Eyes on Earth Episode 116 – Landsat Images the Twilight Zone A new Landsat project is adding more images of polar regions so that rapid changes happening there can be mapped in more detail.

Eyes on Earth Episode 116 – Landsat Images the Twilight Zone

A new Landsat project is adding more images of polar regions so that rapid changes happening there can be mapped in more detail.

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Ammonnews : World’s oldest iceberg is no more: A23a melts into puddle of water One of the largest icebergs ever recorded has finally disintegrated after a four decades.<br><br>The mass –...

World’s oldest iceberg is no more: A23a melts into puddle of water

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Poultry Farmers Hunting for an Off Ramp The vast majority of American chicken is raised under the contract system. A network of advocates aims to help unhappy producers get out.

Poultry Farmers Hunting for an Off Ramp

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Feds look for a connection in cases of missing or dead scientists President Donald Trump said the cases might be random coincidence. The news comes amid swirling reports and speculation about a number of cases.

Feds look for a connection in cases of missing or dead scientists

President said the cases might be random coincidence. The news comes amid swirling reports and speculation about a number of cases.

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China invents game-changing process that turns desert sand into fertile soil in just 10 months Scientists have used lab-grown cyanobacteria microbes to bind loose desert sand into a thin, stable layer that wind cannot easily blow away.

China invents game-changing process that turns desert sand into fertile soil in just 10 months using cyanobacteria microbes

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Eating more plants linked to lower risk of dementia, even in older age | CNN Eating more healthy whole plants in midlife reduces the risk of dementia, while consuming more unhealthy plant-based foods raises risk, a new study found.

Eating more plants linked to lower risk of dementia, even in older age

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The oldest known evidence of stitched clothing During the last ice age, when glaciers spread across the northern world, ancient humans had some serious adapting to do; our species wouldn't survive without developing new ways to keep warm. We got t...

The oldest known evidence of stitched clothing

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As highways expand, city temperatures intensify, new research finds Highway construction is intensifying the widening temperature divide between urban and rural communities, research finds.

Is highway expansion heating up our cities?

Highway construction is intensifying the urban heat island effect, the force behind a widening temperature divide between urban and rural communities.

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Cancer Rates Are Higher Near Factory Farms, Study Finds In California, Texas and Iowa, cancer rates are 4-8% higher in areas with more industrial animal agriculture.

Cancer Rates Are Higher Near Factory Farms, Study Finds

In California, Texas and Iowa, cancer rates are 4-8% higher in areas with more industrial animal agriculture.

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AI pricing could mean everyone pays a different price

AI lets firms tailor prices to each user, raising fairness concerns as consumers may unknowingly pay more than others

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Study: Microbes show almost universal potential for biodegrading plastics Researchers have identified more than 600,000 microbial proteins capable of breaking down natural and synthetic plastics, revealing a far broader biodegradation potential across microbes than previ

Study: Microbes show almost universal potential for biodegrading plastics

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Projected warming will exceed the long-term thermal limits of rice cultivation - Communications Earth & Environment Asian rice cultivation has remained within consistent thermal limits for 9000 years while areas in Asia’s rice-producing nations exceeding these thresholds could expand 10-30 times by 2100, as reveale...

Projected warming will exceed the long-term thermal limits of rice cultivation

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Insecticide in insect repellents impairs bumblebees’ ability to navigate Even brief exposure to the insecticide used in mosquito repellents can significantly impair bumblebees’ ability to find their way back to the nest.

Insecticide in insect repellents impairs bumblebees’ ability to navigate

Brief exposure to the insecticide used in mosquito repellents can significantly impair bumblebees’ ability to find their way back to the nest.

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Novel technique drills more detail into ice core records Glaciers can reveal vast archives of information about Earth’s environmental past, but deciphering the origins of the matter within them can be a challenge.  Now, using a novel technique that enables ...

Novel technique drills more detail into ice core records

Ancient Antarctic dust highlights evolving global conditions

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E-Bike and Scooter Crashes Are Leading to More Brain Injuries The growing use of electric bikes and scooters has caused a surge in brain and spine injuries among urban riders and pedestrians, an NYU Langone study found.

E-Bike and Scooter Crashes Are Leading to More Brain Injuries

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The effect of increasing availability of vegetarian meals on their sales in worksite cafeterias: a stepped-wedge cluster randomised controlled trial - International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and... International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity - Reducing meat consumption is critical for planetary health and could benefit public health. Restructuring food environments...

