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Less Plastic, Lower Exposure
Plastic food packaging, kitchenware, and personal care products expose people to chemicals such as phthalates and bisphenols, which have been linked to hormone disruption and cardiometabolic disease.
News
Breakthrough Catalyst Unlocks Cheaper, Cleaner Hydrogen
A novel catalyst developed by researchers at the University of Birmingham could unlock cheap hydrogen by dramatically slashing the temperatures required to split the water molecules that are needed to make the valuable gas.
Climate
Cooling Down Earthâs Cities
With recent record-breaking summer heatwaves, spiking urban temperatures have become a major concern for cities tackling climate change. Densely populated areas are warming far faster than their rural and suburban surroundings, creating dangerous âurban heat islandsâ that threaten public health, increase energy consumption, and disproportionately impact city-dwellers with lower incomes.
Global Warming
The Oceanâs âConveyor Beltâ Is Starting to Wobble
The Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation (AMOC), of which the Gulf Stream is a part, carries warm surface water northward and sends colder, denser water back toward the south through a deep-ocean pathway.
Education
Princetonâs âFarminaryâ Levels the Praying Field
For generations, seminaries have prepared future clergy in classrooms, libraries, and sanctuaries. Today, at Princeton Theological Seminaryâs Farminary, many of the most important lessons begin in compost piles, vegetable beds, chicken coops, and shared meals.
Data
Pesticide Toxicity Is Increasing
New research suggests that the danger of pesticide use extends beyond the sheer volume of chemicals being applied.
News
Historic Microbe-Conservation Plan Aims to Protect the âInvisible 99%â
For decades, global conservation efforts have focused almost exclusively on visible wildlifeâfrom majestic mammals to endangered plants. Yet microscopic organisms, often termed the âinvisible 99%â of life, drive the essential biological and chemical processes that keep Earth functioning.
Do-It-Yourself
Boost Your Petâs âHealth Spanâ
A growing body of research shows that dogs and cats, just like homo sapiens, thrive when their daily lives include healthful foods and activities along with preventive care.
Nature
Last Swim of the Gilded Catfish
The dorado catfish (Brachyplatystoma rousseauxii), known as the dourada in Brazil and the zĂșngaro dorado in Colombia and Ecuador, is a goliath among freshwater fish. It commonly reaches 6 feet and 200 pounds.
Data
Global Electric Vehicle Sales Accelerate
Electric vehicles (EVs) are moving from an emerging technology to a mainstream part of the global transportation system.
Policy
OPINION: A âCrisis of Worldviewâ Is the Chief Environmental Threat
For decades now, humanity has possessed enough scientific evidence to know that our current relationship with the Earth is unsustainable. We know what is happening to our climate. We know what is happening to biodiversity, and we know what is happening to our soils, forests, rivers, and oceans.
Natural Resources
Nearly 30% of Earthâs Land Is in Droughtâand Itâs Getting âŠ
Some environmental concerns seem further away than others, but few are as immediately alarming as drought.
News
US Nuclear Power Pipeline Signals Potential Clean Energy Renaissance
The United States already operates the worldâs largest fleet of commercial nuclear reactors. According to the US Energy Information Administration, nuclear power supplies 17.8% of US electricity while providing almost half of the countryâs carbon-free electricity generation.
Human Health
How Your Well-Being Impacts Your DNA
Imagine a typical morning routine. You hit snooze, gulp down a coffee, scroll through troubling news, and brace yourself for a crowded commute through hazy city air. It feels like just another stressful Tuesday. But what if your body wasnât just feeling that stressâwhat if it was recording it, down to the very ends of your chromosomes?
Data
Earthâs Colossal Fungal Superhighway
Beneath forests, grasslands, farms, and even city landscapes lies a largely invisible, living infrastructure that helps sustain life on Earth.
Data
Battery Storage Surging as Grids Adapt to Renewables
As nations add more solar and wind power to their electricity grids, battery storage is emerging as one of the fastest-growing energy technologies.
Waste Management
Maine Fishers Haul in Tons of âGhostâ Gear
When Campbell âBuzzâ Scott started his scuba diving and remote-operated vehicle (ROV) piloting classes years ago, he was hoping to inspire the next generation to fall in love with the ocean like he did. But as he surveyed the bottom of the Maine coastal waters with his first students, they couldnât stop staring at the plethora of abandoned lobster traps below.
Consciousness
Running with the Rhythm of the Desert
Long before modern maps, the Native peoples of the Mojave Desert in the southwestern US survived by singing their terrainâpassing multiday songs down through the generations, songs that detailed every hidden spring and treacherous pass across hundreds of miles.
Data
Sustainability Influencers Are Reaching Gen Z
Social media has become one of the primary ways Generation Z (ages 18 to 27) learns about the worldâincluding environmental issues.
Ecosystems
German and Korean DMZs Are Now Environmental Sanctuaries
Two infamous demilitarized zones (DMZs)âstemming from the 1950â53 Korean War and the post-World War II Cold Warâcruelly divided people, yet life found unexpected refuge within those boundary sectors.
