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Tiny ice quakes take place in one of Greenland’s mightiest ice streams

Pranjal Malewar

Ice streams move due to tiny ice quakes.

Environment

How do microbes help detoxify our atmosphere?

Pranjal Malewar

A fantastic example of microbial ‘ingenuity’.

Group of llamas
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Animal poop helps ecosystems adapt to climate change, study

Pranjal Malewar

The activity of this animal could accelerate the time plants.

Cambridge University Botanic Garden
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The world’s living collections have collectively reached peak capacity

Pranjal Malewar

Safeguarding the world’s most threatened plants from extinction.

young activists taking action
Environment

Understanding the anti-climate movement: A new study

PLOS

Counter-climate groups form in response to stricter environmental policies and institutions.

soil contamination
Environment

Cleaning contaminated soil using proteins

Pranjal Malewar

In 2020, Lausanne's soil was contaminated with dioxins from manufacturing processes. Cleaning is expensive and time-consuming, leaving officials unsure whether to proceed. EPFL scientists are...

Blue puddles of water were visible atop
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Meltwater remained visible atop Antarctica’s Amery ice shelf

Pranjal Malewar

Spanning from the Antarctic Peninsula in the west to the Amery Ice Shelf in the east.

Pic du Midi mountain
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Living organisms influence the distribution of Arsenic than previously thought

Pranjal Malewar

Interpreting traces of arsenic in rain.

Lake Mendota reeds
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Some bacteria evolve like clockwork with the seasons

Pranjal Malewar

The longest natural metagenome time series ever collected, with microbes, reveals a startling evolutionary pattern on repeat.

Remote sensing to help water pollution
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Using remote sensing to monitor plastic debris in rivers and lakes

Pranjal Malewar

First-of-its-kind!

Environment

International agricultural trade has caused 90 percent biodiversity loss

Jay Kakade

Biodiversity loss due to agricultural trade three times higher than previously thought.

Server Room
Environment

Air pollution from AI costs $20 billion and 1,300 deaths a year

Jay Kakade

UC Riverside and Caltech study reveals AI’s toxic air pollution footprint and toll on people’s health.

Researchers identified an unforeseen trade-off for fisheries as nutrient inputs are reduced to improve water quality – in particular, a lower harvest of the popular yellow perch species as dead zones were diminished.
Environment

Cleaner water may pose risk to some Lake Erie fish species

Ashwini Sakharkar

Unforeseen water quality–fisheries tradeoffs are reduced to improve water quality.

flood
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Scientists urge to resist reliance on “bathtub modeling” of flood risk

Ashwini Sakharkar

Researchers recommend analysis of complex factors.

a beetle on the green leaf
Environment

Neem seed extract ensures crop survival from pests

Ashwini Sakharkar

Researchers are developing a non-toxic pesticide for more sustainable agricultural practices.

Mealworms
Environment

Can mealworms be the solution to our microplastic problem?

Pranjal Malewar

Mealworms are Nature’s scavengers and decomposers.

White faced capuchin monkeys
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Warming temperatures impact the immune performance of wild monkeys

Pranjal Malewar

Young individuals' immune systems may be particularly affected by temperature.

Manmade sounds such vehicle traffic
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Traffic noise raises stress and anxiety levels

PLOS

Nature soundscapes lower stress and anxiety, while road traffic noise raises them.

As the Arctic warms, dust from snow- and ice-free areas increases. It promotes the formation of ice crystals in clouds, making clouds thinner.
Environment

As the Arctic warms, dust from snow- and ice-free areas increases

Ashwini Sakharkar

Researchers show complex relationship between Arctic warming and Arctic dust.

A seabird colony i Norway, on which this model could be applied.
Environment

New model can be used to better understand coexistence in nature

Ashwini Sakharkar

Understanding the coexistence in nature.

Methylmercury
Environment

How do microbes create the most toxic form of mercury?

Pranjal Malewar

A poison that can accumulate in fish.

New tools to determine climate-adaptive coral reefs
Environment

New treatment can help corals survive a disease outbreak

Jay Kakade

A study conducted by researchers at Qatar University has developed a mixture of chlorine and cocoa butter that acts as an antiseptic to kill...

Atacama Desert
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Researchers found evidence of living microbes in the driest environment

Jay Kakade

In a new study, researchers conducted DNA-based analyses to confirm the high abundance of bacterial life in the Atacama Desert, one of the most...

Air pollution exposure.
Environment

Air pollution may contribute to eczema

PLOS

Data shows that a 10 µm/m3 increase in PM2.5 levels doubles eczema rates among U.S. adults.

UTEX 3222
Environment

New cyanobacteria naturally captures carbon dioxide

Jay Kakade

In a collaboration, the researchers at the Wyss Institute at Harvard University and the University of Palermo have discovered a new strain of cyanobacteria....

Tundra landscape
Environment

Tree planting at high latitudes will accelerate global warming

Jay Kakade

While tree planting is a popular and effective way to mitigate climate change, it's not always effective. A group of scientists at the University...

Bio-based fibres
Environment

Bio-based fibers: A bigger environmental threat than plastics?

Pranjal Malewar

Materials being advocated as alternatives to plastic

Sea waves background with a birds and sunset illustration
Environment

The cool ocean skin allows oceans to absorb more carbon dioxide

Pranjal Malewar

These findings could enhance global carbon assessments.

An adult female polar bear and her two cubs.
Environment

New study reveals increased pathogen risk for polar bears

PLOS

Three decades of blood samples suggest increased exposure within their food web.

Wet Land
Environment

Microbes in the environment are causing surges in methane emissions

Jay Kakade

Microbes, not fossil fuels, drove methane growth between 2020 and 2022

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