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Moving to More Polluted Areas May Lead to Weight Gain

Moving to an area with higher levels of air pollution is linked to weight gain in young children, according to a major natural experiment conducted in Catalonia.

2 Aug 2023

Ammonia Reduction is Key to Achieving Deep Cuts in Pollution

To reduce air pollution, Europe still has many obstacles to overcome. The reduction of ammonia emissions has been identified as a cost-effective strategy to lower levels of fine particulate matter in the atmosphere in a recent study by an international team of researchers.

27 Jul 2023

Rhodes Wildfire Forces Thousands to Flee

Wildfires burning on the Greek island of Rhodes have forced the evacuation of thousands of people as flames have spread from the island’s mountainous region to the coast.

26 Jul 2023

Catalyzing Sustainability and Fueling Change: The Next-Gen Catalyst that is Cutting Emissions

Researchers from the Department of Energy’s SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory and Washington State University (WSU) have recently demonstrated a method that could remove methane from engine exhausts that burn natural gas.

24 Jul 2023

Citizen Scientists Help Detect Microplastics on Remote Arctic Beaches

Tourists acting as citizen scientists have helped a research team detect microplastics on remote Arctic beaches. The global scale of plastic production means that these tiny fragments of plastic are now ubiquitous, and scientists fear that ocean currents will cause plastic to accumulate in the Arctic, damaging ecosystems.

24 Jul 2023

What Factors Influence Arsenic Mobilization and Release?

A study was conducted by investigators from the Chinese Research Academy of Environmental Sciences to evaluate the effects of environmental factors and microbial communities on arsenic (As) mobilization.

24 Jul 2023

Biosurfactants: An Eco-Friendly Way to Clean Up Oil Spills

An estimated 1500 million liters of oil leak into the ocean each year. This causes widespread environmental pollution because oil encompasses hazardous compounds like polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons, which can be toxic or mutagenic to organisms.

24 Jul 2023

New Catalyst Could Help Natural Gas Engines Reduce Methane Emissions

Individual palladium atoms attached to the surface of a catalyst can remove 90% of unburned methane from natural-gas engine exhaust at low temperatures, scientists reported today in the journal Nature Catalysis.

21 Jul 2023

Innovative Solution for Nuclear Waste Management

Nuclear energy has resurfaced as a hot topic in a world deeply concerned about the environmental and geopolitical consequences of fossil fuel use.

20 Jul 2023

CSIRO's Free Program Empowers SMEs to Innovate Plastic Waste Solutions

Australia’s national science agency, CSIRO, is on a mission to end plastic waste and is providing free research and development (R&D) support to businesses working in the plastic and recycling sector.

17 Jul 2023