LYME DISEASE AND CLIMATE CHANGE
Climate is a key driver of Lyme disease in the U.S. with larger effects in the Northeast and Midwest. Predictors[…]
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Month: May 2020
MORE EXCITING UPCYCLING
Researchers are employing microwaves to turn waste polyethylene into components of batteries. The materials used in this technology are low-cost,[…]
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SIBERIAN RECORD HEAT
Remote tundra lands along the Arctic Ocean are now among the world’s regions with the quickest warming. There’s been a[…]
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BLOCK THE COMPRESSOR STATION
Here’s your chance to help halt construction of the unneeded, unwanted facility during the pandemic and, with any luck, permanently.[…]
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UPCYCLE POLY!
A new method for upcycling polyurethane foams (the spongy material found in mattresses, insulation, furniture cushions and shoes) allows it[…]
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PECULIAR BENEFIT OF COVID-19
The pandemic has forced schools to improve distance learning. That will serve us well as climate change disasters increasingly shut[…]
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CHAPTER FOUR SAME BUILDING WALTHAM SAME DAY HARRY BOOKER WAS FURIOUS. He stomped up and down the second floor hallway[…]
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A PLAGUE OF LOCUSTS
Abnormally heavy rains last year, made more likely by Indian Ocean long-term warming, have exacerbated a locust infestation across eastern[…]
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REDUCING FOOD WASTE
Newly invented flexible nanofiber mats infused with antioxidants isolated from red wine, could help tackle the problem of mold on[…]
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CHAPTER THREE DEPARTMENT OF EARTH, ATMOSPHERIC AND PLANETARY SCIENCES MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY GREEN BUILDING 77 MASSACHUSETTS AVENUE CAMBRIDGE NEXT[…]
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