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Ozone-Depleting Substances Caused Half of Late 20th-Century Arctic Warming, Says Study

January 21, 2020

Implicated in a third of overall global warming at the time

Study: How US Sewage Plants Can Remove Medicines from Wastewater

January 9, 2020

New research shows that technologies are available, but the upgrades can be expensive

It's a Small (Coal-Polluted) World, after All

January 3, 2020

Study suggests that coal-burning activities in the Asia-Pacific region have influenced environmental conditions in the United...

Mealworms Safely Consume Toxic Additive-Containing Plastic

December 30, 2019

A recent study is the first to look at where chemicals in plastic end up after being broken down in a natural system&mda...

Watered Down Biodiversity: Sample Type Is Critical in Environmental DNA Studies for Biomonitoring

December 23, 2019

For freshwater systems, there is often a lack of consideration as to the optimal sample type for maximizing detection of macr...

Simple Test Could Prevent Fluoride-Related Disease

December 17, 2019

Method uses synthetic biology to detect dangerous levels of fluoride in drinking water

Natural Ecosystems Protect against Climate Change

December 11, 2019

Research led by Göttingen University studies carbon sinks and land-use in a mangrove-fringed lagoon in Java

Smog-Eating Graphene Composite Reduces Atmospheric Pollution

December 4, 2019

Researchers have developed a graphene-titania photocatalyst that degrades up to 70 percent more atmospheric nitrogen oxi...

Imaging the Bacterial Hitchhikers on Plastic Trash in Oceans

December 2, 2019

Very little is known about what kinds of microbes are in the Plastisphere—the biofilm that coats marine microplastics&m...

Nine Climate Tipping Points Now 'Active,' Warn Scientists

November 29, 2019

This "cascade" of changes sparked by global warming could threaten the existence of human civilizations

New Material Captures and Converts Toxic Air Pollutant into Industrial Chemical

November 25, 2019

Metal-organic framework material requires only water and air to convert the captured gas into nitric acid for industrial use...

Emissions from Electricity Generation Lead to Premature Deaths for Some Racial Groups

November 21, 2019

University of Washington researchers have found that air pollution from electricity generation emissions in 2014 led to about...

Climate Impact of Hydropower Varies Widely

November 14, 2019

A new study reveals that the climate impact of hydropower facilities varies widely throughout the world and over time, with s...

Declaration of a Climate Emergency and Next Steps for Action

November 8, 2019

Writing in BioScience, members of a worldwide coalition of scientists argue that too little action has been taken on cli...

New Report Finds Arsenic, Lead, and Other Toxic Contaminants in 95% of Baby Foods Tested

October 21, 2019

Higher risk foods for a baby’s developing brain include rice-based foods, sweet potatoes, and fruit juices

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The Future of Science is (Comfortably) Within Reach: Lab Design and Ergonomics

Tuesday March 24, 2020

Tools for the Food and Beverage Lab

Thursday December 5, 2019

Managing Lab Chemicals Safely

Wednesday November 27, 2019

Designing for a Forensic Crime Laboratory

Wednesday November 20, 2019

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Tuesday November 12, 2019

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Thursday November 7, 2019

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