Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro’s government on Monday revoked regulations protecting mangroves and other fragile coastal ecosystems,…
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Purging water system of brain-eating microbe to take 60 days
A Houston-area official said Monday it will take 60 days to ensure a city drinking water…
United Arab Emirates to launch spacecraft to moon in 2024
A top official in the United Arab Emirates said Tuesday his country plans to send an…
Dying winds give crews hope in Northern California fires
Firefighters say they hoped dying winds would enable them to bear down on a wildfire that…
EPA ridicules California's proposed ban of new gas cars
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency chief Andrew Wheeler on Monday ridiculed California Gov. Gavin Newsom’s plan to…
China's air pollutant reduction success could make it tougher to control climate change
China’s success in improving air quality by cutting polluting emissions may have a negative knock-on effect…
Plant droplets serve as nutrient-rich food for insects
Small watery droplets on the edges of blueberry bush leaves are loaded with nutrients for many…
Understanding ghost particle interactions
Scientists often refer to the neutrino as the “ghost particle.” Neutrinos were one of the most abundant…
New interactive tool will help farmers contain the spread of clubroot
First described in the 13th century in Russia, clubroot has been affecting worldwide brassica production, including…
Study traces the evolution of gill covers
The emergence of jaws in primitive fish allowed vertebrates to become top predators. What is less…