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New research finds strong links between the arrival of white-nose syndrome, increased insecticide use, and higher infant mortality.

https://www.anthropocenemagazine.org/2024/09/what-does-the-decline-of-insect-eating-bats-have-to-do-with-infant-mortality-more-than-you-think/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=what-does-the-decline-of-insect-eating-bats-have-to-do-with-infant-mortality-more-than-you-think

A massive multi-country study suggests that simply closing the gap between the actual and perceived consensus moves the needle on climate beliefs without polarizing groups.

https://www.anthropocenemagazine.org/2024/09/people-underestimate-scientific-agreement-on-climate-correcting-the-record-goes-a-long-way/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=people-tend-to-underestimate-scientific-agreement-on-climate-change-heres-how-to-correct-the-record

Researchers grew chicken meat cells at four times the density they are grown in regular bioreactor systems—bringing it down to the price of organic meat.

https://www.anthropocenemagazine.org/2024/09/in-a-first-researchers-scale-up-cultured-chicken-and-dramatically-curb-its-cost/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=in-a-first-researchers-scale-up-cultured-chicken-and-dramatically-curb-its-cost

It’s not always who you think.

https://www.anthropocenemagazine.org/2024/09/whos-getting-hired-and-fired-in-the-rush-to-decarbonize/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=whos-getting-hired-and-fired-in-the-rush-to-decarbonize

Low-cost gadget that absorbs heat radiating from skin could be an energy-efficient, quiet way to keep cool with windows open for fresh air

https://www.anthropocenemagazine.org/2024/09/personal-cooling-device-overcomes-acs-flaws/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=personal-cooling-device-overcomes-acs-flaws

A new study found that when presented with unfamiliar climate terms, people were less likely to express concern, urgency, or policy support

https://www.anthropocenemagazine.org/2024/09/which-term-carries-a-bigger-punch-climate-emergency-or-climate-change/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=when-it-comes-to-climate-communication-simple-and-familiar-terminology-is-best

When they delved into the body of literature on GMO crops, a team found an interesting push and pull between the benefits and impacts of GM crops

https://www.anthropocenemagazine.org/2024/09/what-are-the-environmental-trade-offs-of-gm-crops/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=what-are-the-environmental-trade-offs-of-gm-crops

Chemists have found a secret sauce to quickly and easily remove 98 percent of tiny invisible plastic pieces from water

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As rare butterfly populations dwindle, intensive efforts by people help some insects hold steady—or even increase population size—according to new research.

https://www.anthropocenemagazine.org/2024/09/in-this-case-a-human-touch-helped-revive-a-species-instead-of-endangering-it/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=in-this-case-a-human-touch-helped-revive-a-species-instead-of-endangering-it

A new analysis leverages a fantastically comprehensive database of 1,500 climate policies that have been tried worldwide

https://www.anthropocenemagazine.org/2024/09/most-climate-policies-flop-but-a-handful-of-winners-could-actually-close-the-emissions-gap/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=most-climate-policies-havent-been-successful-but-a-handful-of-winners-have-the-potential-to-close-the-emissions-gap