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1### [CRISPR a Tool for Conservation, Not Just Gene Editing](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2020/05/200521161220.htm)
1### [African Vulture Poisoning Has Global Disease and Biodiversity Implications](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2020/07/200723143655.htm)
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3May 21, 2020 - The gene-editing technology CRISPR has been used for a variety of agricultural and public health purposes -- from growing disease-resistant crops to, more recently, a diagnostic test for the virus ...
3July 23, 2020 - Researchers have produced recommendations for vulture poisoning control in Southern Africa. Vultures act as nature's most critical scavengers, working as ecosystem garbage disposals and ...
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7May 21, 2020 - Tropical forests face an uncertain future under climate change, but new research suggests they can continue to store large amounts of carbon in a warmer world, if countries limit greenhouse gas ...
7### [Free Trade Can Prevent Hunger Caused by Climate Change](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2020/07/200720152413.htm)
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9July 20, 2020 - Researchers investigated the effects of trade on hunger in the world as a result of climate change. The conclusion is clear: international trade can compensate for regional food shortages and reduce ...
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11### [World Can Likely Capture and Store Enough Carbon Dioxide to Meet Climate Targets](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2020/05/200521083551.htm)
13### [Data Analytics Can Predict Global Warming Trends, Heat Waves](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2020/07/200715111443.htm)
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13May 21, 2020 - The world is currently on track to fulfill scenarios on diverting atmospheric CO2 to underground reservoirs, according to a new ...
15July 15, 2020 - New data analytics process evaluates how global energy consumption, as well as urban green infrastructure, can affect climate ...
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17### [The Future Is Knocking: Global Food Production to Be Transformed Using New Technology](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2020/05/200520124935.htm)
19July 14, 2020 - The pandemic has tugged carbon emissions down, temporarily. But levels of the powerful heat-trapping gas methane continue to climb, dragging the world further away from a path that skirts the worst ...
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19May 20, 2020 - The world's growing population will necessitate a 30-70% increase in food production over the next 3 decades. If we are to succeed, it will require a complete overhaul of the way we produce ...
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23### [Aggressive Carbon Taxation Could Help US Meet Targets in Paris Agreement](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2020/05/200519144442.htm)
23### [Road Verges Could Be Havens for Pollinators](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2020/07/200714082858.htm)
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25May 19, 2020 - A new study looked at US tax policy as it relates to carbon dioxide (CO2), from 2015 through 2030. The study found only limited short-term opportunities for decarbonization (reducing greenhouse gas ...
25July 14, 2020 - Better-managed road verges can help boost pollinating insects, new research ...
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29### [The Same Few Industrial Facilities Emit Majority of Toxic Pollution Year After Year](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2020/05/200519153508.htm)
29### [Socio-Economic, Environmental Impacts of COVID-19 Quantified](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2020/07/200709141538.htm)
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31May 19, 2020 - Call them 'super polluters' -- the handful of industrial facilities that emit unusually high levels of toxic chemical pollution year after year. There are only a few of them, but together ...
31July 10, 2020 - How is COVID-19 impacting people and the planet and what are the implications for a post-pandemic world? A new study quantifies the socio-economic losses and environmental ...
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35### [Ambitious EU Climate Efforts Could Increase Emissions in the Rest of the World](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2020/05/200519090321.htm)
35### [Aquaculture's Role in Nutrition in the COVID-19 Era](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2020/07/200709135613.htm)
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37May 19, 2020 - The more the EU economy succeeds in dialing down greenhouse gas emissions, the more the rest of the world will turn them up -- unless a similar level of green ambitions is shared by others. Up to ...
37July 9, 2020 - A new paper examines the economics of an aquaculture industry of the future that is simultaneously environmentally sustainable and nutritious for the nearly 1 billion people worldwide who depend on ...
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41### [Emissions from Road Construction Could Be Halved Using Today's Technology](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2020/05/200518144946.htm)
41### [Scientists Offer Roadmap for Studying Link Between Climate and Armed Conflict](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2020/07/200707160158.htm)
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43May 18, 2020 - The construction sector accounts for a quarter of carbon dioxide emissions, in Sweden and globally. Researchers studied the construction of an eight km stretch of road and calculated how emissions ...
43July 7, 2020 - Climate change -- from rising temperatures and more severe heavy rain, to drought -- is increasing risks for economies, human security, and conflict globally. Scientists are leading an effort to ...
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47### [What Does Drought Mean for Endangered California Salmon?](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2020/05/200518144857.htm)
47### [How to Tackle Climate Change, Food Security and Land Degradation](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2020/07/200707140929.htm)
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49May 18, 2020 - Droughts threatens California's endangered salmon population -- but pools that serve as drought refuges could make the difference between life and death for these vulnerable ...
49July 7, 2020 - How can some of world's biggest problems -- climate change, food security and land degradation -- be tackled simultaneously? Some lesser-known options, such as integrated water management and ...
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53### [Climate Change Threatens Progress in Cancer Control](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2020/05/200518090017.htm)
53### [Making a List of All Creatures, Great and Small](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2020/07/200707140927.htm)
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55May 18, 2020 - Climate change threatens prospects for further progress in cancer prevention and control, increasing exposure to cancer risk factors and impacting access to cancer care, according to a new ...
55July 7, 2020 - A new article outlines a roadmap for creating, for the first time, an agreed list of all the world's species, from mammals and birds to plants, fungi and ...
