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Wood Burning in Homes Drives Dangerous Air Pollution in Winter

Thousands of U.S. deaths per year linked to particulate matter from wood smoke.

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After L.A. Fires Receded, Indoor Air Pollution Grew, Study Finds

Even after the disastrous L.A. wildfires abated last year, the danger from smoke persisted for many people living nearby. 

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Illinois Study: How a Potential Antibiotics Ban Could Affect Apple Growers

Antibiotic resistance in human and animal health is on the forefront of public debate, but it’s a less well-known issue in plant agriculture. 

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UBC-Led Partnership Tackles Cattle Methane With Cost-Saving Tools for Farmers

When Dr. Leluo Guan peers inside a cow’s stomach, she sees more than microbes—she sees an opportunity to cut methane emissions from cattle and improve profits for Canadian beef and dairy farmers.

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Study: Climate Change Alters Flower Nectar Quality and Supply

Monarch butterflies have always been remarkably resilient.

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Exeter Research Leads Action to Create a Sustainable Pharmaceutical Future

Pharmaceuticals used in healthcare provide huge health and economic benefits to society, but are now found extensively as pollutants across global waterways.

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Engineering a Low-Cost Alternative Catalyst for Producing Sustainable Petrochemicals

Newly identified methods to harness the properties of tungsten carbide could yield viable substitutes for precious metals like platinum.

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Sea Star Murder Mystery: What’s Killing a Key Ocean Species?

It started in the summer of 2013. Sea stars were dying in huge numbers in Washington State’s Olympic National Park: They became covered in white lesions.

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In Hunt for Rare Earths, Companies Are Scouring Mining Waste

Over many decades, coal mining in West Virginia has exposed sulfur-bearing rocks to oxygen, creating a widespread problem that continues to plague the region: the draining of highly acidic water into streams and creeks, which are then rendered lifeless.

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Domestication Has Changed the Chemicals Squash Flowers Use to Attract Bees

Flowers emit scented chemicals to attract pollinators, but this perfume — and how pollinators interact with the plant — can go through profound changes as a crop becomes domesticated.

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