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Study Shows Link Between Air Pollution and Lung Cancer Susceptibility

According to a research article published recently in eLife, researchers have discovered a mechanism that enlightens how fine air pollution particles may lead to lung cancer.

20 Apr 2022

Study Discusses the Disappearance of the Glaciers on the Olympic Peninsula

Andrew G. Fountain, professor of geology and geography at Portland State University—who headed a research group on the subject, feels that the glaciers present on the Olympic Peninsula in Washington State will have disappeared substantially by 2070.

20 Apr 2022

Antarctic Sea Ice Extent Shrank to Below 2 Million Square Kilometers, New Record Shows

Arctic sea ice may be disappearing, but until recently Antarctic sea ice was having the opposite experience. In February however, the extent of sea ice at the southern hemisphere experienced a record low, the second such event in five years. Researchers have now identified its proximate causes, but many mysteries remain.

20 Apr 2022

Researchers Find No Evidence of Glacial Fertilization Effect in the Antarctic Ocean

Changes in the concentration of atmospheric carbon dioxide (CO2) are considered to be the main cause of past and future climate change.

20 Apr 2022

Deforestation of Indigenous Lands Endangers Brazil’s Ability to Meet Climate Change Mitigation Targets

Indigenous lands in the Brazilian Amazon are under constant pressure, and deforestation of these areas has accelerated in recent years. Some of them, such as Apyterewa Indigenous Territory in Pará state, are particularly affected, endangering Brazil's ability to meet the targets to which it is committed internationally in terms of combating deforestation and mitigating the impact of climate change.

20 Apr 2022

New Platform Aims to Empower Climate-Threatened Communities to Adapt to a Changing Future

A new platform will unite climate models, impact predictions, random control trial evaluations, and humanitarian services to bring cutting-edge tools to Bangladeshi communities.

20 Apr 2022

Scientists Predict How Oil and Gas Wells Heat Up the Permafrost in the Arctic region

Skoltech scientists and their partners from Sergeev Institute of Environmental Geoscience of RAS, with support from the R&D unit of TotalEnergies, have predicted how oil and gas wells heat up the permafrost around them.

20 Apr 2022

Mastercard Expands the Priceless Planet Coalition’s Forest Restoration Effort

With 15 new projects across six continents, progress is accelerating toward goal of 100 million trees, as consumer support for environmental causes grows

20 Apr 2022

Study Predicts Thawing of Gas-saturated Permafrost Around Oil and Gas Wells of Russian Arctic

20 Apr 2022

UQ Collaborates on a Trailblazing Sustainable Energy Project

The University of Queensland will play a crucial role in a multi-million-dollar four-year project which will see universities and industry working together to build commercialisation in Australia’s critical mineral supply chain that will create 1300 jobs.

20 Apr 2022