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59### [Commercial Airliners Monitoring CO2 Emissions from Cities Worldwide](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2020/05/200515085710.htm)
59### [Agriculture A Climate Villain? Maybe Not!](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2020/07/200707113331.htm)
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61May 15, 2020 - Monitoring greenhouse gas emissions from cities is important in order to support climate mitigation activities in response to the Paris Agreement. An international research team examined carbon ...
61July 7, 2020 - The UN's Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) claims that agriculture is one of the main sources of greenhouse gases, and is thus by many observers considered as a climate ...
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65### [Multiscale Crop Modeling Effort Required to Assess Climate Change Adaptation](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2020/05/200514143558.htm)
65### [Nitrogen Pollution Policies Around the World Lag Behind Scientific Knowledge](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2020/07/200706113946.htm)
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67May 14, 2020 - Crop modeling is essential for understanding how to secure the food supply as the planet adapts to climate change. Many current crop models focus on simulating crop growth and yield at the field ...
67July 6, 2020 - National and regional policies aimed at addressing pollution fueled by nitrogen lag behind scientific knowledge of the ...
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71### [Bike Commuting Accelerated When Bike-Share Systems Rolled Into Town](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2020/05/200514143511.htm)
71### [Climate Change Threat to Tropical Plants](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2020/07/200702100414.htm)
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73May 14, 2020 - Prior to the COVID-19 pandemic, in cities where bike-share systems have been introduced, bike commuting increased by 20%, according to a new ...
73July 2, 2020 - Half of the world's tropical plant species may struggle to germinate by 2070 because of global warming, a new study ...
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77### [Land Rights Essential to Protect Biodiversity and Indigenous Cultures](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2020/05/200513121649.htm)
77### [Size Matters for Bioenergy With Carbon Capture and Storage](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2020/06/200629202014.htm)
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79May 13, 2020 - New research argues that legally protected large territories in Brazil are crucial to protect biodiversity and provide essential conditions for indigenous populations to maintain their traditional ...
79June 29, 2020 - New research has shown that Drax power station in North Yorkshire is the optimal site for the carbon capture and storage facilities that will be needed reduce carbon emissions and achieve the targets ...
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83### [New, Rapid Mechanism for Atmospheric Particle Formation](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2020/05/200513111434.htm)
83### [Global Ripple Effect of Shifting Monsoons](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2020/06/200629124059.htm)
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85May 13, 2020 - Researchers have discovered a previously unknown mechanism that allows atmospheric particles to very rapidly form under certain conditions. The research could aid efforts to model climate change and ...
85June 29, 2020 - Scientists ran a series of simulations to produce the most elaborate set of projections to date that illustrates possible changes in nine monsoon regions across five ...
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89### [Chemical Composition of Bedrock Limits Vegetation Growth in Karst Regions](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2020/05/200513081803.htm)
89### [Air Pollution's Connection to Infant Mortality](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2020/06/200629120215.htm)
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91May 13, 2020 - Scientists have revealed the critical role that the chemical composition of bedrock plays in limiting vegetation growth in some of the world's most barren and rocky ...
91June 29, 2020 - The study of sub-Saharan Africa finds that a relatively small increase in airborne particles significantly increase infant mortality rates. A cost-effective solution may lie in an exotic-sounding ...
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95### [The Butterfly Effect: Climate Change Could Cause Decline of Some Alpine Butterfly Species](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2020/05/200512134544.htm)
95### [Gold Mining Restricts Amazon Rainforest Recovery](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2020/06/200629090012.htm)
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97May 12, 2020 - The long-term effects of climate change suggests that the butterfly effect is at work on butterflies in the alpine regions of North America, according to a new study -- and the predictions don't ...
97June 29, 2020 - Gold mining significantly limits the regrowth of Amazon forests, greatly reducing their ability to accumulate carbon, according to a new study. The researchers warn that the impacts of mining on ...
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101### [DNA Metabarcoding Reveals Metacommunity Dynamics in a Threatened Boreal Wetland](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2020/05/200512134424.htm)
101### [Ecosystem Degradation Could Raise Risk of Pandemics](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2020/06/200629090009.htm)
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103May 12, 2020 - Researchers found that DNA metabarcoding is an effective tool for detection of a broad range of biodiversity in water samples compared to traditional morphological identification ...
103June 29, 2020 - Environmental destruction may make pandemics more likely and less manageable, new research ...
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107### [Exploring the Impacts of Climate Change on Hydropower Production](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2020/05/200511112542.htm)
107### [International Team of Scientists Warns of Increasing Threats Posed by Invasive Species](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2020/06/200626161205.htm)
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109May 11, 2020 - A new study investigated the impacts of different levels of global warming on hydropower potential and found that this type of electricity generation benefits more from a 1.5°C than a 2°C climate ...
109June 26, 2020 - A new study describes the proliferation of alien invasive species and the dangers they ...
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113### [The Role of European Policy for Improving Power Plant Fuel Efficiency](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2020/05/200508184601.htm)
113### [Adirondack Boreal Peatlands Near Southern Range Limit Likely Threatened by Warmer Climate](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2020/06/200624151537.htm)
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115May 8, 2020 - A new study investigates the impact of the European Union Emissions Trading Scheme (EU ETS), the largest international cap-and-trade system for greenhouse gas emissions in the world, on power plant ...
115June 24, 2020 - A study documents an invasion happening in the Adirondacks: the black spruce, tamarack, and other boreal species are being overcome by trees normally found in warmer, more temperate forests. ...
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