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EnvironmentGrass fed beef produced 28.24kg of emissions per kg of carcass, with carbon sequestration (-34%) factored in

1 comment submitted 14 minutes ago by GarlicCornflakes to r/science

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2772283X22011256

EnvironmentAncient Maya cities were dangerously contaminated with mercury which resulted in severe and dangerous pollution in their day, which persists even today.

2,395 points 77 comments submitted 17 hours ago by MistWeaver80 to r/science

https://blog.frontiersin.org/2022/09/23/frontiers-environmental-science-maya-cities-polluted-with-ancient-mercury/?amp=1

EnvironmentQuickly reducing the emissions of HFCs, Methane, and Black Carbon could avoid 0.1 °C, 0.3 °C, and 0.2 °C of warming respectively by 2050

239 points 22 comments submitted 17 hours ago by DisasterousGiraffe to r/science

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1674927822000636

EnvironmentOrchard Flower Strips Can Save Wild Bees, According to the study "Wild bee communities benefit from temporal complementarity of hedges and flower strips in apple orchards"

470 points 13 comments submitted 22 hours ago by Educational_Sector98 to r/science

https://buzz-feed.news/orchard-flower-strips-can-save-wild-bees-study-shows/

EnvironmentUsing a combination of fluorescent microscopy and cutting-edge cryo-electron tomography, researchers have provided never-before-seen views of double-membraned bacteria as they divide

50 points 6 comments submitted 23 hours ago by giuliomagnifico to r/science

https://hms.harvard.edu/news-events/multimedia/seeing-cell-division-never

EnvironmentBetween 1982 and 2020, the period of snow cover in mountain areas around the world decreased by an average of about 15 days. The Alps are in line with the average where the reduction in snow cover sits between 10 and 20 days

847 points 12 comments submitted 1 day ago by Wagamaga to r/science

https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-022-16743-w

EnvironmentGeneration Z – those born after 1995 – overwhelmingly believe that climate change is being caused by humans and activities like the burning of fossil fuels, deforestation and waste. But only a third understand how livestock and meat consumption are contributing to emissions, a new study revealed.

54,046 points 3,272 comments submitted 1 day ago by MistWeaver80 to r/science

https://www.scimex.org/newsfeed/most-gen-z-say-climate-change-is-caused-by-humans-but-few-recognise-the-climate-impact-of-meat-consumption

EnvironmentA nationwide study in the United States found that population-weighted exposure to green spaces, especially nearby forests, may reduce the risk of COVID-19 infection (after controlling for population allocation, spatial autocorrelation, and many other types of covariates).

817 points 15 comments submitted 1 day ago by bluebird309 to r/science

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0169204622002328?via%3Dihub

EnvironmentScientists chart 45 million years of Antarctic temperature change. The new study of Earth’s past is one of the clearest indications yet that humans continue to produce CO2 levels for which we can expect major ice loss at the Antarctic margins and global sea-level rise over the coming decades

1,173 points 40 comments submitted 2 days ago by Wagamaga to r/science

https://www.birmingham.ac.uk/news/2022/scientists-chart-45-million-years-of-antarctic-temperature-change

EnvironmentThe oceans are getting so warm that crystals are starting to form in it - and they release CO2 while doing so.

1,641 points 83 comments submitted 2 days ago by Saoghal to r/science

https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-022-20446-7

EnvironmentArctic sea-ice loss is projected to lead to more frequent strong El Niño events. Researchers conclude that at least 37–48% of the increase of strong El Niño near the end of the 21st century is associated specifically with Arctic sea-ice loss.

