Light for Artists

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Gas Stove Pollution Risk Is Greatest in Smaller Homes, Study Finds

Gas-burning ranges, a significant contributor to indoor pollution, can produce and spread particularly high levels of some pollutants in smaller spaces. Read More

Environmental Science News

May 3, 2024 — New research suggests that countries' current plans to remove CO2 from the atmosphere will not be enough to comply with the 1.5 C warming limit set out under the Paris .. Read More

Air Pollution News

Mar. 14, 2024 — We are all aware of the dangers of pollution to our air ... Mar. 12, 2024 — Numerous measurement stations around the world provide us with data about air quality, allowing ... Read More

Gas Stove Pollution Lingers in Homes for Hours Even outside the Kitchen

Gas stoves spew nitrogen dioxide at levels that frequently exceed those that are deemed safe by health organizations ... Read More

Gas Stove Pollution Harms Poor and Minority Americans Most, Study Finds

Households making under $10,000 per year experience double the exposure to pollution compared to households making more than $150,000. Read More

Technology News

The government and Google are making their closing arguments in a high-stakes antitrust trial to a federal judge in Washington who must now decide whether the tech giant’s search engine ... Read More

Climate and Environment

but experts divided on the fuel’s environmental benefits. As countries negotiate a landmark agreement to reduce plastic pollution, the industry is fighting a battle over regulations and over its ... Read More

Battery prices are plummeting. That’s good news for the planet.

Battery prices could fall by 40% by 2030, but more work is to be done. Read More

Science news

Approximately 80% of the matter in the universe is predicted to be so-called "dark matter," which does not emit, reflect, or absorb light ... around the world—and bumblebees, like humans ... Read More

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Hvidovre Hospital has the world's first prototype of a sensor capable of detecting errors in MRI scans using laser light and gas. The new sensor, developed by a young researcher at the University ... Read More

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