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Air Pollution Affects Memory and Lowers IQ of Children

City smog lowers children's IQ. This is among findings from a recent University of Montana study that found children living in cities with significant air pollution are at an increased risk for detrimental impacts to the brain, including short-term memory loss and lower IQ.

12 Feb 2015

Evidence of Human-Produced Air Pollution Found Within Ancient Ice

In the 16th century, during its conquest of South America, the Spanish Empire forced countless Incas to work extracting silver from the mountaintop mines of Potosí, in what is now Bolivia--then the largest source of silver in the world.

11 Feb 2015

Man-Made Industrial Emissions Contribute to Reduced Rainfall in the Northern Tropics

Scientists have produced a rainfall record strongly suggesting that man-made industrial emissions have contributed to less rainfall in the northern tropics.

11 Feb 2015

Natural Methane Seepage Occurring for Millions of Years near Arctic Ocean

Natural seepage of methane offshore the Arctic archipelago Svalbard has been occurring periodically for at least 2,7 million years. Major events of methane emissions happened at least twice during this period, according to a new study.

6 Feb 2015

Researchers Make Significant Advance in Carbon Dioxide Capture

Using the same baking soda found in most grocery stores, Lawrence Livermore scientists, along with colleagues from Harvard University and the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, have created a significant advance in carbon dioxide capture.

6 Feb 2015

Researchers Study Fine Particulate Emissions from Wood-Chip Burners

As many places in the U.S. and Europe increasingly turn to biomass rather than fossil fuels for power and heat, scientists are focusing on what this trend might mean for air quality -- and people's health.

5 Feb 2015

Biofouling Community' Marine Organisms Adapt to Changing Ocean Acidification

A new study of marine organisms that make up the 'biofouling community' - tiny creatures that attach themselves to ships' hulls and rocks in the ocean around the world - shows how they adapt to changing ocean acidification. Reporting in the journal Global Change Biology, the authors examine how these communities may respond to future change.

29 Jan 2015