A new study shows that polar bears are spending less time on sea ice, leading them to fast longer, become thinner and have fewer cubs.
Polar Bears Struggle as Sea Ice Declines
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Study Details How Auto Emissions Pose Human Health Problems Worldwide
Texas A&M researchers are part of a time that analyzed how auto exhaust in large cities, especially in China, is linked to air quality and health problems.
The Current Winter is a Big Win for Seasonal Forecasts
Seasonal forecasts for this winter were markedly accurate, with mild conditions in Northern Europe in December and January predicted already in October.
Top Priority to Curb Plastic Pollution: Empowering Those at the Bottom
Scientists argue that further empowering marginalized waste pickers in developing countries (already involved in the efficient recovery of value and materials from recyclable plastic waste) is key to curbing plastic inputs to the ocean and tackling several sustainable development goals.
Better Planning Might Have Limited Flood Damage in Brazil. But Would It Have Been Enough?
Historic rainfall in southeastern Brazil has created deadly floods and widespread destruction in a region that was experimenting with “more progressive” planning and zoning policies than most, says Northeastern political science professor Thomas Vicino, who studies metropolitan development and housing in Brazil.
Forest Soils Recovering From Effects of Acid Rain
Researchers study how soils are recovering as the air gets cleaner following the 1970 Clean Air Act.
