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We Healed the Hole in the Ozone Layer, but It’s Led To Other Environmental Problems
Environmental Science

We Healed the Hole in the Ozone Layer, but It’s Led To Other Environmental Problems

A new study has found that compounds introduced in the early 1990s to replace ozone-depleting chemicals can accumulate other harmful chemicals in the environment indefinitely.Ozone-depleting…
The Lockdown Measures Led To A 17 Percent Fall in Daily Global CO2 Emissions
Environmental Science

The Lockdown Measures Led To A 17 Percent Fall in Daily Global CO2 Emissions

The Covid-19 epidemic has so far infected more than 47.6 million people worldwide and killed more than 319,000 people. To reduce the spread of the…
The Asteroid That Sealed the Dinosaurs’ Fate Hit Earth At “Deadliest Possible” Angle
Environmental Science

The Asteroid That Sealed the Dinosaurs’ Fate Hit Earth At “Deadliest Possible” Angle

A million 66 million years ago, an asteroid about 17 kilometers (10.6 miles) wide hit the Earth, releasing billions of tons of sulfur into the…
Oceanic Microplastics May Be Returning To Land via Sea Breeze
Environmental Science

Oceanic Microplastics May Be Returning To Land via Sea Breeze

New research has found that thousands of tons of microplastics that travel to the ocean can be brought back to shore with the help of…
Hurricanes Are Becoming More Powerful, New Data Suggests
Environmental Science

Hurricanes Are Becoming More Powerful, New Data Suggests

Cyclones are intensifying in almost every region of the world where tropical cyclones occur and analyze satellite data for nearly 40 years to see if…
Astronomers reviewed the age of the universe is nearly 14 billion years old
Astronomy

Astronomers reviewed the age of the universe is nearly 14 billion years old

The outer space is (almost) 14 billion years old, astronomers confirm. From an observatory high above the Atacama Desert in Chile, scientists have taken a…
Climate change impact on solar and wind energy production
Modern Civilization

Climate change impact on solar and wind energy production

Global change is now impacting areas all over the globe. The effect of climate change on renewables is a growing area of study. Investigate the…
Robotic revolution can transform the natural world
Technology

Robotic revolution can transform the natural world

Robotics, automated vehicles, and drones may help mitigate current emissions and traffic congestion, but they may also create their own pollution, meaning that cities could…
Seaweed Clean-up Could Provide Biofuels and Cleaner Beaches
Environmental Science

Seaweed Clean-up Could Provide Biofuels and Cleaner Beaches

The glorious beaches of the Caribbean are losing their appeal as the manure runway fuels marine eruptions. An inexpensive way to turn this material into…
Sometimes, Stressed Corals Become Even More Colorful
Environmental Science

Sometimes, Stressed Corals Become Even More Colorful

Spooky white coral walls are one of the defining images of our drastically altered natural world, but a new study has found that not all…
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