UC Santa Cruz Assistant Professor of Environmental Studies Scott Winton has been wading through thick, smelly muck in the tropics for almost a decade.
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Inactive Components in Agricultural Runoff May Be Hidden Contributors to Drinking Water Hazards
Inactive ingredients in agricultural, pharmaceutical and other common products have typically been excluded from consideration as potential contaminants in drinking water.
Pioneering Research Reveals Arctic Matter Pathways Poised for Major Shifts Amidst Climate Change
A new study has shed unprecedented light on the highly variable and climate-sensitive routes that substances from Siberian rivers use to travel across the Arctic Ocean.
Can Citizen Science Be Trusted? New Study of Birds Shows It Can
Platforms such as iNaturalist and eBird encourage people to observe and document nature, but how accurate is the ecological data that they collect?
High Blood Pressure? Eat More Bananas
New mathematical model demonstrates ratio of potassium to sodium intake key to regulating blood pressure.
Growing Wildflowers on Disused Urban Land Can Damage Bee Health
Wildflowers growing on land previously used for buildings and factories can accumulate lead, arsenic and other metal contaminants from the soil, which are consumed by pollinators as they feed, a new study has found.