Human DNA in River Sediment Emerges as Strongest Clue to Microplastic Hotspots
A study of China's Shihe River found that human mitochondrial DNA in sediment, a molecular marker of site-specific human activity, ...
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Why Trees Keep Winning the Battle Inside Solar Parks—and How Grazing Goats Could End It
New research argues that ecological succession explains why mowing fails to control woody plants in solar parks and that grazing ...
Deep learning maps shifting land around South African park where human-wildlife conflict is rising
A new deep learning study around Hluhluwe-iMfolozi Park reveals that human-wildlife conflict hotspots concentrate along protected-area boundaries in landscapes undergoing ...
Upstream land use silently reshapes who gets the world’s shared river water
Every international water treaty on Earth shares a hidden assumption: that the amount of water crossing a national boundary is ...
Permits Take 250 Days: First Hard Numbers on Local Wind and Solar Approvals
A first-of-its-kind dataset of locally-permitted wind and solar projects in Massachusetts finds permitting takes an average of 250 days and ...
Hidden Radioactivity and Rare Earths Mapped in Vietnamese Lake Sediments
Researchers mapped rare earth elements and natural radionuclides in TuyenLam Lake sediments, finding land-use-driven enrichment and localized radiological hotspots.
Medieval Lake Tsunamis Reveal a Hidden Human-Made Hazard Lurking Beneath Alpine Shores
Two medieval earthquakes triggered catastrophic delta collapses in Italy's Lake Iseo, generating tsunamis up to 50 meters high, and new ...
Global Mining Overlaps a Third of the World’s Conservation Priority Zones
A global analysis finds that 34 percent of current mining land overlaps with post-2020 conservation priority zones, threatening more than ...
Bamboo Emerges as a Fast-Growing Rival to Gasoline and Diesel in New Biofuel Study
A Worcester Polytechnic Institute-led study finds bamboo can be converted into liquid fuels at costs competitive with petroleum and with ...
Ancient Rocks and City Runoff Shape the Chemistry of Brazil’s Paraopeba River
A basin-wide sampling campaign in Brazil's Paraopeba River shows that geology and seasonality dominate water chemistry, while the 2019 Brumadinho ...
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Mothers who receive childcare support from maternal grandparents show more parental warmth, finds NTU Singapore study
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University of Seville Breaks 120-Year-Old Mystery, Revises a Key Einstein Concept
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Bee body mass, pathogens and local climate influence heat tolerance
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Researchers record first-ever images and data of a shark experiencing a boat strike
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Groundbreaking Clinical Trial Reveals Lubiprostone Enhances Kidney Function
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