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ProPublica is a nonprofit newsroom that investigates abuses of power. Sign up for Dispatches, a newsletter that spotlights wrongdoing around the country, to receive our stories in your inbox every week. The Sweet Fern Savanna Land and Water Reserve, in the heart of Pembroke Township, Illinois, offers a glimpse into
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Credit: CC0 Public Domain In a new study from Monash University, researchers found that getting enough natural sunlight each day can impact a person’s mood and sleep quality. They examined more than 400,000 participants in the UK Biobank program and found that a lack of daytime light exposure was a
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Credit: CC0 Public Domain In a new study from the University of York, researchers found outdoor nature-based activities are effective for improving mental health in adults, including those with pre-existing mental health problems. They showed that taking part in outdoor, nature-based activities led to improved mood, less anxiety, and positive
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Credit: CC0 Public Domain Long-term exposure to air pollution and road traffic noise may raise the risk of developing heart failure, especially among former smokers and people with high blood pressure, according to a large study of Danish women. As the level of exposure to road noise and two common
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Credit: CC0 Public Domain In a new study from Karolinska Institutet, researchers found prolonged exposure to air pollution can be linked to an increased risk of stroke and coronary heart disease, even when levels are below the limits specified by the EU and WHO. The results indicate that the current
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Credit: Peggychoucair/Pixabay. Decaying wood releases around 10.9 gigatons of carbon worldwide every year, according to a new study by an international team of scientists. This is roughly equivalent to 115 per cent of fossil fuel emissions. Co-author of the study Professor David Lindenmayer from The Australian National University (ANU) says
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On Sept. 8, the Biden administration’s Department of Energy issued a new report, “The Solar Futures Study,” which claims solar energy could power 40 percent of the U.S. grid by 2035 and 45 percent of the grid by 2050. The report, produced by the DoE’s Solar Energy Technologies Office (SETO)
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HONOLULU—Researchers have completed a comprehensive online map of the world’s coral reefs by using more than 2 million satellite images from across the globe. The Allen Coral Atlas, named after late Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen, will act as a reference for reef conservation, marine planning, and coral science as researchers
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News Analysis Editors from the Lancet, the New England Journal of Medicine, and hundreds of other medical journals have issued a joint editorial demanding “emergency action” to limit global temperature increases, including greatly increased monetary contributions and emissions cuts from wealthy nations as well as heavy government intervention and greater
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An important new study in “Climate Dynamics” has criticized a key methodology that the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) uses to attribute climate change to greenhouse gases, raising questions about the validity of research that relied on it and prompting a response from one of the scientists who developed
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ProPublica is a nonprofit newsroom that investigates abuses of power. Sign up for Dispatches, a newsletter that spotlights wrongdoing around the country, to receive our
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Credit: CC0 Public Domain In a new study from Monash University, researchers found that getting enough natural sunlight each day can impact a person’s mood
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Credit: CC0 Public Domain In a new study from the University of York, researchers found outdoor nature-based activities are effective for improving mental health in
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Credit: CC0 Public Domain Long-term exposure to air pollution and road traffic noise may raise the risk of developing heart failure, especially among former smokers
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Credit: CC0 Public Domain In a new study from Karolinska Institutet, researchers found prolonged exposure to air pollution can be linked to an increased risk
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Credit: Peggychoucair/Pixabay. Decaying wood releases around 10.9 gigatons of carbon worldwide every year, according to a new study by an international team of scientists. This
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On Sept. 8, the Biden administration’s Department of Energy issued a new report, “The Solar Futures Study,” which claims solar energy could power 40 percent
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HONOLULU—Researchers have completed a comprehensive online map of the world’s coral reefs by using more than 2 million satellite images from across the globe. The
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News Analysis Editors from the Lancet, the New England Journal of Medicine, and hundreds of other medical journals have issued a joint editorial demanding “emergency
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An important new study in “Climate Dynamics” has criticized a key methodology that the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) uses to attribute climate change
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