Robot fleet dives for climate answers in ‘marine snow’
Australian research voyage to investigate how life in the Southern Ocean captures and stores carbon from the atmosphereCredit: CSIRO A ...
Tag: Ecology/Environment
Study proves bits of DNA in seawater correlate to the weight of netted fish
New tool will help census oceans, monitor fish, track shifting marine life; "eDNA makes the ocean a sea of biological ...
Electronic waste on the decline, new study finds
Older, bulkier electronics are disappearing from the waste stream, with ramifications for the future of e-waste recycling.Credit: Yale School of ...
SMART researchers develop plant nanobionic sensor to monitor arsenic levels in soil
For the first time, researchers from SMART have engineered a living plant-based sensor for the detection of arsenic in the ...
Keeping California a powerhouse of almond production
Credit: Sat Darshan Khalsa A favorite healthy snack, almonds are a staple on grocery store shelves worldwide. More than 80% ...
Scientists warn of the social and environmental risks tied to the energy transition
A new international study by the ICTA-UAB and the McGill University (Canada) maps resistance movements' associated with green energy and ...
Story tips: Air taxis, fungi speak, radiation game and climate collab
Credit: Michael B. R. Smith and M. Scott Greenwood/ORNL, U.S. Dept. of Energy Transportation - Taking to the skies If ...
Air pollution spikes linked to lower test scores for Salt Lake County third graders
Credit: Mullen at al. (2020) Int. Journal of Enviro Res and Public Health Fine particulate matter (PM2.5), the tiny particles ...
Unexpected similarity between honey bee and human social life
Credit: Tim Gernat, University of Illinois Bees and humans are about as different organisms as one can imagine. Yet despite ...
German researchers compile world’s largest inventory of known plant species
Catalogue vastly expands global knowledge of plant diversityCredit: Swen Reichhold Leipzig could mean for the future of plant taxonomy what ...
Pesticide deadly to bees now easily detected in honey
Credit: Janusz Pawliszyn A common insecticide that is a major hazard for honeybees is now effectively detected in honey thanks ...
Can we harness a plant’s ability to synthesize medicinal compounds?
Knowledge could guide development of sustainable production methods for plant-based medicinesCredit: From Flora De Filipinas by Francisco Manuel Blanco in ...
NSF awards ou faculty member $2 million research and innovation grant
Young researcher to explore advancement of polymer recycling technologies in hopes of sending less multi-layer plastics to landfillsCredit: OU Photographer ...
New material ‘mines’ copper from toxic wastewater
Nature-inspired material designed by Berkeley Lab scientists removes copper from wastewater with atomic precisionCredit: Berkeley Lab We rely on water ...
Microplastics in the death zone
Scientists find plastic fibres in snow samples from Mount EverestCredit: Baker Perry, National Geographic Scientists have identified the highest recorded ...
Could kelp help relieve ocean acidification?
Credit: Image credit: Heidi Hirsh Ethereal, swaying pillars of brown kelp along California's coasts grow up through the water column, ...
Bacteria convince their squid host to create a less hostile work environment
Credit: Moriano-Gutierrez, et al. 2020 Bacteria living symbiotically within the Hawaiian bobtail squid can direct the host squid to change ...
UTIA awarded FAA Grant to research sustainable aviation fuel development in the Southeast
Growing biomass for jet fuel may become a viable option for farmersCredit: Photo by E. McArthur on Unsplash. KNOXVILLE, Tenn. ...
Study confirms contribution of bioenergy to climate change mitigation
Across-border team of researchers refute arguments that carbon debt, opportunity cost and indirect land-use change prevent greenhouse gas mitigation by ...
Study finds health trade-offs for wildlife as urbanization expands
Research on tree swallows suggests city living may offer advantages, but not without risksCredit: Joseph Corra, Ohio State University COLUMBUS, ...