The collective activity of life—all of the microbes, plants, and animals—have changed planet Earth.
Can a Planet Have a Mind of Its Own?
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Sea Level to Rise up to a Foot by 2050, Interagency Report Finds
Coastal flooding will increase significantly over the next 30 years because of sea level rise, according to a new report by an interagency sea level rise task force that includes NASA, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), and other federal agencies.
Futuristic Coating for Hospital Fabrics and Activewear Kills COVID and E. Coli
UBC researchers have developed an inexpensive, non-toxic coating for almost any fabric that decreases the infectivity of the virus that causes COVID-19 by up to 90 per cent.
Global Study Finds the Extent of Pharmaceutical Pollution in the World’s Rivers
A new study by an international consortium that includes researchers from Stockholm University looking at the presence of pharmaceuticals in the world’s rivers found concentrations at potentially toxic levels in more than a quarter of the locations studied.
Study Recommends Six Steps to Improve Our Water Quality
Nitrogen fertilizers are critical for growing crops to feed the world, yet when applied in excess can pollute our water for decades.
Unexpected Fish and Squid Found in the Central Arctic Ocean
Single individuals of Atlantic cod and squid occur much further north than previously expected.
