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Electric and hybrid cars parked alongside a road charge at plug-in stations
Posted inNews

The Unequal Benefits of California’s Electric Vehicle Transition

Jenessa Duncombe, Staff Writer by Jenessa Duncombe 26 May 202322 September 2023

An uptick in clean vehicles has improved air quality in wealthier communities over marginalized communities in California, a new study finds.

Satellite image of a close-in view of the clouds of a hurricane eye
Posted inNews

Outlook: Normal Atlantic Hurricane Season Expected

Jenessa Duncombe, Staff Writer by Jenessa Duncombe 25 May 202330 May 2023

Atmospheric and oceanic features are simultaneously strengthening and suppressing hurricane activity this year.

A group of penguins stand on ground streaked with yellow-white droppings. The sea is in the background.
Posted inENGAGE, News

Penguin Poop May Flush Iron into the Southern Ocean

by Carolyn Wilke 23 May 202323 May 2023

Nutrients from the seabirds’ guano fuels the growth of carbon-storing phytoplankton, but penguin populations have plunged in the past 4 decades.

سيؤدي تقليل الانبعاثات الناتجة عن حرق الوقود الأحفوري أيضًا إلى تقليل الوفيات الناجمة عن ملوثات الهواء مثل الأوزون. الصورة لـ
Posted inResearch Spotlights, RTL

الفوائد الصحية العالمية من تحقيق مرحلة صفر انبعاثات

by Kirsten Steinke 19 May 202319 May 2023

إن خطط الحد من ظاهرة التغير المناخي ستقلل من تلوث الهواء وهو ما سيفضي إلى إنقاذ مئات آلاف الأرواح في العقود القادمة.

Hollywood road sign hangs above cars along Highway 101. In the distance is the smog-filled skyline of Los Angeles.
Posted inResearch Spotlights

Fine-Tuning Air Pollution Models

Sarah Derouin, Science Writer by Sarah Derouin 19 May 202322 June 2023

InMAP estimates air pollution within cities, but its predictions are flawed for specific chemicals. Now, scientists are addressing that shortcoming.

Crops grow beneath a photovoltaic array at an experimental farm site.
Posted inResearch Spotlights

A Symbiosis Between Agriculture and Solar Power

Aaron Sidder, freelance science writer by Aaron Sidder 18 May 202314 July 2023

A growing population requires more food and energy, which compete for limited space…unless they don’t.

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New Forecasting Tool Could Help Indian Farmers Plan Irrigation

Rishika Pardikar, Science Writer by Rishika Pardikar 18 May 202318 May 2023

Tropical weather is unpredictable, but a new tool could help farmers get a better grasp on it.

Cherry trees cover a path by a river where people are walking and sitting.
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Taking the Pulse of Global Change with World Heritage Data Sets

by Emma J. Rosi, Emily S. Bernhardt, Irena Creed, Gene E. Likens and William H. McDowell 17 May 202325 September 2023

Applying World Heritage status to highly valuable environmental records would spotlight the vital insights they provide into how Earth is changing and would ensure their longevity and accessibility.

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Solar Panels Nurse Desert Soil Back to Life

Jenessa Duncombe, Staff Writer by Jenessa Duncombe 12 May 202330 May 2023

Cultivating delicate soil crust in the shade of solar panels might boost the recovery of arid land.

A photo angled from above of a small white bird and a white egg in a nest of twigs.
Posted inENGAGE, News

Harpy Eagles Concentrate Precious Nutrients in the Amazon

Adityarup Chakravorty, freelance science writer by Adityarup Chakravorty 10 May 202325 May 2023

Amazon soils are usually low in the nutrients that plants covet, but harpy eagles can create local hot spots with their poop and prey.

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