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An international research team has developed the world’s first 30-meter resolution dataset to track changes in land productivity, a crucial tool for fighting global land degradation. Published in Scientific Data, this innovation promises to help […]

What’s not to like about an all-female celebrity crew riding a rocket into space? Quite a lot, as it turns out.This post was originally published on this site

Depleted groundwater threatens communities, agriculture, and ecosystems in California’s Central Valley, which produces much of the nation’s fruit, vegetables, and nuts. But the same acres where farmers have long cultivated thirsty crops might be critical […]

Emissions don’t just come from the burning of fossil fuels such as coal, oil, and gas. Food waste sent to landfills contributes up to 10% of all emissions, equivalent to more emissions than that of […]

Australians waste around 7.68 million metric tons of food a year. This costs the economy an estimated A$36.6 billion and households up to $2,500 annually.This post was originally published on this site

Every week, millions of Americans toss their recyclables into a single bin, trusting that their plastic bottles, aluminum cans and cardboard boxes will be given a new life.This post was originally published on this site

Increases in the production and use of pharmaceutical drugs–like antibiotics, antidepressants and pain relievers–are contributing to the contamination of Canada’s freshwater resources. It’s not just an environmental issue, but one that may pose risks to […]

Earth Day often calls to mind the environmentalists and activists leading the charge for a sustainable planet. But researchers like Leonardo Schultz and José Maria Cardoso da Silva at the University of Miami College of […]

In a research letter published in the journal Science, researchers from the UTS Center for Technology in Water and Wastewater write that wildfires can contaminate drinking water distribution systems, posing substantial and escalating public health […]

Many national and corporate climate targets seek to limit global warming to 1.5°C. Yet, global warming continues to increase. This makes it almost inevitable that 1.5°C of global warming will be exceeded.This post was originally […]