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Science-Led Policy and Farm Management Interventions Help China to Fight Against Climate Change

Production of animal protein in China has increased by 800% over the past 40 years, driven by population growth, urbanization and higher worker wages.

20 May 2022

Study Determines the Abundance of Microplastics in an Alluvial Rhine Soil

Accumulation of Microplastics in the Rhine meadows at Langel-Merkenich/topography and flooding help identify local concentrations of particles present in the soil.

19 May 2022

Banned Contaminants Found to be Still Imperiling Critically Endangered California Condors

A new study has found contaminants that were banned decades ago are still imperiling critically endangered California condors. The condors may be at increased risk for reproductive impairment because they consume dead marine mammals along the California coast.

19 May 2022

Study Analyzes the Causes of the 2021 Spring Southwestern China Extreme Drought

Southwestern China (SWC) is a region on the southeastern side of the Tibetan Plateau. Here, both southwesterly and southeasterly winds tend to impact weather patterns at the time of the summer monsoon period.

18 May 2022

Prescribed Burning to Prevent Wildfires is not Used Frequently Enough, UCI Researchers Suggest

Prescribed burning of ground-level shrubs, branches and leaves is a time-tested tool to help prevent wildland fires from getting out of control, but a team led by researchers at the University of California, Irvine suggests that the practice isn't used frequently enough.

18 May 2022

Climate Change Responsible for Increased Risks of Wildfire, Drought, and Tree Deaths

On a general note, planting a tree is the best thing that can be done for the well-being of the environment. In the end, trees tend to take in carbon dioxide, compensating for a few of the emissions that add up to climate change.

13 May 2022

Study Evaluates the Impact of Large-Scale Tree Restoration on Water Fluxes

Across the globe, how would afforestation and restoration of huge areas impact water fluxes? A new study headed by the researcher of Wageningen University, Anne Hoek van Dijke with contributions from Martin Herold, GFZ, has fascinating answers.

12 May 2022

Soil Microbes Use Different Biochemical Pathways to Process Nutrients, Respire, and Grow

Much of what scientists think about soil metabolism may be wrong. New evidence from Northern Arizona University suggests that microbes in different soils use different biochemical pathways to process nutrients, respire and grow.

11 May 2022

Weather Radar Networks Can Help Minimize Wind Energy Impacts on Nocturnally Migrating Birds

The development of wind energy is accelerating around the world in an effort to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and slow climate change.

5 May 2022

Urbanized Knowledge Syndrome may be Detrimental to Natural Ecosystems, Study Says

A new study by researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) and collaborators highlights a sharp contrast between urban and suburban ways of thinking about coastal ecosystems.

5 May 2022