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Climate change: Scientists fear car surge will see CO2 rebound

Tiredearth

30 Nov 2024

Daily global emissions of CO2 fell by 17% at the peak of the shutdown because of measures taken by governments in response to Covid-19, say scientists.

Project seeks 4D view of Earth's mantle

Tiredearth

30 Nov 2024

Some of the most sophisticated models of the Earth's interior ever constructed will be produced in a new project led from Cardiff University.

The New Alzheimer’s–Air Pollution Link

Tiredearth

30 Nov 2024

Toxic airborne particles can travel from lungs and nose to the brain, and exposure is linked to memory loss.

Vitamin D levels appear to play role in COVID-19 mortality rates

Tiredearth

30 Nov 2024

Patients with severe deficiency are twice as likely to experience major complications.

One billion people will live in insufferable heat within 50 years

Tiredearth

30 Nov 2024

Human cost of climate crisis will hit harder and sooner than previously believed, research reveals

COVID-19 is a dress rehearsal for entrepreneurial approaches to climate change

Tiredearth

30 Nov 2024

successful environmental entrepreneurs tend to see themselves as both environmentalists and business-people.

Scientists find highest ever level of microplastics on seafloor

Tiredearth

30 Nov 2024

An international research project has revealed the highest levels of microplastic ever recorded on the seafloor, with up to 1.9 million pieces in a thin layer covering just 1 square metre.

New Trump Nuclear Plan Favors Uranium Mining Bordering the Grand Canyon

Tiredearth

30 Nov 2024

The administration, seeking to restore America’s “competitive nuclear advantage,” also wants to create a $150 million uranium reserve in the coming decade.

Chernobyl – the world’s worst nuclear disaster revisited

Tiredearth

30 Nov 2024

The Chernobyl disaster is the worst recorded nuclear power plant disaster.

Covid-19 – a blessing for pangolins?

Tiredearth

30 Nov 2024

Pangolins are the world’s most trafficked mammals, but there is evidence that they were the source of the new coronavirus – which could end the trade.

New geochemical tool reveals origin of Earth's nitrogen.

Tiredearth

30 Nov 2024

Researchers have used a new geochemical tool to shed light on the origin of nitrogen and other volatile elements on Earth, which may also prove useful as a way to monitor the activity of volc

Nature’s Blueprint

Tiredearth

30 Nov 2024

An economy is an ecosystem, with we humans as its species.

Polar bears are getting thinner and having fewer cubs. Melting sea ice is to blame

Tiredearth

30 Nov 2024

The impact of the climate crisis is becoming more and more obvious to humans and their animal neighbors. But among all species, polar bears might be some of the hardest hit.

Flying into Danger

Tiredearth

30 Nov 2024

You may have heard a lot of people talking and writing about solutions to the world environmental, But do you ever wonder why still the relentless environmental slide goes on?

What is a carbon footprint?

Tiredearth

30 Nov 2024

You can't control everything, but being conscious of your carbon footprint helps.

Analyzing the Impacts of Climate Change on Environmental Migration

Tiredearth

30 Nov 2024

Indigenous peoples are often the worst affected by climate change and come on top of a long history of discrimination and the legacy of colonization.

Acid Rain: Causes, effects and solutions

Tiredearth

30 Nov 2024

Acid rain affects nearly every biotic and abiotic thing.

GMOs - environmental concerns

Tiredearth

30 Nov 2024

There are many environmental concerns about GMO crops.

What Are the Main Types of Habitat Loss?

Tiredearth

30 Nov 2024

Habitat loss—due to destruction, fragmentation, or degradation of habitat—is the primary threat to the survival of wildlife.

Environmental Consequences of Australia’s Fires

Tiredearth

30 Nov 2024

Wild fires burnt hundreds of thousands of hectares and destroyed hundreds of properties in Australia with some life losses.