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Each fall, millions of hunters across North America make their way into forests and grasslands to kill deer. During the winter, people chow down on the venison steaks, sausage, and burgers made from the animals. These hunters, however, are not just on the front lines of an American tradition. Infectious disease researchers say they are …
The world is going to need a lot of weird metals in the coming years, according to chemistry professor Justin Wilson at UC Santa Barbara. But he isn’t talking about lithium, cobalt or even beryllium. Wilson’s interested in dysprosium, which is so hidden in the periodic table that you’d be forgiven for thinking he made …
Despite the rising retail cost of organic produce, sector sales still account for approximately 15% of all U.S. fruit and vegetable revenues, reports the Washington, D.C.-based Organic Trade Association. That ongoing demand for organic and other sustainable fruits and vegetables is creating solid growth opportunities for produce retailers, said Sonia Acuña-Rubio, director of food product certification …
BETHLEHEM, PA — The mainstreaming of practical and appealing sustainable design practices represents an important shift that “will fundamentally change the kitchen and bath industry,” according to a major new report from the National Kitchen & Bath Association. Insights presented in the NKBA’s recently released 2024 Sustainability in Kitchen & Bath Design report, based on …
A research team led by engineers at the University of Virginia School of Engineering and Applied Science is the first to explore how an emerging plant-based material, cellulose nanofibrils, could amplify the benefits of 3D-printed concrete technology. “The improvements we saw on both printability and mechanical measures suggest that incorporating cellulose nanofibrils in commercial printable …
Girls are more likely to worry about climate change and engage more in teaching on the topic than boys, according to research led by UCL. Researchers also found that children from lower socioeconomic groups are less likely to enjoy or value learning about climate change than their more advantaged peers. In the report, published by …
Any planet, in our own solar system or beyond, is shaped by a certain set of influences: the whirlwind circumstances of its formation, the contents of its deep interiors, other natural phenomena that ebb and flow with time. These forces help determine the speed at which a world spins, the wobble of its axis, and …
St. Louis County received a $1.8 million grant to address climate change impacts on the Lake Superior coast. According to a Aug. 1 news release, the funding from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and the Commerce Department will be paid over four years. In the release, St. Louis County reported it will use the …
Athletes competing in the upcoming Olympic marathon swimming events repeatedly face training delays due to water quality issues in the River Seine. Paris Olympics organisers said that training for open water swimming in the River Seine had been cancelled due to pollution, raising questions over why triathletes were allowed to use the waterway the day …
In 2023, roughly 60,000 firework shells exploded above Manhattan’s East River as part of Macy’s Fourth of July show. The resulting air pollutant levels were many times higher in the hours after the display than those seen when smoke from a Canadian wildfire had blanketed the area a month before. This is according to the …