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09/01/21

Droughts Will Likely Cause More Expensive Christmas Holidays

According to the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources, 78% of Minnesota is experiencing drought.

Earth
08/19/21

July 2021 Is Hottest Month Ever Recorded

July is the often warmest month of the year, but this July was a notch above the rest.

Earth
07/18/21

Wisconsin Has Lost A Third Of Its Gray Wolf Population Since Lifting Protections

According to a study by researchers at the University of Wisconsin, up to one-third of Wisconsin's gray wolves have died following the federal government's loosening of protections around the species.

Earth
06/25/21

Drought Is On The Verge Of Becoming The Next Pandemic

According to a United Nations report, droughts affected more than 1.5 billion people and caused more than $124 billion of economic loss between 1998 and 2017.

Earth
06/10/21

This Dam in the Amazon is Threatening Entire Ecosystems

On February 8, 2021, dam operator Norte Energia received permission from IBAMA, Brazil's environmental agency, to reduce the flow of the country's Xingu River for at least a year.

Earth
02/12/21

Meat Alternatives at Fast-Food Chains Could Save Up to 1M Animals Per Year

Estimates suggest that 120 million pigs and 30 million cows are killed in the United States each year for food.

Earth
01/21/21

Microplastics Found in Human Placentas for the First Time

Researchers at San Giovanni Calibita Fatebenefratelli Hospital in Rome reported finding microplastic particles in the placenta of four women who had normal pregnancies and births.

Earth
11/10/20

These Worms Can Eat Your Old Plastic Bags

Researchers at Brandon University have isolated a gut bacteria in waxworms that allows them to eat polyethylene, a type of plastic found in shopping bags.

Earth
11/05/20

Scientists Want to Use Wastewater to Fill Potholes

When wastewater is treated at sewage plants, a sandy substance known as grit is left behind.

Earth
10/14/20

Bubble Machine Demonstrates Artificial Pollination

Japanese researchers have attached a bubble machine to a drone to show how artificial pollination could work