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10/15/2020
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By Virgilio Marin
Top EU court upholds French ban on bee-killing pesticides
The European Court of Justice on Oct. 8 has dismissed a case filed against France for banning certain neonicotinoids. The Luxembourg-based court ruled that the country sufficiently demonstrated an urgent need to curb a “serious risk to human or animal health or to the environment.” France had been in a heated legal battle against the French Crop Protection Association, an […]
10/13/2020
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By Virgilio Marin
Spider web in Missouri forest big enough to “catch” people
An official with the Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC) found a gigantic spider web along a hiking trail in Springfield. It was likely spun in the early hours of the day by a spotted orb weaver, a barn spider commonly seen in the late summer and the fall. The spider web spanned two trees and had an intricate centerpiece […]
10/09/2020
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By Virgilio Marin
Wave of furry caterpillars covered with venomous spines prompt concern in Virginia
The Virginia Department of Forestry has warned residents to watch out for furry caterpillars following numerous sightings from the state’s eastern counties. The venomous puss caterpillar is covered with fur-like spines that cause intense pain upon contact. The venom can also cause swelling, fever and symptoms of shock. Eric Day, the manager of the Insect Identification Lab at the Virginia […]
10/08/2020
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By Virgilio Marin
Asteroid impact triggered the “impact winter” that likely killed dinosaurs 66 million years ago – study
According to a recent study, the asteroid that hit Earth 66 million years ago likely released an enormous amount of material into the atmosphere, leading to the extinction of non-avian dinosaurs and several other species. In their report, which was published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, an international team of researchers examined sediment […]
10/07/2020
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By Virgilio Marin
Waves of trash wash up on pristine beaches of Honduran town
Waves of garbage have washed up on the shores of a small Honduran town, affecting wildlife and the local economy that’s mostly dependent on the town’s pristine beaches to draw up tourists. Officials said enormous islands of trash appeared on the coast of Omoa in northern Honduras on Sept. 19. According to the Voice of America, the […]
10/07/2020
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By Virgilio Marin
The Arctic tundra has become greener since 1985, according to NASA study
Rising temperatures have turned the Arctic tundra greener, says a recent study from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). Tundra, which comes from a Finnish word meaning “treeless plain,” is the coldest of all land biomes. The region is characterized by limited biodiversity, short growing seasons and frost-molded landscapes low in nutrients. For those reasons, only a select group […]
10/05/2020
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By Virgilio Marin
Car tires a major source of microplastics in California coastal waters, warn scientists
A recent study found that the tires of cars, trucks and other vehicles may be shedding rubber particles that eventually get washed away by stormwater, contributing to trillions of pieces of microplastic particles in California’s coastal waters. An international group of researchers made an inventory of microplastic sources to identify all the ways these plastic pollutants are getting into the San Francisco Bay. They […]
09/30/2020
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By Virgilio Marin
New all-time coldest temperature in the Northern Hemisphere is actually from nearly 30 years ago
A temperature reading from nearly three decades ago is now recognized as the lowest recorded temperature in the Northern Hemisphere. The World Meteorological Organization (WMO), the climate-related wing of the United Nations, confirmed the new record of -93.3 F, which was logged in Greenland on Dec. 22, 1991. The reading was only acknowledged decades later thanks to a group of “climate detectives” […]
09/29/2020
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By Virgilio Marin
Study on tree rings shows how volcanic eruptions helped shape world history
A recent study suggests that volcanic activity may have played a bigger role in temperature fluctuations than scientists previously imagined. What’s more, these fluctuations appear to have contributed to the societal and economic conditions during the past 2,000 years, affecting civilizations and shaping world history as we know it. These are the findings of an international group […]
09/26/2020
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By Virgilio Marin
Banana plantations buried in ash in Ecuador as volcano erupts
Several banana plantations are covered in a blanket of ash after Sangay volcano erupted on Sept. 20. The strong eruption sent massive ash clouds into the sky, temporarily darkening the skies above the province of Chimborazo in central Ecuador. Ecuador is the top banana exporter in the world, and before the eruption, it was posting export increases compared […]
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