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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

Grazing Lands are Exposed to Cumulative Pressures

Reindeer herding has got a long history in northern Norway, Sweden, and Finland. It has altered the Fennoscandian mountain landscape and is also seen as a way to reduce the effects of climate change on vegetation.

3 Oct 2022

Global Alliance on Green Economy Launched During World Green Economy Summit in Dubai

Under the patronage of HH Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, the 8th World Green Economy Summit (WGES) concluded in Dubai.

3 Oct 2022

New $65 Million Project to Quantify the Climate Impact Potential of Sorghum

Nadia Shakoor, PhD, principal investigator and senior research scientist at the Donald Danforth Plant Science Center is part of the nation-wide team that will work to quantify the climate impact potential of sorghum as part of a five-year, up to $65 million project lead by National Sorghum Producers.

29 Sep 2022

Review Highlights Ecological Impacts of Gold Mining and Restoration Strategies

In a review paper recently published in the journal Land Degradation and Development, Shrabya Timsina and Nora Hardy focused on the effects of surface gold mining in tropical regions, a growing environmental concern in recent years.

29 Sep 2022