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Pollution Is Changing Nature’s Smellscapes: Why Air Quality Monitoring Must Consider Ecosystem Communication
Pollution Is Changing Nature’s Smellscapes: Why Air Quality Monitoring Must Consider Ecosystem Communication Pollution Is Changing Nature’s Smellscapes: Why Air Quality Monitoring Must Consider Ecosystem Communication Environmental pollution does not only change what ecosystems look like. It can also change what they smell like. Plants, insects and other animals continuously release chemical signals into the…
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Renewable Energy Location Matters: Why Climate-Resilient Grid Planning Needs Environmental Evidence
Renewable Energy Location Matters: Why Climate-Resilient Grid Planning Needs Environmental Evidence Renewable Energy Location Matters: Why Climate-Resilient Grid Planning Needs Environmental Evidence Building more renewable-energy capacity is essential to the global energy transition. But the number of solar panels, wind turbines and battery systems installed does not, by itself, determine whether an electricity grid will…
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Climate-Friendly Refrigerants and Forever Chemicals: Why Replacement Technologies Need Environmental Testing
Climate-Friendly Refrigerants and Forever Chemicals: Why Replacement Technologies Need Environmental Testing Climate-Friendly Refrigerants and Forever Chemicals: Why Replacement Technologies Need Environmental Testing A refrigerant introduced to reduce the climate impact of vehicle air-conditioning systems may be creating a different environmental challenge. HFO-1234yf has increasingly replaced HFC-134a in vehicle air conditioners because the older refrigerant is…
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Microplastics Mapped in Living Tissue: Why Environmental Testing Matters
Microplastics Mapped in Living Tissue: Why Environmental Testing Matters Microplastics Mapped in Living Tissue: Why Environmental Testing Matters Scientists have developed a non-invasive method for mapping certain microplastic particles inside the living tissue of mice. The research, conducted by scientists from University College London, Kingston University and the University of Birmingham, used photoacoustic imaging to…








