The cultivation of rice—the staple grain for more than 3.5 billion people around the world—comes with extremely high environmental, climate and economic costs.
Biotechnology
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Pollution causes more illness and early death than any other environmental threat, accounting for one in six deaths worldwide. For decades, the US Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) Office of Research and Development ...
Environment
Jul 21, 2025
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When Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis recently said he'd sign into law a ban on "weather modification activities"—such as spreading tiny particles into the air from aircraft to control sunlight—it raised long-standing controversies ...
Earth Sciences
May 26, 2025
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Microscopic plastic pollutants drifting through the air are lodging in the lungs of birds, a new University of Texas at Arlington study finds. Researchers worldwide are increasingly alarmed by how pervasive these harmful ...
Environment
Feb 27, 2025
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Micro- and nanoscale plastic particles in soil and water can significantly increase how much toxic chemicals plants and human intestinal cells absorb, according to two new studies from Rutgers Health that raise fresh concerns ...
Environment
Feb 11, 2025
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An innovative resource designed to streamline and improve decision-making in agricultural and natural resources production and management is now available to a wide range of users—including policymakers, land and water ...
Biotechnology
Feb 7, 2025
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The Earth's atmosphere has strengthened its ability to remove air pollutants, including the potent climate-warming gas methane, according to research published in Nature Communications.
Earth Sciences
Jan 31, 2025
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Landfills in Colorado release millions of metric tons of greenhouse gases each year as organic waste including food, paper and yard trimmings decomposes into the soil, contributing to global warming and harming human health.
Environment
Dec 23, 2024
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Nano- and microplastic particles (NMP) are increasingly polluting urban and rural landscapes, where bees and other beneficial insects come into contact with them. If insects ingest plastic particles from food or the air, ...
Plants & Animals
Oct 16, 2024
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Roughly one in four U.S. households have soil exceeding the new U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's lead screening levels of 200 parts per million (ppm), halved from the previous level of 400 ppm, a new study found. For ...
Earth Sciences
Jun 18, 2024
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