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Bees where the new tool was teste in Cordoba Credit: University of Cordoba
Honeybees reveal environmental pollution in their surroundings
July 24, 2020

Honeybee colonies are bioindicators of environmental contamination in the area, since they get coated in everything that there is in the environment, including pollutants, and they end up taking it all back to their bee hives. Bees sample a significant range of spaces, because they have a wi

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Monte Conca spring pool during the dry season. The white film on top is sulfur-oxidizing bacteria growing. Credit: University of South Florida
Researchers find human-driven pollution alters the environment even underground
May 15, 2020

The Monte Conca cave system on the island of Sicily is a vast system of springs and pools, sitting below a nature preserve. It might be presumed to be one of the few places untouched by human-driven pollution.

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Sulphur mine in Ijen, Java, Indonesia. Both large‐scale industrial ore mining and local artisanal small-scale mineral extraction are major sources of pollution in Indigenous Peoples’ lands. Credit: Joan de la Malla
Pollution impacts food and water consumption for Indigenous peoples worldwide
April 30, 2020

A new study from the University of Helsinki presents the current state of knowledge on the exposure and vulnerability of indigenous peoples to environmental pollution, reviewing the innumerable impacts that pollution poses on Indigenous communities from all over the world.

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