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Ocean Wise and Tru Earth Team up to Launch the Great American Shoreline Cleanup

More than 11 million tons of plastic litter enter the ocean every year – the equivalent of one dump truck of plastic every minute. That’s why Ocean Wise, a globally renowned conservation organization, is excited to launch the Great American Shoreline Cleanup.

8 Jun 2021

Crop Cultivation on Northern Peatlands Leads to Substantial Carbon Dioxide Emissions

A new study shows that substantial amounts of carbon dioxide were released during the last millennium because of crop cultivation on peatlands in the Northern Hemisphere.

7 Jun 2021

Pairing Solar Energy with Pollinator Habitat Offers Great Promise

Amid the steady growth of solar energy production in the United States, pollinator conservation at solar installations has become an appealing secondary pursuit, but the long-term success of such efforts remains to be seen.

4 Jun 2021

Mixed Farming Methods Could Eliminate Agricultural Greenhouse Gas Emissions

Small-scale mixed-use agriculture that avoids synthetic fertilizers in favor of manure could eliminate agricultural greenhouse gas emissions if established across the United States' 100 million hectares of lush high quality cropland, according to a study by Gidon Eshel, publishing 3rd June 2021 in the open-access journal PLOS Biology.

4 Jun 2021

Life Stage Differences Crucial for the Stability of Complex Ecological Communities

A new study by ecologist André de Roos shows that differences between juveniles and adults of the same species are crucial for the stability of complex ecological communities.

4 Jun 2021

Global Warming Leads to Rapid Deoxygenation of Freshwater Lakes

Oxygen levels in the world's temperate freshwater lakes are declining rapidly -- faster than in the oceans -- a trend driven largely by climate change that threatens freshwater biodiversity and drinking water quality.

3 Jun 2021

Electricity-Eating Bacteria in Brackish Sediments May Play Role in Combating Climate Change

Global oceans absorb about 25% of the carbon dioxide released into the atmosphere when fossil fuels are burned.

3 Jun 2021

Declining Fish Biodiversity can Affect Human Nutrition

All fish are not created equal, at least when it comes to nutritional benefits.

3 Jun 2021

Declining Fish Biodiversity in the Amazon Could Lead to Major Nutritional Shortages

A new study of dozens of wild fish species commonly consumed in the Peruvian Amazon says that people there could suffer major nutritional shortages if ongoing losses in fish biodiversity continue.

31 May 2021

Corals and Their Symbiotic Algae May Have Capacity to Adjust to Current Ocean Warming

One of the most important and widespread reef-building corals, known as cauliflower coral, exhibits strong partnerships with certain species of symbiotic algae, and these relationships have persisted through periods of intense climate fluctuations over the last 1.5 million years, according to a new study led by researchers at Penn State.

27 May 2021