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Artificial Lighting can Impact Coastal Ecosystems

The artificial lighting which lines the world's coastlines could be having a significant impact on species that rely on the moon and stars to find food, new research suggests.

24 Jun 2020

New Methodology to Detect Water Pollution in Coastal Areas

Researchers at the University of Seville Marine Biology Laboratory, working in the research team of Dr. José Carlos García Gómez, have demonstrated the usefulness of using the SBPQ methodology to detect potential shifts in coastal areas.

24 Jun 2020

Identifying Suitable Habitats for Vulnerable Species has Major Implications for Carbon Sequestration

Throughout California, the effects of climate change are evident from increasing frequencies of intense wildfires and mudslides to widespread and prolonged droughts.

24 Jun 2020

Study Highlights the Role of Local Policies in Sustainable Management of Tropical Forests

In recent years, there has been a rise in foreign and domestic large-scale land acquisitions--defined as being at least roughly one square mile--in Latin America, Asia, and Africa where investing countries and multinational investors take out long-term contracts to use the land for various enterprises.

24 Jun 2020

How to Make Copper Mines Emission Free

The Zero Emission Copper Mine of the Future by University of Sydney’s Warren Centre for Advanced Engineering sets out how Australian copper mining can become emission free over the next 30 years through the use of emerging technologies.

23 Jun 2020

Constantly Fluctuating Environment can Enable Some Species to Invade New Areas

University of Wisconsin-Madison scientists have found that a constantly fluctuating environment can enable some species to invade new areas by helping them maintain the genetic diversity they need to settle into their new homes.

23 Jun 2020

UK Leads Green Revolution in Defence and Off-Highway Transport

As the UK seeks to deliver a ‘greener’ future following the government’s announcement in February to ban the sale of all new petrol and diesel vehicles by 2035 – the University of Exeter and Supacat are helping to pave the way for a green revolution in defence and off-road transport.

19 Jun 2020