NASA researchers have found a small but unexpected decrease in air pollution over some parts of Africa despite growing use of fossil fuels in many countries due to development and economic growth.
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“Stark Warning”: Combating Ecosystem Collapse From the Tropics to the Antarctic
Their report, authored by 38 Australian, UK and US scientists from universities and government agencies, is published today in the international journal Global Change Biology.
OU Study Highlights Need for Improving Methane Emission Database
A University of Oklahoma-led study published in 2020 revealed that both area and plant growth of paddy rice is significantly related to the spatial-temporal dynamics of atmospheric methane concentration in monsoon Asia, where 87% of the world’s paddy rice fields are situated.
The Social Life of Bees: Once Solitary, Behaviour Plays a Role in Gene Selection for Socialness
The maternal care of offspring is one of the behavioural drivers that has led some bee species to have an ever-expanding social life over the history of evolution, new research out of York University has found.
Embed Germ Defence Behaviours at Home to Reduce Virus Spread Now and in the Future – New Study
Whilst the nation has taken to washing its hands regularly since the start of the pandemic, other individual behaviours, such as cleaning and disinfecting surfaces or social distancing within the home, have proved harder to stick, say the researchers behind the behaviour change website Germ Defence.
Toronto’s COVID-19 Bike Lane Expansion Boosted Access to Jobs, Retail: U of T Engineering Study
With COVID-19 making it vital for people to keep their distance from one another, the city of Toronto undertook the largest one-year expansion of its cycling network in 2020, adding about 25 kilometres of temporary bikeways.
