2025/05/Dishwashers-release-nearly-million-plastic-particles-per-cycle.jpg
05-28-2025
Dishwashers release nearly one million plastic particles per cycle, a huge source of microplastic pollution
Plastic pollution often brings to mind landfills, oceans, and overflowing...
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05-28-2025
Geologists doubt Earth has the amount of copper needed to develop the entire world
Every buzzing phone call, every late-night lamp glow, every mile...
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05-27-2025
Climate extremes alter how sunlight travels through clear lakes
Lake Tahoe sits high in the Sierra Nevada, straddling the...
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05-27-2025
Coastal growth squeezes beaches, threatening flood protection
Coastal beaches can look calm, but they are brimming with...
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05-27-2025
Fire and ice: Volcanic ash plays a surprising role in cloud formation
From grounding airliners to fertilizing distant oceans, volcanic eruptions are...
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05-27-2025
Climate disasters are fueling a child exploitation crisis
Climate change is often seen through numbers: temperature charts, sea-level...
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2025/05/Southern-wildfire.jpg
05-27-2025
Wildfire risk is rapidly rising across the southern U.S.
Wildfires have been a dominant ecological force in Southern forests...
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05-27-2025
Mutual relationships with nature offer hope for a sustainable future
A growing number of scientists and Indigenous people around the...
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05-26-2025
AI can predict the weather - but what about extreme events?
Artificial intelligence (AI) is already impressing scientists with its ability...
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2025/05/Protected-areas-microplastics.jpg
05-26-2025
Microplastics are now invading fully protected marine areas
Marine protected areas in Brazil are often viewed as safe...
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2025/05/Salinity-is-rising-in-coastal-areas-and-hurting-farmlands.jpg
05-26-2025
Salinity is rising in coastal areas and hurting farmlands
The slow march of seawater across riverbanks and through underground...
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