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EPFL Doctoral Student Studies the Role of Flow Fluctuations in Local Sediment Transport

Transported by water or wind, sediments have a significant impact on the environment, and we cannot really quantify the magnitude of these events. A doctoral student at EPFL has proposed a new mathematical approach to these random phenomena.

27 May 2014

UW-Madison Scientists Lead Large-Scale Ecological Investigations

The University of Wisconsin-Madison, home of pioneering ecologists who studied lakes, forests, wetlands and prairies, is playing a key role in the next wave of ecological research: large teams of scientists confronting the dilemma of a changing climate on a shrinking planet.

21 May 2014

Jefferson Project at Lake George Resumes Aerial Survey of Lake

An aerial survey of Lake George, begun last fall as part of the Jefferson Project at Lake George, will resume the week of May 19, weather dependent.

20 May 2014

Biological Value of Lands Adjacent to Coral Reef of Cabo Pulm under Threat from Cabo Dorado

Cabo Pulmo is a close-knit community in Baja California Sur, Mexico, and the best preserved coral reef in the Gulf of California.

20 May 2014

Marsh House to be Named UK's Best Eco Property

The home of a Sheffield Hallam University lecturer is in the running to be named the UK's best eco property.

From Sheffield Hallam University 15 Apr 2014

Arid Ecosystems are a Major Sink for Atmospheric Carbon Dioxide

Researchers led by a Washington State University biologist have found that arid areas, among the biggest ecosystems on the planet, take up an unexpectedly large amount of carbon as levels of carbon dioxide increase in the atmosphere. The findings give scientists a better handle on the earth's carbon budget—how much carbon remains in the atmosphere as CO2, contributing to global warming, and how much gets stored in the land or ocean in other carbon-containing forms.

8 Apr 2014

Nutrients from the Land Leading to Widespread Oxygen Depletion

After several years of discussions, researchers from Aarhus University (Denmark), Lund University (Sweden) and Stockholm University (Sweden) have determined that nutrients from the land are the main cause of widespread areas of oxygen depletion. The results were published on 31 March in the prestigious American journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

2 Apr 2014

USGS Awards Grant to Fight Invasion of Zebra and Quagga Mussels

Foreign mussels hitchhiking to the Great Lakes in the ballast water tanks of international freighters are becoming one of the most vexing environmental problems facing the Great Lakes. A group of scientists from Wayne State University, in collaboration with the United States Geological Survey (USGS) and the Environmental Protection Agency, are working together to battle this problem.

24 Mar 2014

Royal Holloway and Guiana Shield Facility Partner to Promote Ecosystem Management, Sustainable Development

The important work of Royal Holloway, University of London to protect and maintain the environment in the Guiana Shield region of South America is set to continue, following a new agreement that has been signed between the University and a UN funded environmental initiative.

18 Mar 2014

4th European Marine Board Forum Discusses about Managing Consequences of Changing Arctic Ocean

About 150 scientists, policy makers and members of industry are gathering today at the 4th European Marine Board Forum in Brussels to discuss how best to manage the consequences of a changing Arctic Ocean for human health and well-being.

13 Mar 2014