Vast amounts of valuable energy, nutrients, water lost in world’s fast-rising wastewater streams
Enough energy to power all households in the USA and Mexico; enough nutrients to meet ~13% of world fertilizer needs; ...
Tag: Earth Science
World Wetlands Day: Fostering global biodiversity and mitigating climate change
Interactive story maps illustrate valuable contributions Maritime salt marshes make to our planetCredit: Photo credit: O. Lucanus Though they make ...
Fed grant backs Rice earthquake research
Geologist Melodie French wins National Science Foundation CAREER AwardCredit: Jeff Fitlow/Rice University HOUSTON - (Jan. 31, 2020) - Rice University ...
New research shows sustainability can be a selling point for new ingredients
Credit: University of Nottingham The first UK consumer study on the use of Bambara Groundnut as an ingredient in products ...
Coalition to study impact of sea-level rise, climate change on bays and estuaries
Credit: University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science/Cheryl Nemazie CAMBRIDGE, MD (January 30, 2020)-- The University of Maryland Center for ...
Helsinki declaration on planetary health calls for commitment from the EU
Credit: Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare Scientific evidence shows that human activities impact global warming, biodiversity loss, land degradation, ...
Scientists find far higher than expected rate of underwater glacial melting
Robotic kayaks were used to track meltwaterCredit: David Sutherland/University of Oregon Tidewater glaciers, the massive rivers of ice that end ...
Rethinking land conservation to protect species that will need to move with climate change
Credit: University of Washington All plants and animals need suitable conditions to survive. That means a certain amount of light, ...
Instant hydrogen production for powering fuel cells
Researchers develop a method for on-demand hydrogen production, which has potential for use in portable hydrogen fuel cellsCredit: Jing Liu ...
NASA catches the dying remnants of Tropical Cyclone 12P
Credit: Credit: NASA/NRL Tropical Cyclone 12P formed in the Southern Pacific Ocean on January 25 and two days later, NASA's ...
NASA’s Aqua satellite reveals Tropical Cyclone Esami’s dissipation
Credit: Credit: NASA/NRL Tropical Cyclone Esami formed in the Southern Indian Ocean and just three days later, visible imagery from ...
NASA finds Tropical Cyclone Diane’s quick fade
Credit: Credit: NASA/NRL Tropical Cyclone Diane formed late on January 24 and by the next day it was reduced to ...
Children to bear the burden of negative health effects from climate change
Credit: UTHealth The grim effects that climate change will have on pediatric health outcomes was the focus of a "Viewpoint" ...
United Nations award goes to company born out of university pollution project
An energy start-up in India, formed out of an Aston University scheme, has won a prestigious United Nations' award for ...
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