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Study Looks at How Many More Bees are Needed to Preserve Crops

In a study by Rutgers University, researchers have illustrated for the first time how many more bee species are required to preserve crop yields.

8 Sep 2022

Over-Exploited Fish Stocks Cannot Rebuild Without Strong Actions to Mitigate Climate Change

Global fish stocks will not be able to recover to sustainable levels without strong actions to mitigate climate change, a new study has projected.

2 Sep 2022

Scientists Effectively Create a Method to Triage Declining Ecosystems

News headlines on extreme weather, melting ice caps, and threatened species are daily reminders of our changing environment.

30 Aug 2022

Wastewater Reuse Becomes Major Health Threat

Reclaimed water is often used in metropolitan areas. Persistent microorganisms in recovered water, on the other hand, have been frequently detected and identified as the greatest health risk associated with wastewater reuse.

29 Aug 2022

Hydropower Dams Have Links to Species Extinctions

Deforestation, habitat loss, and fragmentation are all linked and contributing to the current biodiversity catastrophe, with hydropower being responsible for the majority of this degradation.

29 Aug 2022

Sercel Makes Another Major Sale of its Nodal OBN Solution

CGG announced today that Sercel has sold a second batch of 12,000 GPR300 nodes to BGP Inc., following their earlier major order of 18,000 GPR300 nodes in 2021.

From Viridien 29 Aug 2022

Gradual Cooling of Ocean Temperatures has Increased Body Size of Fishes

Earth's geological history is characterized by many dynamic climate shifts that are often associated with large changes in temperature.

24 Aug 2022

Rewritten Narrative on the Evolution and Diversity of Reptiles

Reptiles enjoyed a massive coming-out party some 250 million years ago, during the conclusion of the Permian and the beginning of the Triassic.

22 Aug 2022

A New Method for Treating High-Salinity Nitrogenous Wastewater

Numerous industries produce hypersaline wastewater that contains nitrogen, which poses a serious threat to the aquatic environment.

22 Aug 2022

UF Researchers Take a Small Step Toward Revitalizing Sea Urchin Populations

Coral reef ecosystems are severely threatened by pollution, disease, overharvesting and other factors. For thousands of years, long-spined sea urchins helped keep reefs intact. They eat seaweed, which can kill or seriously damage coral. Without coral, reefs suffer severe consequences, including diminished ability to support fish.

17 Aug 2022