An interdisciplinary research team from the University of Waterloo is using artificial intelligence (AI) to identify microplastics faster and more accurately than ever before.
Using AI to Find Microplastics
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Interpreting the Afterglow of a Black Hole’s Breakfast
An entirely new way to probe how active black holes behave when they eat has been discovered by an international team of astronomers.
Study Finds Plant Nurseries are Exacerbating the Climate-Driven Spread of 80% of Invasive Species
Researchers at the University of Massachusetts Amherst recently published a pair of papers that, together, provide the most detailed maps to date of how 144 common invasive plants species will react to 2º C of climate change in the eastern U.S., as well as the role that garden centers currently play in seeding future invasions.
Wildfires Have Erased Two Decades’ Worth of Air Quality Gains in Western US
You need only to remember last summer’s wildfires in the United States and Canada, which fouled the air from coast to coast, to know the effects these blazes can have on the environment and human health.
How Mounting Demand for Rubber Is Driving Tropical Forest Loss
The elephants are gone.
Another Record-Hot Month Puts 2023 on Track to Be Hottest Year Ever
November was the sixth month in a row of record-warm weather, according to a new analysis that finds 2023 will almost inevitably end as the hottest year ever recorded.
