Earth

Climate change is a severe threat to life on the planet. Energy and related fields are the major contributors to global warming and climate change,…
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Patterns of inequality in exposure to environmental pollutants exist around the world today, even right here in our backyards. Such patterns of injustice, observed over…
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The safety of civilians is a fundamental responsibility of any government around the globe. Ever since terrorist attacks took thousands of innocent lives on September…
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For a fruit fly, flying is just about everything. It is the most important innate behavior that helps the fly reach out to food sources…
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I bet you know there are amazing coral reefs in the tropics you can see while snorkeling. Did you know corals keep going deeper than…
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Central European mountains are covered predominantly by forests. Norway spruce is the most frequently-occurring species and the most affected one. Windstorms and subsequent insect outbreaks…
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Scientists detected a large number of chemical pollutants in freshly-laid eggs of hawksbill turtles along the Yucatán coast of Mexico. Due to their widespread use…
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Barrier/lagoon systems occur on about 10% of the world’s coast and they constitute around 90% of the US east coast. They are attractive sites for…
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The Tibetan Plateau supports a vast expanse of rolling meadows and grassy steppes that are nearly 3 miles (4,500 meters or 14,700 feet), on average,…
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Insect pest populations are known to be regulated, at least in part, by naturally-occurring natural enemies such as pathogens, predators, and parasitoids — the latter…
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Nanotechnology is a rapidly-growing technology in our time. Nanoparticles are very small objects with a diameter ranging from 1 to 100 nm, where 1 nm…
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