In January 2018, China stopped accepting most plastic recyclables from Western nations. Within days, there was no hiding just how much plastic nations were producing and consuming.
Scientists Sound Alarm on Plastic Pollution
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Scientists Search for Stellar Phosphorus to Find Potentially Habitable Exoplanets
Scientists at Arizona State University and the Southwest Research Institute (SwRI) have identified stellar phosphorus as a probable marker in narrowing the search for life in the cosmos.
Pesticides and Food Scarcity Dramatically Reduce Wild Bee Population
The loss of flowering plants and the widespread use of pesticides could be a double punch to wild bee populations.
Tiny Footprints, Big Discovery
Hundreds of hikers each day pass by the fallen boulder along the Bright Angel Trail in Grand Canyon National Park.
UO Team Identifies What Could be World's Oldest Tropical Peatland
A University of Oregon-led research team has identified tropical peatland in Indonesia that is twice as old and much deeper than previously thought.
Coastal Change Happens! USGS Has Data and Tools to Help Coastal Communities Prepare
The U.S. Geological Survey has launched a new Coastal Change Hazards website focused on coordinating research and delivering tools needed by coastal communities to respond to natural hazards along our Nation's coastlines.
