Consuming sustainably sourced wild meat instead of domesticated livestock reduces greenhouse gas emissions and retains precious tropical forest systems, which in turn mitigates the effects of climate change.
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Ozone Pollution: An Insidious and Growing Threat to Biodiversity
Sequoia National Park’s famous groves of stout, 300-foot-tall trees sit high on the western side of the Sierra Nevada, above California’s San Joaquin Valley.
Those Under 40 More Likely Than Older Adults to Recover COVID-Related Smell and Taste Loss
Sense of smell or taste returns within six months for 4 out of every 5 COVID-19 survivors who have lost these senses, and those under 40 are more likely to recover these senses than older adults, an ongoing Virginia Commonwealth University study found.
Early Human Activities Impacted Earth’s Atmosphere More Than Previously Known
Several years ago, while analyzing ice core samples from Antarctica’s James Ross Island, scientists Joe McConnell, Ph.D., and Nathan Chellman, Ph.D., from DRI, and Robert Mulvaney, Ph.D., from the British Antarctic Survey noticed something unusual: a substantial increase in levels of black carbon that began around the year 1300 and continued to the modern day.
USF Invention Addresses Worldwide Mask Shortage and Pollution Concerns
Technology created at the University of South Florida (USF) could be the key to safely reusing disposable face masks.
City Leaders Invited to Discover How Real-time Monitoring of Urban Greenhouse Gases Can Help Tackle Climate Change
City and regional government leaders and policymakers are being invited to discover how real-time monitoring of urban greenhouse gases (GHGs) can help them in their efforts to tackle climate change.