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Climate Change Isn’t Producing Expected Increase in Atmospheric Moisture Over Dry Regions

The laws of thermodynamics dictate that a warmer atmosphere can hold more water vapor, but new research has found that atmospheric moisture has not increased as expected over arid and semi-arid regions of the world as the climate has warmed.

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Insect Populations Flourish in the Restored Habitats of Solar Energy Facilities

Bumblebees buzz from flower to flower, stopping for a moment under a clear blue Minnesota sky.

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Climate Change May Make Wildfires Larger, More Common in Southern Appalachian Region

In a new study, North Carolina State University researchers found that more extreme and frequent droughts would dramatically increase the amount of forest burned by wildfire in the southern Appalachian region of the Southeast through the end of the century.

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Climate Change Threatens Global Forest Carbon Sequestration, Study Finds

Climate change is reshaping forests differently across the United States, according to a new analysis of U.S. Forest Service data.

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Tropical Cyclone Belal

In January 2024, Tropical Cyclone Belal lashed Réunion and Mauritius, islands in the southwest Indian Ocean east of Madagascar, with torrential rain and flooding.

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Lab-Grown Retinas Explain Why People See Colors Dogs Can’t

With human retinas grown in a petri dish, researchers discover how humans generate the specialized cells that enable us to see millions of colors.

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Scaling up Urban Agriculture: Research Team Outlines Roadmap

Urban agriculture has the potential to decentralize food supplies, provide environmental benefits like wildlife habitat, and mitigate environmental footprints, but researchers have identified knowledge gaps regarding both the benefits and risks of urban agriculture and the social processes of growing more food in urban areas.

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Wristband Monitors Provide Detailed Account of Air Pollution Exposure

Environmental epidemiologists at Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health, in collaboration with an interdisciplinary team of researchers at Oregon State University, Pacific Northwest National Labs, and Mt. Sinai School of Medicine, report on the findings of a new study of air pollution exposures collected using personal wristband monitors worn by pregnant individuals in New York City matched with data from a questionnaire.

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Toxic Algae Blooms: Study Assesses Possible Health Hazards to Humans

Florida’s 156-mile-long Indian River Lagoon (IRL) borders five different counties and has five inlets that connect the lagoon with the Atlantic Ocean. 

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UBC-Led Initiative Protects Salmon Against Toxic Road Runoffs

The roads, bridges and highways that crisscross B.C. take us where we want to go.

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