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Major Climate Benefits with Electric Aircraft

Researchers at Chalmers University of Technology, Sweden, have performed the world's first life cycle assessment (LCA) of an existing, two-seater, all-electric aircraft, with a direct comparison to an equivalent fossil fuel-powered one.

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U-M ‘Catalyst Grants’ Address Climate Resilience, Sustainability

Four newly awarded sustainability “catalyst grants” at the University of Michigan are piloting innovative ways to bolster climate resilience and sustainability.

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Food From Urban Agriculture has Carbon Footprint 6 Times Larger Than Conventional Produce, Study Shows

A new University of Michigan-led international study finds that fruits and vegetables grown in urban farms and gardens have a carbon footprint that is, on average, six times greater than conventionally grown produce.

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Alpine Glaciers Will Lose at Least a Third of Their Volume by 2050, Whatever Happens

Even if greenhouse gas emissions were to cease altogether, the volume of ice in the European Alps would fall by 34% by 2050.

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Climate Change Linked to Spread of Diarrhoeal Illness

Temperature, day length and humidity have been found to be linked to the increased spread of a diarrhoeal illness a new study from the University of Surrey reveals. 

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Study Says Ice Age Could Help Predict Oceans’ Response to Global Warming

A team of scientists led by a Tulane University oceanographer has found that deposits deep under the ocean floor reveal a way to measure the ocean oxygen level and its connections with carbon dioxide in the Earth's atmosphere during the last ice age, which ended more than 11,000 years ago.

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What’s in Your Bottled Water? Study Suggests There May Be Hundreds of Thousands of Tiny Plastic Bits

A Rutgers Health researcher collaborates to develop a microscopic technique that zeroes in on the poorly explored world of nanoplastics, which can pass into one’s blood, cells and brain.

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Butterflies Could Lose Spots as Climate Warms

Female Meadow Brown butterflies have fewer spots if they develop in warmer weather – so climate change could make them less spotty, new research shows.

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New Potato-Threatening Pathogens Reported for First Time in Pennsylvania, US

As the home of beloved snack companies like Martin’s Potato Chips, Utz and Snyder’s of Hanover, Pennsylvania values its potatoes.

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Key Factors in Man-Made Earthquakes

Man-made earthquakes, so called induced seismicity, have become an increasing concern. 

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