712 points 16 comments submitted 2 days ago by MistWeaver80 to r/science

https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-022-32705-2

EnvironmentAnthropogenic air pollution more significant than desert dust. In the Middle East, more than 90 percent of the fine aerosol particles that are detrimental to health and the climate originate from human-made sources

1,231 points 4 comments submitted 3 days ago by Wagamaga to r/science

https://www.mpic.de/5275093/menschengemachte-luftverschmutzung?c=3538502

EnvironmentTermites could soon be moving toward the North and South poles as global temperatures warm from climate change, research finds

42 points 7 comments submitted 3 days ago by Additional-Two-7312 to r/science

https://news.umich.edu/study-termites-may-have-a-larger-role-in-future-ecosystems/

EnvironmentRoad network spreads ‘arteries of destruction’ across 41% of Brazilian Amazon. Researchers estimated that at least 86% of the extent of these roads are unofficial, built by loggers, goldminers, and unauthorized land settlements from existing official roads

188 points 5 comments submitted 4 days ago by Wagamaga to r/science

https://www.mdpi.com/2072-4292/14/15/3625

EnvironmentAdopting a Precision Compost Strategy (PCS) in large-scale agriculture could improve crop yield, soil health and divert biowaste from landfill where it generates harmful greenhouse gases

276 points 5 comments submitted 4 days ago by Gallionella to r/science

https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/963618

EnvironmentCharging infrastructure access and operation to reduce the grid impacts of deep electric vehicle adoption

264 points 10 comments submitted 4 days ago by chilladipa to r/science

https://www.nature.com/articles/s41560-022-01105-7

EnvironmentElectricity-generating rooftop solar cells not only save on planet-warming carbon emissions, they also save a significant amount of water, researchers report

492 points 29 comments submitted 4 days ago by Additional-Two-7312 to r/science

https://today.duke.edu/2022/09/rooftop-solar-cells-can-be-boon-water-conservation-too

EnvironmentStanford researchers find wildfire smoke is unraveling decades of air quality gains, exposing millions of Americans to extreme pollution levels

52,894 points 1,331 comments submitted 4 days ago by Additional-Two-7312 to r/science

https://news.stanford.edu/2022/09/22/wildfire-smoke-unraveling-decades-air-quality-gains/

EnvironmentStudy shows higher death toll among Puerto Ricans related to Hurricane Maria than reported following the 2017 disaster

33 points 1 comment submitted 4 days ago by Additional-Two-7312 to r/science

https://bmjopen.bmj.com/content/12/8/e058315

EnvironmentAstronomical observations from ground-based telescopes are sensitive to local atmospheric conditions. Anthropogenic climate change will negatively affect some of these conditions at observation sites around the globe, new study finds

24 points 4 comments submitted 4 days ago by Additional-Two-7312 to r/science

https://www.unibe.ch/news/media_news/media_relations_e/media_releases/2022/media_releases_2022/how_global_warming_affects_astronomical_observations/index_eng.html

EnvironmentIf global warming persists, blue lakes worldwide are at risk of turning green-brown, according to a new study which presents the first global inventory of lake color. Shifts in lake water color can indicate a loss of ecosystem health

739 points 43 comments submitted 4 days ago by Additional-Two-7312 to r/science

https://news.agu.org/press-release/climate-change-is-making-lakes-less-blue

EnvironmentInterfacial Oxidative Oligomerization of Catechol

4 points 3 comments submitted 4 days ago by AeroNews to r/science

https://pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/acsomega.2c05290#.YyyyXPgP1cp.reddit

EnvironmentHoneycomb is one of nature's best engineered structures, but understanding of the process by which the hexagonal cells are formed in 3D space is lacking. High-resolution imaging of a honeycomb has revealed how honeybees construct the strong, complicated structure step by step.

714 points 30 comments submitted 4 days ago by MistWeaver80 to r/science

https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/adma.202202361

EnvironmentToxic metals entered soil from pittsburgh steel-industry emissions, study says. Researchers say remaining plants are still likely to be contaminating soils

124 points 2 comments submitted 5 days ago by Additional-Two-7312 to r/science

https://insideclimatenews.org/news/21092022/toxic-metals-soil-pittsburgh-pennsylvania-steel/

EnvironmentA study links an amphibian die-off in Costa Rica & Panama with a spike in malaria cases.At the spike's peak, up to 1 person per 1,000 annually contracted malaria that normally would not have had the amphibian die-off not occurred.The study demonstrates the importance of biodiversity to human health.

135 points 3 comments submitted 6 days ago by MistWeaver80 to r/science

https://www.ucdavis.edu/health/news/malaria-spike-linked-amphibian-die

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