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June 25, 2025
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May 30, 2025 A new study shows that wildlife underpass tunnels dramatically reduce deaths of frog, salamanders, and other amphibians migrating across ...
May 29, 2025 Involving communities in nature-based solutions to tackle urban climate and environmental challenges leads to innovation and multiple benefits, a study ...
May 29, 2025 Reducing travel speeds and using an intelligent queuing system at busy ports can reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from oceangoing container vessels by 16-24%, according to researchers. Not only ...
May 28, 2025 Researchers have released new insights on a pilot program involving all-electric buses in Ithaca, NY, USA -- with implications for cities, schools and other groups that are considering the electrification of their fleets, as well as operators, ...
May 27, 2025 When it comes to public attitudes toward using self-driving cars, understanding how the vehicles work is important -- but so are less obvious characteristics like feelings of excitement or pleasure and a belief in technology's social ...
May 24, 2025 A study has found that implementing robust air pollution control measures could mean Southeast Asian countries prevent as many as 36,000 ozone-related premature deaths each year by ...
May 9, 2025 Researchers have developed a system, called ProxiCycle, that logs when a passing car comes too close to a cyclist (four feet or less). A small, inexpensive sensor plugs into bicycle handlebars and ...
May 7, 2025 In a sweeping new study of more than 13,000 urban areas worldwide, researchers have mapped air pollution levels and carbon dioxide emissions, providing comprehensive global analysis of urban ...
May 6, 2025 Up to 250,000 deaths from poor air quality could be prevented annually in central and western Europe by 2050 if greenhouse gas emissions are drastically reduced, say ...
May 4, 2025 Urgent action must be taken to reduce the ever-rising number of people killed by extreme temperatures in India, say the authors of a new 19-year study which found that 20,000 people died from ...
May 3, 2025 Trees, parks, wetlands and green roofs can no longer be seen as a 'nice-to-have' aesthetic enhancement but a vital component for creating climate-resilient, healthier and more equitable cities, ...
May 1, 2025 About 25% of 7350 patients hospitalized for scooter-related injuries between 2016 and 2021 were using substances such as alcohol, opioids, marijuana and cocaine when injured. The findings underscore the urgent need to strengthen safety regulations, ...
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May 1, 2025 The global energy system may be faced with an inescapable trade-off between urgently addressing climate change versus avoiding an energy shortfall, ...
Apr. 23, 2025 A new study lays out a scientific framework for holding individual fossil fuel companies liable for the costs of climate change by tracing specific damages back to their emissions. The researchers ...
Apr. 21, 2025 Across the United States, 58% of counties have no active air-quality monitoring sites, according to a new study. Rural counties, especially those in the Midwest and South, are less likely to have ...
Apr. 16, 2025 Researchers developed a machine-learning-guided technique to solve complex, long-horizon planning problems more efficiently than some traditional approaches, while arriving at an optimal solution ...
Apr. 16, 2025 Switching from diesel to electric trains dramatically improved the air quality aboard the San Francisco Bay Area's Caltrain commuter rail line, reducing riders' exposure to the carcinogen black ...
Apr. 14, 2025 The transition to electric vehicles won't reduce carbon emissions unless countries clean up their electricity ...
Apr. 14, 2025 Police officers are more than twice as likely to have traumatic brain injuries compared to the general ...
Apr. 9, 2025 Researchers analyzed trade-related risks to energy security across 1,092 scenarios for cutting carbon emissions by 2060. They found that swapping out dependence on imported fossil fuels for increased ...
Apr. 4, 2025 New York City's automated speed cameras reduced traffic crashes by 14% and decreased speeding violations by 75% over time, according to new research. ...
Mar. 28, 2025 By using geometric shapes in the shock-absorbing material, researchers have developed a bicycle helmet that provides better protection against head injuries. The material absorbs shock by contracting ...
Earlier Headlines
Mar. 26, 2025 Los Angeles has some of the strictest tree planting rules in the nation. These policies limit tree growth, worsen shade disparities and don't improve safety, researchers found. When researchers ...
Mar. 25, 2025 A study finds NBA teams that hired more analytics staff, and invested more in data analysis, tended to win more ...
