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Fear has negative impact on mitigation behavior toward climate change
In a study published in Climatic Change, researchers from the Xishuangbanna Tropical Botanical Garden (XTBG) of…
The dark side of LEDs: Suppression of melatonin by blue light
You may have heard that exposure to blue light can disrupt your sleep. As it turns,…
Beautiful dunes on Mars, sculpted by swirling winds
This interesting image from the HiRISE camera on the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter shows a field of…
COVID-19 drugs persist in wastewater, may pose risk to aquatic organisms
Certain drugs used to treat COVID-19 patients—including remdesivir, dexamethasone and antibiotics for associated bacterial infections—persist through…
Wildfire poses greater threat to cannabis than other California crops
Wildfires are an increasing threat to people’s lives, property and livelihoods, especially in rural California communities.…
Swapping meat for seafood could improve nutrition and reduce emissions
Sustainable seafood could provide more nutrition to people than beef, pork and chicken, while reducing greenhouse…
Seven points about flooding, infrastructure and climate change
Extreme storms and intense floods have disrupted communities across the country this summer. Death Valley, Yellowstone,…
Flood-hit Pakistan faces spread of infectious diseases
Amid unprecedented floods which have affected 33 million people and damaged nearly 900 health facilities, Pakistan…
Two-headed snake a unique find for herpetology lab
The University of Nebraska–Lincoln’s herpetology lab is seeing double after securing a two-headed garter snake. …