Global e-waste surging: Up 21% in 5 years
A record 53.6 million tons (Mt) of e-waste was produced globally in 2019, the weight of 350 cruise ships the ...
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Researchers discover improved treatment for children with sickle cell anemia
Study in New England Journal of Medicine has global implicationsCredit: IU School of Medicine A team of international researchers has ...
Uganda’s Ik are not unbelievably selfish and mean
Small ethnic group is cooperative and generous, contrary to 1972 book portrayalCredit: Cathryn Townsend The Ik, a small ethnic group ...
Helping to protect the most illegally trafficked mammals in the world
Researchers help wildlife crime investigators disrupt poachers and animal traffickers in an effort to bring them to justice.Credit: Credit: University ...
Not so robust: robusta coffee more sensitive to warming than previously thought
Widely considered to better prepared for climate change than arabica coffee, a new study from Southeast Asia shows robusta coffee ...
Scientists unlock secrets of Ethiopia’s superfood in race to save it from warming climate
Ethiopia's native staple food grain teff is at risk, with 80% of production to be hit by higher temperatures soon ...
AI goes underground: root crop growth predicted with drone imagery
Using machine learning, scientists can analyze drone images shot above the soil to understand how root crops respond to drought ...
COVID-19: Impact on environmental justice
Credit: Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers New Rochelle, NY, June 16, 2020--COVID-19 is like a heat-seeking missile that targets the ...
Falling clean energy costs can provide opportunity to boost climate action during COVID-19 recovery: UN
184 GW of clean power capacity added in 2019, up 12% from GW added in 2018; New capacity delivered with ...
Global oncology pharmacists face restricted access to essential PPE items
Practitioners have needed to adjust cancer care during COVID-19 pandemicCredit: Maurisa Jones, UCI Irvine, Calif., June 8, 2020 -- Oncology ...
UNM researchers document the first use of maize in Mesoamerica
Credit: UNM Almost any grocery store is filled with products made from corn, also known as maize, in every aisle: ...
Jeddah gets caught in the rain
Credit: © 2020 KAUST Urbanization could cause 26 percent more rain to fall over Jeddah city than over the surrounding ...
Major gaps in HIV programs in Africa
Studies of food programs and treatment in jailsCredit: Flinders University HIV management in developing countries varies with socioeconomic and structural ...
Life-Saving Lullabies warn against the dangers of COVID-19 to African women
...and now New York wants to hear them!Credit: University of Huddersfield RESEARCHERS at the University of Huddersfield are harnessing the ...