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Why Some Skies Look Bluer Than Others

The sky’s color is more than a scenic backdrop. New reporting highlights how atmospheric physics, aerosols and pollution can turn deep blue skies milky white, making visible what is suspended in the air around us.

Key Takeaways

Blue skies arise from Rayleigh scattering, which favors shorter wavelengths of light.
Larger particles such as aerosols, smoke and moisture produce Mie scattering that can make skies appear white or hazy.

DT Editorial Team·Apr 13, 2026·via refractor.io

Decoy Molecules Push Native Soil Bacteria Toward Harder Cleanup Work

Researchers at Nagoya University say decoy molecules can coax native soil bacteria into degrading non-native compounds, offering a potentially useful path for pollution cleanup without genetic engineering

Key Takeaways

Nagoya University researchers reported that decoy molecules helped native soil bacteria degrade non-native compounds
The work was published in the Journal of Materials Chemistry A

DT Editorial Team·Apr 9, 2026·via phys.org

PFAS reach one of the Arctic’s most isolated mammals

A new report highlights high levels of forever chemicals in Svalbard reindeer, underscoring how industrial contaminants can reach even highly remote Arctic ecosystems.

Key Takeaways

High PFAS levels were found in Svalbard reindeer.
The animals live in a remote Arctic region and form a distinct subspecies.

DT Editorial Team·Apr 9, 2026·via phys.org

PFAS Pollution Reckoning Shows How ‘Forever Chemicals’ Reached Nearly Everywhere

An interview with investigative journalist Mariah Blake revisits how PFAS contamination spread through the environment and became one of the most far-reaching chemical pollution stories in modern industry.

DT Editorial Team·Apr 8, 2026·via livescience.com

Health

An international study across 34 countries found that environmental risks such as air pollution and housing conditions can accelerate biological brain aging, while protective conditions can delay it.

DT Editorial Team·Apr 3, 2026·via medicalxpress.com

#pollution

Why Some Skies Look Bluer Than Others

Decoy Molecules Push Native Soil Bacteria Toward Harder Cleanup Work

PFAS reach one of the Arctic’s most isolated mammals

PFAS Pollution Reckoning Shows How ‘Forever Chemicals’ Reached Nearly Everywhere

Why Some Skies Look Bluer Than Others

Decoy Molecules Push Native Soil Bacteria Toward Harder Cleanup Work

PFAS reach one of the Arctic’s most isolated mammals

PFAS Pollution Reckoning Shows How ‘Forever Chemicals’ Reached Nearly Everywhere

Global study links pollution and inequality with faster brain aging across 34 countries