
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New carbon storage technology is fastest of its kind
By The University of Texas at Austin | The Cockrell School of Engineering A new way to store carbon captured from the atmosphere developed by…

How a plant app helps identify the consequences of climate changeScience
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How a plant app helps identify the consequences of climate change
By leveraging millions of time-stamped observations, researchers can identify plant rhythms and ecological patterns year-round. By German Centre for Integrative Biodiversity Research (iDiv) Halle-Jena-Leipzig A…

Study projects major changes in North Atlantic and Arctic marine ecosystems due to climate changeClimateScience
SourceJuly 8, 2024
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Study projects major changes in North Atlantic and Arctic marine ecosystems due to climate change
New research predicts significant shifts in marine fish communities in the North Atlantic and Arctic Oceans as a result of climate warming. By Newcastle University…

Norway can lead the fight against plastic pollutionScience
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Norway can lead the fight against plastic pollution
Norway's long, rugged coastline – more than 28,953 kilometers long, including the fjords – suffers from plastic pollution even though it is so remote. It's…

The dawn of the Antarctic ice sheetsScience
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The dawn of the Antarctic ice sheets
For the first time, the recovery of unique geological samples combined with sophisticated modelling provides surprising insights into when and where today's Antarctic ice sheet…

Why do you keep your house so cold? Science says: Ask your parentsClimateScience
SourceJuly 4, 2024
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Why do you keep your house so cold? Science says: Ask your parents
The temperature of your childhood home, among other factors, may help predict your thermostat settings. By PLOS Childhood home temperature and community connectedness can help…

Compact cities have lower carbon emissions, but poorer air quality, less green space and higher mortality ratesScience
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Compact cities have lower carbon emissions, but poorer air quality, less green space and higher mortality rates
A study by ISGlobal analyses 919 European cities and their environmental quality, CO2 emissions and impact on human health. By Barcelona Institute for Global Health…

Retreating glaciers: fungi enhance carbon storage in young Arctic soilsScience
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Retreating glaciers: fungi enhance carbon storage in young Arctic soils
By Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München Melting Arctic glaciers are in rapid recession, and microscopic pioneers colonize the new exposed landscapes. LMU researchers have revealed that yeasts play…
