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Key Component of China's Pollution Problem: Scale of Nitrogen's Effect on People and Ecosystems Revealed
February 26, 2013 — It's no secret that China is faced with some of the world's worst pollution. Until now, however, information on the magnitude, scope and impacts of a major contributor to that pollution -- ... > full story -
Weather Extremes Provoked by Trapping of Giant Waves in the Atmosphere
February 25, 2013 — The world has suffered from severe regional weather extremes in recent years, such as the heat wave in the United States in 2011. Behind these devastating individual events there is a common physical ... > full story -
Global Surveys Show Environment Ranks Low Among Public Concerns
February 25, 2013 — A newly released international study reveals that the issue of climate change is not a priority for people in the United States and around the world. The surveys showed that when asked to rank ... > full story -
Cleaning Oil Spills With Paper Mill Sludge?
February 25, 2013 — Eco-innovation is at its best when the waste of one industry becomes the raw material of another. This is precisely what a new research project CAPS, is attempting to do with waste sludge from ... > full story -
Childhood Blood Lead Levels Rise and Fall With Exposure to Airborne Dust in Urban Areas
February 25, 2013 — A new nine-year study of more than 367,000 children in Detroit supports the idea that a mysterious seasonal fluctuation in blood lead levels -- observed in urban areas throughout the United States ... > full story -
Conserving Corals by Understanding Their Genes
February 21, 2013 — In reef-building corals variations within genes involved in immunity and response to stress correlate to water temperature and clarity, finds a new study. This information could be used to conserve ... > full story -
New Emphysema Procedure Tested
February 20, 2013 — Medical researchers have just treated the first patient in the United States in an experimental lung reduction procedure for ... > full story -
Exposure to Air Pollution Is Associated With Increased Deaths After Heart Attacks
February 19, 2013 — Air pollution contributes to an increased number of deaths among patients who have been admitted to hospital with heart attacks, according to a new ... > full story -
Lake-Effect Snow Sometimes Needs Mountains
February 19, 2013 — Researchers ran computer simulations to show that the snow-producing “lake effect” isn’t always enough to cause heavy snowfall, but that mountains or other surrounding topography ... > full story -
Pollution Doesn't Change the Rate of Droplet Formation
February 18, 2013 — When it comes to forming the droplets that make up clouds, a little oily and viscous organic material apparently doesn’t matter that much. And that’s good news for reducing the ... > full story
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