City trees can boost education outcomes

Urban trees may bolster education outcomes and their loss could disproportionately affect students from low-income families.

Brian Maffly - U. Utah • futurity
Jan. 2, 2025 ~8 min

AI air pollution takes deadly health toll

Air pollution from AI is expected to result in as many as 1,300 premature deaths a year by 2030 in the United States, researchers say.

David Danelski - UC Riverside • futurity
Dec. 30, 2024 ~6 min


The clothing industry is an overlooked plastic pollution source

The apparel industry leaks millions of tons of plastic into environment each year, according to new research.

Harrison Tasoff-UC Santa Barbara • futurity
Dec. 16, 2024 ~6 min

Study ties the mafia to Italy’s wildfire crisis

Over the past few years, wildfires in Italy have become a common and deadly occurrence. New research uncovers the mafia’s role in the crisis.

UC Berkeley • futurity
Dec. 16, 2024 ~6 min

Dolphins are breathing in microplastics

"Finding microplastics in the exhaled breath of dolphins highlights how extensive environmental microplastic pollution is."

Lon Wagner-Virginia Tech • futurity
Nov. 25, 2024 ~6 min

Tiny ‘backpacks’ aid hummingbird conservation

"...this is opening the door to heretofore underexplored aspects of these small and elusive animals' daily choices."

U. Washington • futurity
Nov. 22, 2024 ~7 min

Different training could cut AI power use by 30%

"If we can reduce the energy consumed by AI, we can reduce AI's carbon footprint and cooling requirements..."

U. Michigan • futurity
Nov. 19, 2024 ~6 min

Satellite and brain data show environmental impacts on young brains

A new study aims to identify how environmental factors can affect mental health, cognition, and brain development in young people.

Noelle Toumey Reetz-Georgia State • futurity
Nov. 15, 2024 ~6 min


Plan shows how to get rid of plastic pollution by 2050

A new study maps out a comprehensive plan to eliminate plastic pollution in the next 25 years.

Sonia Fernandez-UCSB • futurity
Nov. 15, 2024 ~8 min

Small cuts in meat production may offer big climate benefits

Eliminating a fraction of current beef production could remove three years' worth of global fossil fuel emissions.

James Devitt-NYU • futurity
Nov. 7, 2024 ~8 min

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