Inner Mongolian herder Dorj looked bitterly at the vast grasslands where his flock once grazed freely, before the practice was banned as part of a massive Chinese state greening project.
Environment
Oct 2, 2025
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A new study led by Teagasc has highlighted the critical relationship between the drainage status of peat soils and localized rainfall in water table management. These findings will be critical in identifying and targeting ...
Environment
Jul 29, 2025
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Efforts to enhance peat accumulation in European peatlands, which contain around half of Europe's soil carbon, will require a combination of warm temperatures and a specific depth of the water table, according to a study ...
Environment
Jul 23, 2025
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Billions of years ago, water flowed on the surface of Mars. But scientists have an incomplete picture of how the red planet's water cycle worked.
Astrobiology
May 19, 2025
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Depleted groundwater threatens communities, agriculture, and ecosystems in California's Central Valley, which produces much of the nation's fruit, vegetables, and nuts. But the same acres where farmers have long cultivated ...
Earth Sciences
Apr 17, 2025
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Someone is listening very carefully for the quiet sound of a drip from deep underground.
Environment
Mar 18, 2025
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As climate change continues to drive global sea level rise, many people living in coastal areas are already seeing the effects. Coastal erosion is accelerating and shifting coastlines inland, and storm surges are getting ...
Earth Sciences
Mar 12, 2025
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In 2020, the City of Lausanne found that large areas of its soil had been contaminated with dioxins, which are chlorinated organic compounds. This pollution was due mainly to combustion-reliant manufacturing processes.
Cell & Microbiology
Jan 21, 2025
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Researchers at the University of São Paulo (USP) in Brazil have developed a novel nanotechnology-based solution for the removal of micro- and nanoplastics from water. Their research is published in the journal Micron.
Bio & Medicine
Nov 12, 2024
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Humanity may be no better prepared for the impacts of climate change today than in the 1970s.
Environment
Sep 26, 2024
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