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You are what you eat, it turns out—even if your last meal was 150 million years ago. While the grub itself may be long gone, a record of dinosaurs' favorite foods has been stowed away in their...
An international research team from the Museum für Naturkunde Berlin and from Buenos Aires and Washington D.C. has identified a new fossil from central Germany, offering fresh insights into the early evolutionary history of archosauromorphs. of...

Heavy rains deliver largest amounts of fertilizer-derived nitrogen pollution to the Gulf of Mexico, study finds

As opposed to a constant flow from sources above and below ground, periods of heavy rain and runoff deliver the greatest amounts of fertilizer-derived...

Pollution level in Pakistan megacity hits new high, says official

Air pollution in Pakistan's second biggest city Lahore soared on Saturday, with an official calling it a record high for the smog-choked mega city. For...

Methane from megafires: Novel detection technique raises pollution policy questions

Using a new detection method, UC Riverside scientists found a massive amount of methane, a super-potent greenhouse gas, coming from wildfires—a source not currently...

Scientists identify potential bioindicators for monitoring plastic pollution in North Pacific Ocean

With an estimated 8 million metric tons of plastic waste escaping to our oceans each year, plastic pollution adversely affects the environment, climate, and...

Connecting health, pollution and fairness: That’s environmental justice

In the beginning, the idea of environmental justice didn't have a name. It didn't have much support, either. A few years after the first Earth...

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