Australia’s wish list of exotic pets
Credit: Adam Toomes Unsustainable trade of species is a major pathway for the introduction of invasive alien species at distant ...
Tag: Pollution/Remediation
WVU researchers earn $1.5 million DOE grant to develop technology to decrease natural gas emissions
Credit: Nigel Clark/West Virginia University With the target of reducing greenhouse gas emissions from natural gas production sites, engineers at ...
Bacteria can defuse dangerous chemical in Rassaic River
Rutgers study suggests pollutant's toxicity could be decreasedCredit: Donna E. Fennell Bacteria that can help defuse highly toxic dioxin in ...
Illegal trade with terrestrial vertebrates in markets and households of Laos
Credit: Dr Thomas Ziegler It's not a surprise to anyone that numerous vertebrate species are being sold at different wildlife ...
Native Hawaiian tiger cowries eat alien invasive species
Credit: Leon Weaver Researchers at the University of Hawai'i (UH) at Mānoa's Hawai?i Institute of Marine Biology (HIMB) have just ...
NUS-led study considers potential and constraints of reforestation for climate mitigation
Credit: Assistant Professor Janice Ser Huay Lee Reforestation is a promising nature-based climate solution. However, there are practical considerations beyond ...
Low-cost home air quality monitors prove useful for wildfire smoke
Berkeley Lab air quality scientists assess the performance of four consumer devicesCredit: Kelly J. Owen/Berkeley Lab Over the last few ...
FAU awarded $2.2 million to monitor harmful algal blooms in Lake Okeechobee
FAU harbor branch scientist receives grant from Florida's Department of Environmental ProtectionCredit: Florida Atlantic University's Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute With ...
How people and ecosystems fit together on the Great Barrier Reef
Credit: Graeme Cumming A world-first study examining the scales of management of the Great Barrier Reef has the potential to ...
Restoration helps forests recover faster
Credit: Michael O'Brien / SEARRP The rainforests of Southeast Asia are among the fastest declining tropical ecosystems worldwide. Researchers from ...
Scientist to resurrect water fleas from U.S. nuclear fallout zone
UTA examining evolutionary effects of nuclear testing on preserved water flea eggsCredit: The University of Texas at Arlington A researcher ...
Seafood study finds plastic in all samples
Credit: University of Queensland A study of five different seafoods has found traces of plastic in every sample tested. Researchers ...
Technology can help speed soil recovery after oil spills
Credit: David Weindorf After an oil spill or leak, it's important to act fast. If the oil has gotten into ...
‘Insect apocalypse’ may not be happening in US
Long-term ecological site study shows no net insect changesCredit: UGA Scientists have been warning about an "insect apocalypse" in recent ...
NASA’s Aqua Satellite shows extent of Apple Fire’s burn scar
Credit: NASA Worldview On Aug. 9, 2020 NASA's Aqua satellite imaged the Apple Fire near Big Bear Lake in California ...
Agriculture replaces fossil fuels as largest human source of sulfur to the environment
Credit: Illustration by K. M. Driscoll Historically, coal-fired power plants were the largest source of reactive sulfur, a component of ...
Personal connections key to climate adaptation
Credit: Dean Miller. Connections with friends and family are key to helping communities adapt to the devastating impact of climate ...
Breakthrough technology purifies water using the power of sunlight
Credit: Monash University A global research team has been able to transform brackish water and seawater into safe, clean drinking ...
Katherine Hornbostel selected as fellow for RCSA’s Scialog: Negative Emissions Science
Credit: Ramon Cordero / Mainline Photography The Research Corporation for Science Advancement (RCSA) has named Katherine Hornbostel, assistant professor of ...
Deep-sea misconceptions cause underestimation of seabed-mining impacts
Credit: NOAA OER A new publication on the impacts of deep-seabed mining by 13 prominent deep-sea biologists, led by University ...