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2018 Environmental Performance Index: Air quality top public health threat

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Now in its twentieth year, the biennial report is produced by researchers at Yale and Columbia Universities in collaboration with the World Economic Forum. Burundi, Central African Republic, Madagascar, the Bahamas, and Latvia slipped significantly in environmental performance, largely due to sub-par performance on climate change.

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Oceans Lock Away Carbon Slower Than Previously Thought

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Using a custom gravity machine that simulated marine snow’s native environment, the study’s authors observed that the particles produce mucus tails that act like parachutes, putting the brakes on their descent—sometimes even bringing them to a standstill. There, they collected marine samples by hanging traps from their boat 80 meters deep.

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Video Friday: Ameca Humanoid

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CTU ] Carnegie Mellon University's Iris rover is bolted in and ready for its journey to the moon. ETH Zurich ] Cassie Blue autonomously navigates on the second floor of the Ford Robotics Building at the University of Michigan. The tiny rover passed a huge milestone on Wednesday, Dec. metre-tall green architectural sculpture. [