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Air Pollution Impairs Successful Mating of Flies

A research team at the Max Planck Institute for Chemical Ecology in Jena, Germany, demonstrates that increased levels of ozone resulting from anthropogenic air pollution can degrade insect sex pheromones, which are crucial mating signals, and thus prevent successful reproduction.

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WVU Lab’s Game-Changing High-Performance Semiconductor Material Could Help Slash Heat Emissions

Researchers at West Virginia University have engineered a material with the potential to dramatically cut the amount of heat power plants release into the atmosphere.

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New Model Provides Improved Air-Quality Predictions in Fire-Prone Areas

Globally, wildfires are becoming more frequent and destructive, generating a significant amount of smoke that can be transported thousands of miles, driving the need for more accurate air pollution forecasts. 

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Cleaning Up the Atmosphere with Quantum Computing

The amount of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere increases daily with no sign of stopping or slowing. 

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Tech Could Help BC Farmers Reach Customers, Mitigate Climate Change Impacts

Technology exists that the BC government could leverage to help small farmers connect directly with consumers and also mitigate climate change impacts, say new findings from UBC Okanagan.

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Climate Change Alters a Human-Raptor Relationship

Bald Eagles and dairy farmers exist in a mutually beneficial relationship in parts of northwestern Washington State. 

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February 2023 Was Earth’s 4th Warmest on Record

The warm start to 2023 continued with last month ranking as the world’s fourth-warmest February in 174 years.

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Dynamic NASA-Built Weather Sensors Enlisted to Track Tropical Cyclones

Known as COWVR and TEMPEST, the duo is demonstrating that smaller, less expensive science instruments can play an important role in weather forecasting.

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NASA-ISRO Science Instruments Arrive in India Ahead of 2024 Launch

NISAR will feature the most advanced radar system ever launched on a NASA science mission and will help us study natural hazards, melting sea ice, groundwater supply, and more.

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Switching to Hydrogen Fuel Could Prolong the Methane Problem

Hydrogen’s potential as a clean fuel could be limited by a chemical reaction in the lower atmosphere, according to research from Princeton University and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Association.

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