The effect of increasing availability of vegetarian meals on their sales in worksite cafeterias: a stepped-wedge cluster randomised controlled trial

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Phase Change Materials Could Unlock Longer Range for Hydrogen-Powered Microcars Research shows that integrating metal hydride storage with phase change materials significantly improves hydrogen efficiency and driving range in microcars.

Phase Change Materials Could Unlock Longer Range for Hydrogen-Powered Microcars

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Longitudinal study finds procrastination declines with age but still shapes major life outcomes over nearly two decades An 18-year-long study published in Journal of Personality & Social Psychology finds that people tend to procrastinate less as they move through young adulthood.

Longitudinal study finds procrastination declines with age but still shapes major life outcomes over nearly two decades

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A new taxon of saurischian dinosaur from the Coelophysis Quarry of New Mexico, USA (Triassic: latest Norian or Rhaetian) highlights herrerasaurian diversity in the latest Triassic The most complete record of the earliest dinosaur lineages is from the Carnian from the higher latitudes of Pangea (e.g. present-day Brazil, Argentina), but dinosaurian assemblages from the upper sta...

A new taxon of saurischian dinosaur from the Coelophysis Quarry of New Mexico, USA (Triassic: latest Norian or Rhaetian) highlights herrerasaurian diversity in the latest Triassic

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Widespread occurrence of large molecular methylsiloxanes in ambient aerosols Abstract. Synthetic pollutants have emerged as a widespread environmental concern. Recently, large molecular methylsiloxanes were identified in traffic emissions. Here, we show that large molecular me...

Widespread occurrence of large molecular methylsiloxanes in ambient aerosols

Synthetic pollutants have emerged as a widespread environmental concern.

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Functionally rich crop rotations increase calorie and macronutrient outputs across Europe - Nature Food While the benefits of crop diversity are known, doubts remain as to whether replacing cereals in rotations reduces nutrient production. A comparison of 16 long-term field experiments across Europe sho...

Functionally rich crop rotations increase calorie and macronutrient outputs across Europe

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Temperature Anomaly and Residential Mobility: Spatial Patterns, Tipping Points, and Implications for Sustainable Adaptation

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LSU Researchers: Honey Bees Sense Viruses in Food … and Fly Right into the Trap

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Opioids and other drugs accumulating in freshwater fish | Waterloo News Fish living downstream of wastewater treatment plants are accumulating antidepressants, opioids and other drugs of abuse in their bodies, according to a new study. Using a new analytical method they d...

Opioids and other drugs accumulating in freshwater fish

Researchers from the University of Waterloo detect antidepressants and opioids in fish exposed to urban wastewater

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US Senate votes to lift mining ban near Boundary Waters, rolling back wilderness protections Republican senators voted Thursday to allow new mining projects near the Minnesota Boundary Water Canoe Area Wilderness, one of the most visited and expansive stretches of wilderness in the United...

US Senate votes to lift mining ban near Boundary Waters, rolling back wilderness protections

The resolution would allow new mining across more than 225,000 acres of federally protected lakes and forests.

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Reservoirs are changing: What Landsat data reveal about water loss and gain

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Nighttime Imaging Grows Landsat’s Science Value For more than 50 years, Landsat has imaged Earth’s land and near-shore surfaces as the satellites descend in midmorning orbit, when daily sunlight is optimal. That’s just what they’ve always done. Cur...

Nighttime Imaging Grows Landsat's Science Value

Special request range from volcanoes and wildfires to energy and city hotspots

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‘Call Your Senators, It’s Go Time.’ The Senate Will Likely Vote on Boundary Waters Protections This Week After languishing in the Senate for over a month, a resolution that affects protections for the Boundary Waters may be voted on this week.

‘Call Your Senators, It’s Go Time.’ The Senate Will Likely Vote on Boundary Waters Protections This Week

A resolution that could strip protections for the country's most-visited wilderness may be decided as soon as Wednesday

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Trump’s federal workforce changes cost the economy more than $165.6B, analysis finds The Partnership for Public Service report includes the costs of the deferred resignation program, severance pay for laid-off civil servants and federal employees who were on paid administrative leave ...

Federal workforce changes cost the economy more than $165.6B, analysis finds

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Trump administration holds up NOAA grant funding The Trump administration is holding up some National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) grant funding. Earlier this month, the University of Colorado released a statement sayin…

Administration holds up NOAA grant funding

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