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Telemedicine Had an Impact on Carbon Emissions Equivalent to Reducing up to 130,000 Car Trips Each Month in 2023

Telemedicine use in 2023 reduced monthly carbon dioxide emissions by the equivalent of up to 130,000 gas operated vehicles, suggesting it could have a positive effect on climate change, new UCLA-led research finds.

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Major Dust-up for Water in the Colorado River

The Colorado River system is the lifeblood of the Southwest, delivering water to 40 million people across the United States and Mexico. 

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Seeking Nutrition, Not Sustainability, Reduces Food Waste

Consumers who are conscious of their nutrition exhibit behaviours that significantly reduce food waste, even more so than those whose behaviour is driven by sustainability concerns, according to new research from the University of Adelaide.

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Harnessing Solar for Research and Community Impact

Energy is central to global sustainability and this Earth Day we highlight Waterloo's efforts on campus.

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Introduced Trees Are Becoming More Common in the Eastern United States, While Native Diversity Declines

In the largest study of its kind, researchers at the Florida Museum of Natural History have used data from a 120-year-old program managed by the U.S. Department of Agriculture to quantify the effects of introduced species.

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Microplastics: What’s Trapping the Emerging Threat in Our Streams?

Research team tests how stream contents and flow impact microplastic retention.

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Simulations Predict How Pesticides May Affect Honeybee Colonies

Honeybees are essential pollinators for agriculture and natural ecosystems. 

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Groundbreaking Study Uncovers How Our Brain Learns

Sophisticated synapse imaging used in NIH-funded project tracks changes within neurons as learning unfolds, offering new insights for brain-like AI systems.

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Disrupting ‘Communication’ With Plants Could Limit Soybean Cyst Nematode Infections

Targeting a newly discovered vulnerability in the signals that cyst nematodes use to infect plant roots could be a powerful method for reducing the damage the parasitic worms cause in crops such as soybeans, according to a study co-authored by an Iowa State University professor.

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How Wide Are Faults?

At the Seismological Society of America’s Annual Meeting, researchers posed a seemingly simple question: how wide are faults?

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