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Solar Hydrogen Can Now Be Produced Efficiently Without the Scarce Metal Platinum

A research team led by Chalmers University of Technology, Sweden, have presented a new way to produce hydrogen gas without the scarce and expensive metal platinum. 

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Ticking Time Bomb: Some Farmers Report as Many as 70 Tick Encounters Over a 6-Month Period

Study reveals ticks are growing threat to health and livelihood of agricultural workers.

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New ‘Hydrogel’ Makes Personal Hygiene Products Greener

A natural, superabsorbent material developed at the University of Waterloo could dramatically reduce the environmental impact of personal hygiene products like diapers, menstrual pads and tampons.

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A Warmer World Might be a Sicker World for Monarchs

Higher temperatures may make monarch butterflies more vulnerable to parasites, according to new research from the University of Georgia.

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2025 Was Another Exceptionally Hot Year

This year will conclude as the second hottest on record, surpassed only by 2024.

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UAF Talk Explores New Greenhouse Tech for Winter Crops

A University of Alaska Fairbanks researcher will share her work on applying new technologies in greenhouses to extend the growing season in northern environments.

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WSU Students Design Sustainable Food Hub in Liberia

A unique international collaboration is giving Washington State University landscape architecture students the chance to shape a community-centered agricultural future in Liberia.

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‘Forever Chemicals’ May Triple Risk of Fatty Liver Disease in Adolescents

A study co-led by researchers at the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa has found that exposure to per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS)—commonly known as “forever chemicals”—may significantly increase the risk of metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease (MASLD) in adolescents.

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After Devastating Wildfires, Watersheds Surprisingly Thick With Fish and Amphibians

In the aftermath of historically severe wildfires in 2020, a study of Cascade Range watersheds found that stream vertebrates are doing surprising well, highlighted by flourishing fish populations.

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Global Aviation Emissions Could be Halved Through Maximising Efficiency Gains, New Study Shows

A new study co-led by the University of Oxford has found that global aviation emissions could be reduced by 50-75% through combining three strategies to boost efficiency: flying only the most fuel-efficient aircraft, switching to all-economy layouts, and increasing passenger loads. Crucially, the study shows that around a 11% reduction in global aviation emissions is achievable immediately, by using the most efficient aircraft that airlines already have more strategically on routes they already fly.

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