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Volvo Environment Prize Awarded for Ocean Microplastics Research

A study performed by three UK researchers has warned the world of microplastics in the ocean, for which they have been awarded the Volvo Environment Prize 2022.

25 Oct 2022

Researchers Map the Environmental Footprint of Food Production

In an age of industrialized farming and complex supply chains, the true environmental pressures of our global food system are often obscure and difficult to assess.

25 Oct 2022

Marine Conservation Boosts Climate Change Mitigation, Research Finds

Marine protected areas act as a safeguard for oceans, seas, and estuaries. These zones help to preserve the plants and animals that call these waters home, but the benefits of protected areas extend far beyond their boundaries.

25 Oct 2022

Study Reveals High-Altitude Contests Between Mountain Goats and Bighorn Sheep

A new study from the Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS), Colorado State University, and the National Park Service indicates previously unknown high altitude contests between two of America's most sensational mammals – mountain goats and bighorn sheep – over access to minerals previously unavailable due to the past presence of glaciers which, now, are vanishing due to global warming.

18 Oct 2022

How Effective are Sea Bins at Trapping Marine Litter?

To help acknowledge plastic pollution identified worldwide in marine environments, mechanical devices are increasingly being regarded as a prospective way.

13 Oct 2022

Fishing Gear Lost at Sea Revealed

Fishing line that could wrap around the Earth 18 times is lost in the world’s oceans every year, according to research by CSIRO, Australia’s national science agency, and the University of Tasmania.

13 Oct 2022

UVM Expert Explains the Science Behind Fall Foliage and Climate Change

With leaf peeping season here, University of Vermont forest scientist William Keeton explains the science behind why trees explode into colors each fall, and where in North America to find the most vibrant colors.

11 Oct 2022

KSOE to Demonstrate Fuel Cell-applied Ship Operation

Hyundai Heavy Industries Group speeds up the era of eco-friendly ships by launching a demonstration project to apply fuel cells, which are in the spotlight as a next-generation energy source, to large vessels.

11 Oct 2022

Underlying Reasons for the Decline in Gray Whale Numbers

Gray whale migration along North America’s West Coast has been decreasing in recent years, according to a new NOAA Fisheries report. The population is currently down 38% from its high in 2015 and 2016, experts are investigating the causes.

10 Oct 2022

Study of Unique and Dynamic Characteristics of Coastal Lagoon Ecosystems in the Arctic Beringia Region

The dynamic and unique features of coastal lagoon ecosystems in the Arctic Beringia Region were captured by a new scientific review article headed by WCS.

7 Oct 2022