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Emissions of a banned ozone-destroying chemical have been traced to China

Since 2013, eastern China has increased its annual emissions of a banned chlorofluorocarbon by about 7,000 metric tons, a study finds.

By Maria Temming | 1:00pm, May 22, 2019

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Agriculture

Feature | Agriculture

Can Silicon Valley entrepreneurs make crickets the next chicken?

By Susan Milius | 7:00am, May 02, 2019

News | Agriculture

A major crop pest can make tomato plants lie to their neighbors

By Susan Milius | 6:00am, April 04, 2019

Science Stats | Agriculture

Prosecco production takes a toll on northeast Italy’s environment

By Cassie Martin | 1:28pm, January 18, 2019
Climate

News in Brief | Climate

Only a third of Earth’s longest rivers still run free

By Carolyn Gramling | 7:00am, May 10, 2019

News in Brief | Climate

Ancient South American populations dipped due to an erratic climate

By Bruce Bower | 1:17pm, May 09, 2019

News | Climate

1 million species are under threat. Here are 5 ways we speed up extinctions

By Carolyn Gramling | 6:00am, May 08, 2019
Earth

Feature | Earth

The search for new geologic sources of lithium could power a clean future

By Carolyn Gramling | 2:09pm, May 07, 2019

News | Earth

A belly full of wriggling worms makes wood beetles better recyclers

By Kathleen O'Neil | 7:00am, May 07, 2019

News | Earth

Dry sand can bubble and swirl like a fluid

By Carolyn Gramling | 2:21pm, April 30, 2019
Ecosystems

News | Ecosystems

Endangered green sea turtles may be making a comeback in the U.S. Pacific

By Maanvi Singh | 7:00am, April 26, 2019

Feature | Ecosystems

Climate change made the Arctic greener. Now parts of it are turning brown.

By Hannah Hoag | 7:00am, April 11, 2019

News | Ecosystems

Chytrid’s frog-killing toll has been tallied — and it’s bad

By Kathleen O'Neil | 2:00pm, March 28, 2019
Oceans

News | Oceans

A global survey finds that the Arctic Ocean is a hot spot for viruses

By Jeremy Rehm | 11:00am, April 25, 2019

Science Visualized | Oceans

Warm, dry winds may be straining Antarctica’s Larsen C ice shelf

By Jeremy Rehm | 6:00am, April 18, 2019

News | Oceans

Antarctica’s iceberg graveyard could reveal the ice sheet’s future

By Carolyn Gramling | 9:00am, April 09, 2019
Pollution

News | Pollution

Tiny microplastics travel far on the wind

By Carolyn Gramling | 11:00am, April 15, 2019

News | Pollution

Why kids may be at risk from vinyl floors and fire-resistant couches

By Maria Temming | 6:00am, February 21, 2019

News | Pollution

Chinese ‘tweets’ hint that happiness drops as air pollution rises

By Sujata Gupta | 11:19am, January 30, 2019
Sustainability

News in Brief | Sustainability

A new 2-D material uses light to quickly and safely purify water

By Jeremy Rehm | 3:30pm, February 12, 2019

News | Sustainability

Desalination pours more toxic brine into the ocean than previously thought

By Jeremy Rehm | 10:17am, January 14, 2019

News | Sustainability

Hybrid rice engineered with CRISPR can clone its seeds

By Susan Milius | 3:52pm, December 12, 2018
Toxicology

50 Years Ago | Toxicology

50 years ago, DDT pushed peregrine falcons to the edge of extinction

By Allie Wilkinson | 7:00am, February 14, 2019

News | Toxicology

An acid found in soil may make a disease killing deer less infectious

By Jennifer Leman | 6:00am, November 30, 2018

News | Toxicology

A ghost gene leaves ocean mammals vulnerable to some pesticides

By Cassie Martin | 2:00pm, August 09, 2018

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