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Common Houseplants Can Improve Air Quality Indoors
During a series of experiments monitoring common houseplants exposed to nitrogen dioxide (NO2) – a common pollutant – researchers calculated that in some conditions, the plants could be able to reduce NO2 by as much as 20 per cent.
The Period From 2000-2021 Was the Driest Since the Year 800 in the Southwest
Continued anthropogenic climate change will increasingly enhance the odds of long, widespread and severe megadroughts
New Study Questions Explanation for Last Winter’s Brutal U.S. Cold Snap
A new study challenges a commonly accepted explanation that a "sudden stratospheric warming" caused the unusually cold weather over the U.S. early last year, a view which was widely reported in the media and discussed among scientists at the time.
El Niño Driven Fires Affect the Natural Emission of an Ozone Depleting Trace Gas
Methyl bromide is an important ozone depleting trace gas that is currently emitted primarily from natural sources.
Lasering In on Corn Fields
An instrument designed to measure tree height can also distinguish corn from other crops.