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A mixture of trees purifies urban air best
Conifers are generally better than broad leafed trees at purifying air from pollutants. But deciduous tree may be better at...
Deep earthquakes could reveal secrets of the Earth’s mantle
A new study from a University of Chicago scientist suggests there may be a layer of surprisingly fluid rock ringing...
High downward surface solar radiation conducive to ozone pollution more frequent under global warming
Elevated near-surface ozone pollutes many parts of the world, exerting consequential impacts on human health in ozone-prone regions, including southeastern...
Scientists use satellites to track Earth ‘greening’ amid climate change
North Carolina State University researchers have used satellite imagery and field sensors to estimate worldwide changes in plant leaf growth...
Is biodegradable better? Making sense of ‘compostable’ plastics
Bacardi rum bottles, Skittles sweet wrappers, designer water bottles a bevy of companies are developing biodegradable plastic packaging they say...
Toilet paper is an unexpected source of PFAS in wastewater
Wastewater can provide clues about a community's infectious disease status, and even its prescription and illicit drug use. But looking...
Breathing is going to get tougher
The research does not account for a simultaneous increase in human-made sources of air pollution, which has already been predicted...
Air pollution made an impression on Monet and other 19th century painters
The 19th century landscape paintings hanging in London’s Tate Britain Museum looked awfully familiar to climate physicist Anna Lea Albright....
Plastic upcycling to close the carbon cycle
There's a lot of potentially useful raw materials bound up in used face masks, grocery bags and food wrap. But...
Novel air filter captures wide variety of pollutants
An air filter made out of corn protein instead of petroleum products can concurrently capture small particulates as well as...