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How the world’s rivers are changing

The way rivers function is significantly affected by how much sediment they transport and where it gets deposited. River sediment—mostly sand, silt, and clay—plays...

World’s dirtiest oil and gas fields are in Russia, Turkmenistan and Texas

Oil and natural gas fields in Russia, Turkmenistan and Texas are the most climate-damaging on Earth, according to a first-of-its kind analysis that looks...

How to avoid eating the world: From degrowth to a sustainable food system transformation

Proponents of degrowth have long argued that economic growth is detrimental to the environment. Now, scientists show that curbing growth alone would not make...

World’s ocean is losing its memory under global warming

Using future projections from the latest generation of Earth System Models, a recent study published in Science Advances found that most of the world's...

World’s oldest known case of cannibalism revealed in trilobite fossils

The trilobite Redlichia rex likely chomped on its own kind. It's a dog-eat-dog world out there. But before there were dogs — or even dinosaurs...

99% of world’s population breathes poor-quality air

The U.N. health agency says nearly everybody in the world breathes air that doesn't meet its standards for air quality, calling for more action...

Ukraine invasion’s impacts on the world of science

The Russian invasion of Ukraine is being felt far and wide, from risks to nuclear power plants to impacts on science experiments to fear...

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