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Research Links Metal Production and Toxic Lead Exposure in Humans

In the progressive industrialized world, what is produced “out there” has a direct effect on what happens inside the human body.

17 Aug 2021

Wind Turbine Night Noise

With wind generation one of the fastest-growing renewable energy sectors in the world, Flinders University experts are using machine learning and other signal processing techniques to characterise annoying noise features from wind farms.

17 Aug 2021

UWA Scientists Recognised in Premier’s Science Awards

A researcher from The University of Western Australia whose work has paved the way for cleaner, sustainable energy production to meet the need of future generations, has been awarded WA Scientist of the Year in the 2021 Premier’s Science Awards.

17 Aug 2021

Wildfire Smoke Led to Excess COVID-19 Cases and Deaths

A study by researchers from Harvard University reports that thousands of COVID-19 cases and deaths in Oregon, California, and Washington, from March 2020 to December 2020, may have been caused by the higher amount of fine particulate air pollutants (PM2.5) from wildfire smoke.

16 Aug 2021

Study Demonstrates Link Between High Air Pollution and Productivity

Newly performed studies have stressed the connection between high levels of air pollution and poor health. For instance, even little exposure to air pollutants could increase the threat of respiratory infections, heart disease, and lung cancer.

16 Aug 2021

NASA Scientists Model the Primary Sources of Methane Around the Globe

Today, human sources are responsible for 60% of global methane emissions, coming primarily from the burning of fossil fuels, decomposition in landfills and the agriculture sector.

16 Aug 2021

Careful Planning can Help Remove CO2 in a Climate-Effective Manner

Researchers at the Paul Scherrer Institute PSI and ETH Zurich have investigated the extent to which direct capture of carbon dioxide (CO2) from the ambient air can help to effectively remove greenhouse gases from the atmosphere.

16 Aug 2021

Beneficial Micro-Organisms for Corals can Increase Survival After Bleaching

New research suggests that treating corals with a probiotic cocktail consisting of beneficial bacteria can help in survival after a bleaching event. This technique can be employed prior to a predicted heatwave event, to help corals to recover from high sea temperatures.

16 Aug 2021

Different Land Management Strategies can Help Sequester More Carbon in Soil

The organic matter in the Earth’s soils can store more than twice the carbon compared to atmospheric CO2. Hence, deciphering the carbon sequestration potential of various agricultural practices and landscapes is considered essential in meeting the national and global climate goals.

16 Aug 2021

IMCA to Hold Online Environmental Sustainability Seminar in September

The International Marine Contractors Association’s Environmental Sustainability Committee will host an online technical, motivational seminar for members working on environmental sustainability and the energy transition on 28 September.

16 Aug 2021

Researchers Recommend Expansion of Fast-Charging Stations for Electric Vehicles

A team of engineers recommends expanding fast-charging stations for electric vehicles as campuses and businesses start planning for a post-pandemic world.

13 Aug 2021

Climate Change Linked to Changes in Growth Patterns of Marine Belemnites

Geologists at Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg joined forces with researchers from France, Berlin, and Portugal to investigate the extent to which the growth of belemnites and changes to their appearance depend on ecological reactions and whether these changes are evidence of environmental crises that could have a serious impact on the climate in future.

13 Aug 2021