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News & Articles By Divina Ramirez
07/13/2021
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By Divina Ramirez
Solar development could negatively affect desert plants and animals, experts warn
President Joe Biden has made mitigating “climate change” one of the top priorities of his administration. That meant focusing on meeting pollution reduction goals and greenlighting massive solar development projects. In fact, the president approved one such project, called the Crimson Solar Project, last month. It will stretch across 2,500 acres of public lands in the desert of Southern […]
07/09/2021
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By Divina Ramirez
PLAGUE: Brood X cicadas are now emerging in the Mid-Atlantic
Billions, if not trillions, of cicadas have emerged from below the ground in the Mid-Atlantic, a plague of biblical proportions that occurs only once every 17 years. In fact, there are so many cicadas that they appear on weather radars in Loudoun County, Virginia, as rain. In a tweet posted on Monday, June 7, Lauryn […]
07/06/2021
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By Divina Ramirez
This fascinating off-grid lamp is powered by photosynthesis
Dutch designer Ermi van Oers has created an off-grid lamp that uses a living plant to produce light. The device, dubbed “Living Light,” uses microorganisms of plant origin to convert the chemical energy that a plant naturally produces during photosynthesis into an electric current. The lamp is fully self-sufficient, meaning it doesn’t have to be plugged […]
07/02/2021
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By Divina Ramirez
California’s “Megadrought” is causing tap water to taste like dirt
California has entered another drought, one that experts think is more severe than its last one. Worse, the heat is so severe that it’s making tap water in some places, including Sacramento, taste like dirt. Last month, the City of Sacramento issued a statement saying it has received complaints from residents about the taste of their tap water. […]
07/01/2021
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By Divina Ramirez
Costa Rica volcano registers its most powerful eruption since the 1990s
Costa Rica’s Rincon de la Vieja volcano erupted on Monday, June 28, spewing a column of ash two kilometers (1.3 miles) above the crater. The eruption, which began at 5:42 a.m., is the volcano’s largest eruption in many months. The volcano, situated in a national park some 200 km (124 miles) from the capital city of San Jose, spewed […]
06/22/2021
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By Divina Ramirez
Oxygen levels are dropping in nearly 400 lakes in US, Europe
Oxygen levels in nearly 400 lakes across the United States and Europe have significantly dropped over the past 80 years, according to a study led by researchers from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI) in New York. Published Wednesday, June 2, in Nature, it showed that oxygen levels fell 5.5 percent in surface waters and 18.6 percent in deep waters of the affected lakes. The […]
06/18/2021
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By Divina Ramirez
Scientists spot rare owl species not seen since 1892
The elusive Otus brookii brookii, a Bornean subspecies of the Rajah scops owl, hasn’t been observed since 1892, when it was first discovered. Its song is also unknown to scientists, making it that much harder to find. Now, scientists have shot the first-ever photograph of the Bornean Rajah scops owl. It was included in a study published […]
06/17/2021
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By Divina Ramirez
Ticks carrying Lyme disease thrive near California coast, study finds
Ticks have been turning up in areas that were once believed to be free of the blood-sucking parasites, according to a study led by researchers from Colorado State University. Published in the journal Applied and Environmental Microbiology, it showed that disease-carrying ticks, which were once thought to inhabit woodlands, are also present near Northern California’s coastline. The arachnids inhabit […]
06/10/2021
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By Divina Ramirez
Toxic “forever chemicals” found in fertilizers made from sewage sludge
Toxic “forever chemicals” seem to be everywhere these days, from drinking water sources to breast milk. Now, it appears that the chemicals, also known as per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), have also found their way into fertilizers, according to a report published last month. The report was written by researchers from the Ecology Center and the Sierra […]
06/07/2021
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By Divina Ramirez
Scientists create sponge-like material to soak up phosphate from polluted waters
Researchers from Northwestern University in Illinois have created a sponge-like material capable of removing up to 99 percent of phosphate ions in polluted water. The “sponge,” technically known as the Phosphate Elimination and Recovery Lightweight (PEARL) membrane, is coated with nanostructures that bind to the phosphate ions. By fine-tuning the pH level of the sponge, the researchers can […]
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