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11/16/2019
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By Cassie B.
Mother Nature self-corrects: Lake Tahoe returns to “crystal-blue” waters after visibility dips to all-time low
Famous for its sparkling blue-green waters, Lake Tahoe has long been a popular tourist site in the western U.S. The second-deepest lake in the nation, it attracts more than 2.7 million people per year to the border between California and Nevada. However, its reputation as one of the most beautiful bodies of water in the […]
11/15/2019
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By Cassie B.
Restoring a more biodiverse ecosystem helps promote “good” bacteria, which can improve human health: Study
Unless you’re a gardener or farmer, you probably don’t give soil much thought. You know it’s there, but you don’t think it affects you very much – unless you get it on your shoes and track it into the house. However, soil is the foundation for life, whether you realize it or not. It sets […]
10/24/2019
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By Cassie B.
Save that bug! Preventing the rapid decline of insects around the globe is key to preserving human life, warn scientists
Insects have a way of making outdoor jogs and picnics a bit less pleasant, but you might want to think twice before squashing them as experts say none of us would be here if they didn’t exist. In fact, one leading scientist has warned that the rapid declines of insect populations across the planet is […]
10/16/2019
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By Cassie B.
The domestic horse is evidence of how humans can decimate an ENTIRE species – only 2 types of lineages are left
If you don’t normally encounter horses in your everyday life, you might not give much thought to the animals, but they have played a key role in human history. They’ve been impacting our transportation, agriculture and even warfare since the Bronze Age, and now researchers have laid out precisely how humans have transformed horses to […]
10/13/2019
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By Cassie B.
Raising farmed salmon means KILLING tons of wild fish to make fish food
Salmon might be an excellent choice of fish from a health standpoint, but what about its impact on the environment? Some experts say that if you’re eating the farmed variety, you might want to reconsider. A new 80-page report from Compassion in World Farming and the Changing Markets Foundation has warned that fishing to feed […]
10/08/2019
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By Cassie B.
Fracking-induced earthquakes in Central and Eastern America are on the rise, caution researchers
It’s getting harder for fracking proponents to defend the practice as new studies show that it can be linked to a rise in earthquakes throughout the United States, particularly in areas where seismic events are not historically common – and this is true even when wastewater disposal, which often takes the blame for fracking-related seismicity, […]
09/06/2019
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By Cassie B.
Oceans have become TOXIC to humans, rendering beach-goers unable to breathe
In England, people headed to their local beaches in droves to enjoy the bank holiday weekend August 25 and say goodbye to summer in unusual 92-degree heat – but many of them ended up seeing firsthand just how dangerous ocean pollution can be. Around 150 people got sick after going to beaches along the country’s […]
09/04/2019
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By Cassie B.
A volcanic eruption in 1815 blocked the sun for a full year, causing global crop failures and famine… and it could happen again
As welcome as the fall weather can be when it finally sets in, it’s hard to imagine life without summer, yet that’s exactly what happened back in 1816 – and it could happen again. That year, spring came like it always did, but what followed was a lot closer to winter than summer. Cold temperatures […]
08/30/2019
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By Cassie B.
Promising new study shows path for reducing the environmental impact of making plastics
Manufacturing products like steel, plastics and iron is the world’s top source of energy consumption, and it also releases carbon dioxide as a byproduct. Researchers have long been looking for ways to make these processes more eco-friendly, and now chemical engineers from Massachusetts Institute of Technology have come up with a novel approach to making […]
08/28/2019
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By Cassie B.
Heatwave upside: Butterfly populations bounce back in the U.K. after last year’s warm weather
Many of us are ready to say goodbye to the hot summer weather, but there is a big upside to the heat waves we’ve been seeing in recent years as butterfly populations have bounced back in a big way in the U.K. In fact, data provided by the country shows that more than two thirds […]
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