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It’s a catchy tune, but The Lovin Spoonful’s “Summer in the City” doesn’t paint the picture of an appealing environment with its description of a sidewalk as “hotter than a match head.” New research from […]

An Adelaide University study has revealed that per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) found in tap water, at levels currently considered safe, affected the development of embryos, causing irreversible damage that may be passed on to […]

Tasmania’s logged forests burn significantly more severely in a bushfire than old growth, University of Tasmania scientists have found in a study that provides the strongest evidence yet on a question with real consequences for […]

Human urine—often flushed away without thought—could be key to making agriculture and wastewater treatment more sustainable and energy efficient, according to new research from the University of Surrey. Although urine only makes up around 1% […]

Rising living costs, energy insecurity, widening inequality, and escalating climate impacts are fueling discussions on fairness and justice in climate policy. Yet, assumptions in global emission scenarios that determine who benefits and who bears the […]

Tiny organisms on the ground—bacteria and fungi—have a “superpower” that allows them to reach up into the atmosphere and pull down the rain, according to a recent study.This post was originally published on this site

A new study finds that the most intense and destructive rainstorms in Portugal, particularly those fueled by atmospheric rivers, are not the most chaotic but are among the most predictable. These events form within large, […]