'Superbug gene' found in one of the most remote places on Earth
Antibiotic-Resistant Genes (ARGs) that were first detected in urban India have been found 8,000 miles away in one of the ...
Tag: Pollution/Remediation
Microplastic contamination found in common source of groundwater, researchers report
Credit: Photo by Fred Zwicky CHAMPAIGN, Ill. -- Microplastics contaminate the world's surface waters, yet scientists have only just begun ...
United Nations, World Economic Forum and partners unite to address e-waste
Joint report: Technologies of the Fourth Industrial Revolution show huge potential and could lead to "dematerialization", better product tracking, take-back ...
Childhood lead exposure linked to poor adult mental health
Lead exposure in childhood appears to have long-lasting negative effects on mental health and personality in adulthoodCredit: Adapted from JAMA ...
More than ruffled feathers: Mockingbirds show heightened aggression after lead exposure
Mockingbirds exposed to sub-lethal levels of lead in urban areas display significantly heightened aggression, said Morris Animal Foundation-funded researchers at ...
Conservation efforts help some rare birds more than others, study finds
Credit: Photo by Michael Jeffords and Sue Post CHAMPAIGN, Ill. -- Land conservation programs that have converted tens of thousands ...
Copy cats: When is a bobcat not a bobcat?
Telling similar animals apart challenges even the expertsCredit: James Gagnon Two UBC Okanagan biologists, who have publicly solicited images of ...
Identifying factors that influence mercury levels in tuna
Most consumers' exposure to toxic methylmercury occurs when they eat fish. But research just published in the ACS journal Environmental ...
Not only do Gulf of Aqaba corals survive climate change but their offspring may too
Credit: N. Isendahl While coral reefs worldwide are suffering severe damage due to global warming and ocean acidification, there is ...
£20 million to tackle nitrogen pollution
Experts in UK and South Asia link up for government-backed research projectCredit: Mark Sutton The UK Government today (January 22) ...
Study predicts how air pollutants from US forest soils will increase with climate change
Tree changes in the Midwest and Eastern US will lead to more atmospheric chemicals that cause air pollution and respiratory ...
Improved plastics recycling thanks to spectral imaging
Credit: D. Caballero, M. Bevilacqua and J.M. Amigo If we are ever to reduce the quantity of plastics being dumped ...
BFU physicists developed a method of determining the composition of microplastic in water
Physicists from Immanuel Kant Baltic Federal University developed and applied a method of identifying microplastic collected in sea waters.Credit: Courtesy ...
SwRI engineers create decision-making tool for oil spill clean-up
Tool finds the best solutions for specific spill scenarios SAN ANTONIO -- January 21, 2019 -- A team of Southwest ...