Eating walnuts may help slow cognitive decline in at-risk groups of the elderly population, according to a study conducted by researchers in California and Spain.
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Testing the Waters
In 2010, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers began restoring the Broad Meadows salt marsh in Quincy, Massachusetts.
Children to Bear the Burden of Negative Health Effects From Climate Change
The grim effects that climate change will have on pediatric health outcomes was the focus of a “Viewpoint” article published in the Journal of Clinical Investigation by Susan E. Pacheco, MD, an expert at The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UTHealth).
Airborne Measurements Point to Low EPA Methane Estimates in South Central US
Approximately twice as much methane is seeping into the atmosphere than the Environmental Protection Agency estimates from oil and gas facilities in the south central U.S., according to a series of measurements taken by meteorologists using NASA aircraft.
Rice Lab Turns Trash Into Valuable Graphene in a Flash
That banana peel, turned into graphene, can help facilitate a massive reduction of the environmental impact of concrete and other building materials.
Earth's Most Biodiverse Ecosystems Face A Perfect Storm
A combination of climate change, extreme weather and pressure from local human activity is causing a collapse in global biodiversity and ecosystems across the tropics, new research shows.