Mar. 25, 2025 Crashes on electric scooters are mostly due to the behavior of the riders, with one-handed steering and riding in a group being some of the largest risk factors. The researchers are also concerned ...
Mar. 23, 2025 Existing tax policies during the energy transition from fossil fuels to renewable sources will lead to major energy injustices and skewed priorities, new research ...
Mar. 20, 2025 Americans have long believed that sports are one area in society that offers kids from all backgrounds the chance to succeed to the best of their abilities. But new research suggests that this belief ...
Mar. 18, 2025 The EPA's network consistently failed to capture air quality in communities of color across six major pollutants. The monitors are the key data source driving decisions about pollution ...
Mar. 18, 2025 Researchers used community input to design Advanced Clean Truck (ACT) air-quality model experiments. Community asked for ACT policy simulations that convert 48% of medium- and heavy-duty vehicles ...
Mar. 12, 2025 New Delhi's air pollution is more severe than previously estimated with particles absorbing atmospheric water vapor leading to particulate matter levels across the city being underestimated by ...
Mar. 12, 2025 Researchers gathered emissions data from hundreds of US cities that either conducted a greenhouse gas emissions inventory, or reported they employed sustainability staff. The cities that conducted an ...
Mar. 6, 2025 Urban highways promise to get people to their destinations faster -- and bring them together. But at the same time, they reduce social connections between people within the city, especially at ...
Mar. 4, 2025 Nearly 40% of adult Americans say they've experienced some type of sport-related mistreatment in their lives, a new study shows. Mistreatment ranged from psychological and emotional to physical ...
Mar. 3, 2025 London's Ultra Low Emission Zone (ULEZ) is transforming children's journeys to school by making streets safer, improving perceptions of air quality and encouraging children to live ...
Feb. 27, 2025 A framework helps rail system operators or other planners identify the best joint infrastructure projects to collaborate on with other firms. Their tool can tell an operator how much to invest, the ...
Feb. 26, 2025 Salt Lake City and Los Angeles, the major population hubs of their respective states, are much different places, but they both experience poor air quality and share valley topography that traps ...
Feb. 21, 2025 Scientists outline the urgency to better identify the significant damage sand extraction across the world heaps upon marine ...
Feb. 13, 2025 Researchers have developed a reactor that pulls carbon dioxide directly from the air and converts it into sustainable fuel, using sunlight as the power ...
Feb. 13, 2025 Researchers have quantified the role of the 'hydrogen economy' in making our society more sustainable. They present the results of extensive modelling of pathways to decarbonizing the ...
Feb. 10, 2025 New research finds that electric vehicles generally produce less non-exhaust emissions compared with gasoline-powered ...
Feb. 5, 2025 There's a 26 per cent annual chance that space rocket junk will re-enter the atmosphere and pass through a busy flight area, according to a recent study. While the chance of debris hitting an ...
Feb. 4, 2025 New research shows grain yields critical to India's food security are dragged down 10% or more in many parts of the country by nitrogen dioxide pollution from power stations that run on coal. ...
Wednesday, March 26, 2025
Tuesday, March 25, 2025
- Basketball Analytics Investment Is Key to NBA Wins and Other Successes
- E-Scooter Crashes Mainly Caused by Reckless Driving
Sunday, March 23, 2025
Thursday, March 20, 2025
Tuesday, March 18, 2025
- Whose Air Quality Are We Monitoring?
