The COVID-19 global lockdown has had an “extreme” effect on daily carbon emissions, but it is unlikely to last - according to a new analysis by an international team of scientists.
COVID-19 Crisis Causes 17% Drop In Global Carbon Emissions
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Researchers Go Cuckoo: Antarctic Penguins Release An Extreme Amount Of Laughing Gas
More than 1600 kilometers east of the Drake Passage between South America and Antarctica lies the Atlantic island of South Georgia.
Mussel Reefs Heighten The Risk Of Microplastic Exposure And Consumption
Commercially important seafood species are at greater risk of microplastic contamination depending how they clump together in the marine environment, new research suggests.
Chemicals Often Found in Consumer Products Could Lead to Obesity and Fatty Liver Diseases, Baylor University Study Finds
Chemical compounds found in many consumer products could be major contributors to the onset of lipid-related diseases, such as obesity, in humans, according to a Baylor University study.
MIT Engineers Propose A Safer Method For Sharing Ventilators
As more Covid-19 patients experience acute respiratory distress, there has been much debate over the idea of sharing ventilators, which involves splitting air tubes into multiple branches so that two or more patients can be connected to the same machine.
One Billion People Will Suffer From “Unliveable” Heat Within 50 years, Study Finds
The human cost of the climate crisis will hit harder, wider, and sooner than previously believed, according to a study that shows a billion people will either be displaced or forced to endure insufferable heat for every additional 1 degree Celsius rise in the global temperature.
