By Nigel Jaffe How cold a certain region gets in winter affects much more than just the heating bills: it’s actually one of the most important factors in agriculture across the globe. Seasonal highs and lows determine which plants can...
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By: Ligia Clara Aerosols, which are microscopic liquid and solid particles suspended in the Earth’s atmosphere, have significant effects on the weather and climate. Approximately 90% of all aerosols have natural origins, such as ash ejected from volcanoes, sea salt...
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By Nigel Jaffe As LGBT Pride Month winds to a close, millions of people across the nation are preparing for marches, parties, and, in New York City, even proms. The iconic NYC Pride March will coincide this weekend with celebrations...
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By Caroline Stern A proposal was sent out by a group of 28 engineers and scientists from across the country to build an energy corridor comprised of “a complex train of solar energy panels, wind turbines, natural gas pipelines, desalination...
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By Sean Halpin Current challenges such as food scarcity and disaster relief in Africa have existed for decades, but modern technologies such as artificial intelligence (AI) are hoping to turn the tide. Facebook is trying to help relief efforts in...
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By Vayne Ong Around the world, the rates of deaths and infections from HIV are on the decline, but many southeast African countries, such as Mozambique, Lesotho, and Botswana, remain at the epicenter of the epidemic. While researchers have long...
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By Nigel Jaffe According to a report from the Earth Policy Institute, almost a third of the world’s land surface is covered by forests. Beneath every group of trees and plants stretch far-flung networks of roots, which are themselves interconnected...
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Phosphorus is a necessary part of all plants. It helps plants convert nutrients into usable building blocks which help them grow. It is one of the three main nutrients most commonly found in fertilizers, and is the “P” in the...
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Earlier this year, we put out a Map of the Week about California wildfires and the extent of destruction they have caused in the past few years. 2018 was the state’s worst year in wildfires, and 2019 may be similar....
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Since the disastrous 1986 nuclear power plant explosion in the USSR’s city of Chernobyl, environmental consequences have not yet been settled. The explosion and subsequent fire in the power plant’s reactor #4 devastated local environments and cities, including Pripyat, which...
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