Pollution
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From leukemia to premature births, the 1st systematic study on the impact of plastics on health
The production of ever-increasing volumes of plastic is the number one problem. Between 1950 and 2019 the pace grew 250…
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Elon Musk, the light pollution of satellites and the future of astronomy
In a series of speeches on Nature Astronomy, dozens of astronomers denounce the impact of the mega-constellations of Starlink satellites…
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Record in February, deforestation in the Amazon rainforest marks +61.8%
The data of the DETER satellite monitoring system, managed by the National Institute for Space Research of Brazil, have detected…
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Let’s tackle space pollution before it’s too late
There are 7,000 satellites in orbit, rising to 60,000 in 2030. And billions of debris and metal fragments. A danger…
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Methane leaks, who are the biggest polluters of 2022?
US, Russia and Turkmenistan are responsible for the largest number of methane leaks from fossil fuel plants
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Eight robot bees to save an entire ecosystem, Durham’s bet
Artificial intelligence, machine learning and micro-robotics. These are the ingredients of RoboRoyale, the EU-funded project that is about to test…
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Methane emissions: 135 million tonnes for the energy industry
The commitment of the fossil industry is lame but the IEA shows how the oil and gas sector could drastically…
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Plastics in the sea: the results of the COMMON project for Mediterranean
Presented the final budget of COMMON, the plastic monitoring project in the Mediterranean Sea. 90 thousand finds were collected; one…
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PHEV: Emissions of plug-in hybrid cars in the city pollute like an SUV
The emission values reported by BMW, Peugeot and Renault beat around 27-36 g CO2/km. While those recorded in road tests,…
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Plastic in the ocean found in the Arctic comes from all over the world
A citizen science study coordinated by the AWI analyzed the origin of plastic in the ocean Arctic showing that they…
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