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UC Irvine Study Shows Traffic-Related Air Pollution in Irvine Weakens Brain Function

Researchers from the University of California, Irvine have found that exposure to traffic-related air pollution in Irvine led to memory loss and cognitive decline and triggered neurological pathways associated with the onset of Alzheimer’s disease.

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Port of Miami Corals Remarkably Persistent, New Study Finds

Researchers at the University of Miami Cooperative Institute of Marine and Atmospheric Studies (CIMAS) and NOAA’s Atlantic Oceanographic and Meteorological Laboratory (AOML) and partners found the corals within the highly urbanized environment around the Port of Miami show great resilience against unfavorable conditions, such as poor water quality, excess nutrients, high temperatures, high salinity, and low pH levels.

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As Ocean Oxygen Levels Dip, Fish Face an Uncertain Future

Off the coast of southeastern China, one particular fish species is booming: the oddly named Bombay duck, a long, slim fish with a distinctive, gaping jaw and a texture like jelly.

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Growing Crops with Less Groundwater

On a warm February afternoon, Kirk Pumphrey walks down his rows of almond trees at Westwind Farms in Yolo County. 

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Breaking the Heat Barrier of Computer Innovation

As our computers and other electronic devices become faster and more powerful, they are coming closer to an undeniable physical limitation: heat generated by the electrons that carry information as they move through semiconductors.

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AI Programs Consume Large Volumes of Scarce Water

Every time you run a ChatGPT artificial intelligence query, you use up a little bit of an increasingly scarce resource: fresh water. 

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Three or More Concussions Linked With Worse Brain Function in Later Life

Experiencing three or more concussions is linked with worsened brain function in later life, according to new research.

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How Desert Dust Nourishes the Growth of Phytoplankton at Sea

For the past few decades, scientists have been observing natural ocean fertilization events — episodes when plumes of volcanic ash, glacial flour, wildfire soot, and desert dust blow out onto the sea surface and spur massive blooms of phytoplankton. 

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Invading Insects Transforming Antarctic Soils

A tiny flightless midge which has colonised Antarctica’s Signy Island is driving fundamental changes to the island’s soil ecosystem.

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Dark Clouds on the Horizon

Our industrialized society releases many and various pollutants into the world.

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