Uber will spend $10 million to reduce traffic congestion
Over the next three years, Uber will spend $10 million on programs aimed at reducing traffic congestion in cities. The popularity of Uber’s ride-hailing...
Light Pollution May Make Fish More Vulnerable to Predators
Artificial light at night makes guppies more courageous during the day, according to a new behavioral study. Researchers exposed fish to artificial light at...
Big Oil Companies Pledge to Slash Potent Methane Emissions
On Monday, a group of oil and gas companies pledged to slash emissions of methane emissions to a fifth by 2025 to battle climate...
How Microplastics Threaten Ocean Life Cycle
Micronizing ocean plastics may likely be responsible for a waste-associated species population decline or extinction event. As ocean plastics continue to micronize, smaller and...
Plastics in Your Life Might Be Causing Reproductive Problems
Twenty years ago, scientists realized that a common chemical in plastic named BPA (bisphenol A) leached out of plastics and caused reproductive problems in...
Exposure to Air Pollution Causes Huge Reduction in Intelligence
According to new research, exposure to high levels of polluted air is equivalent to having lost a year of education. With over 95% of...
Air Pollution Increases Risk for Dementia, Research Confirms
A recent study indicates that air pollution may increase the chance of developing dementia. The health of people of all ages is at increased...
Air pollution particles found in mothers’ placentas
Scientists found the first evidence that air pollution particles travel through pregnant women lungs and lodge in their placentas. A study of women in...
California Promises Space Monitoring of Climate-Changing Emissions
During a climate summit in San Francisco, company executives unveiled plans to reduce climate-changing emission, while local and state governments committed to abandoning coal...
Hog manure lagoons threaten nearby rivers as Hurricane Florence approaches
Hundreds of open-air lagoons filled with manure could overflow from heavy rain caused by Hurricane Florence. In an area just inland from the North...