- Adopting Zero-Emission Trucks and Buses Could Save Lives, Prevent Asthma
Wednesday, March 12, 2025
- Delhi Air Pollution Worse Than Expected as Water Vapor Skews Figures
- Cities That Conducted Greenhouse Gas Emissions Inventories Moved Needle Toward Reduction
Thursday, March 6, 2025
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Thursday, February 27, 2025
Wednesday, February 26, 2025
Friday, February 21, 2025
Thursday, February 13, 2025
- Solar-Powered Device Captures Carbon Dioxide from Air to Make Sustainable Fuel
- The 'hydrogen Economy' May Be Relatively Small, but Critical
Monday, February 10, 2025
Wednesday, February 5, 2025
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Monday, January 27, 2025
- Scientific Approach Can Optimize Bike Lane Planning
- Inconsistencies in Hospital Toxicology Screening Protocols Following Serious Motor Vehicle Collisions
Friday, January 17, 2025
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Monday, December 30, 2024
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Wednesday, December 4, 2024
Tuesday, December 3, 2024
- Regional, Racial, and Economic Disparities in Cancer Risk from Air Pollution Exposure Persist, but Improving, New Research Suggests
- Overlooked Emissions in California's Salton Sea Air Basin
Tuesday, November 26, 2024
Thursday, November 21, 2024
- Fewer Than 7% of Global Hotspots for Whale-Ship Collisions Have Protection Measures in Place
- Here's Something Americans Agree On: Sports Build Character
Wednesday, November 20, 2024
- The Factors Behind the Shifting Trends of Ischemic Heart Disease and Stroke
- Study Calls for City Fashion-Waste Shakeup
Tuesday, November 19, 2024
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Friday, November 15, 2024
Tuesday, November 12, 2024
Thursday, November 7, 2024
Wednesday, November 6, 2024
- Scientists Unveil Strategies to Make Self-Driven Vehicles Passenger-Friendly
- Locally Optimized Urban Form Reduces Carbon Dioxide Emissions
Friday, November 1, 2024
Friday, October 25, 2024
Tuesday, October 15, 2024
- Machine Learning Analysis Sheds Light on Who Benefits from Protected Bike Lanes
- New Research Reveals How Large-Scale Adoption of Electric Vehicles Can Improve Air Quality and Human Health
- US Air Pollution Monitoring Network Has Gaps in Coverage, Say Researchers
Tuesday, October 8, 2024
- Transition to a Circular Bioeconomy Requires Getting Prices Right
- Climate Report Warns of Escalating Crisis, Urges Immediate Action as UN Summit Nears
Monday, October 7, 2024
Thursday, October 3, 2024
- Liquefied Natural Gas Carbon Footprint Is Worse Than Coal
- Green Subsidies May Have Hidden Costs, Experts Warn
Wednesday, October 2, 2024
Tuesday, October 1, 2024
Monday, September 30, 2024
- Honey, I Shrunk the City: What Should Declining Japanese Cities Do?
- Support for Meat Rationing to Protect Climate
Wednesday, September 25, 2024
Tuesday, September 17, 2024
Monday, September 16, 2024
Tuesday, September 10, 2024
Wednesday, September 4, 2024
- New Tool to Analyze Embodied Carbon in More Than 1 Million Buildings in Chicago
- Traditional Infrastructure Design Often Makes Extreme Flooding Events Worse
Friday, August 30, 2024
Wednesday, August 28, 2024
- To Build a Thriving Electric Vehicle Market, Prioritize Equity and Justice
- Engineers Develop AI System for Real-Time Sensing of Flooded Roads
Monday, August 26, 2024
Friday, August 23, 2024
- New Images Reveal Global Air Quality Trends
- What Works: Groundbreaking Evaluation of Climate Policy Measures Over Two Decades
Thursday, August 22, 2024
Tuesday, August 20, 2024
Friday, August 16, 2024
Wednesday, August 14, 2024
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Wednesday, July 31, 2024
Monday, July 29, 2024
- To Get Drivers to Put Down Their Phones, Make It a Game
- Study Tracks Exposure to Air Pollution Through the Day
- Innovative Modeling Aims to Curb Teen Drunken Driving Fatalities
Thursday, July 25, 2024
Wednesday, July 24, 2024
Tuesday, July 23, 2024
- Electric Scooter and Bike Accidents Are Soaring Across the United States
- Best Bioenergy Crops for Sustainable Aviation Fuels by U.S. Region, Policy Goals
- Strategic Emission Caps Key to Ammonia Industry Decarbonization, Researchers Find
Sunday, July 21, 2024
Thursday, July 18, 2024
Friday, July 12, 2024
Thursday, July 11, 2024
Wednesday, July 10, 2024
- Enhancing Live Football Broadcasts by Eliminating Camera Operator Distractions With AI
- Trauma Medical Home: New Coordinated Care Model for Injured Older Adults
- When There's Money to Lose, Phone Usage While Driving Drops
Tuesday, July 9, 2024
- Researchers Examine Economic Effects on Technological Advancements of Blue Hydrogen Production
- Trust, More Than Knowledge, Critical for Acceptance of Fully Autonomous Vehicles