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Changing Climate and Air Pollution Have Serious Impact on Infant Mortality

Dust sweeping across the Southeast U.S. in recent days warns of a growing risk to infants and children in many parts of the world.

30 Jun 2020

Low-Cost Tool Provides New Possibilities for Understanding Marine Ecosystems

A deep-sea soft coral garden habitat has been discovered in Greenlandic waters by scientists from UCL, ZSL and Greenland Institute of Natural Resources, using an innovative and low-cost deep-sea video camera built and deployed by the team.

30 Jun 2020

Drax Power Station in North Yorkshire is Optimal Site for Carbon Capture, Storage Facilities

New research has shown that Drax power station in North Yorkshire is the optimal site for the carbon capture and storage facilities that will be needed reduce carbon emissions and achieve the targets of 2016 Paris Climate Agreement.

30 Jun 2020

Pesticides and Climate Change are Impacting the Western Bumblebees

A University of Wyoming researcher and her Ph.D. student have spent the last three years studying the decline of the Western bumblebee.

30 Jun 2020

New Findings on Plant Processes may Lead to Increased Crop Yields

University of East Anglia scientists have helped find a way to control different plant processes - such as when they grow - using nothing but coloured light.

30 Jun 2020

Global Warming of Natural Ecosystems Releases More Methane than Expected

New research suggests that as the Earth warms natural ecosystems such as freshwaters will release more methane than expected from predictions based on temperature increases alone.

30 Jun 2020

New Sensor Monitors Fruits , Vegetables by Continuously Detecting Ethylene Gas

NIMS and AIST have developed a small sensor capable of continuously monitoring the plant hormone ethylene.

30 Jun 2020

Study Shows Land-Clearing has Degraded Weather in the Brazilian Cerrado

Brazil is one of the top three producers of both soy and corn globally, and its agricultural sector accounts for one-fifth of the country's economy.

30 Jun 2020

Regional Climate Model Provides Global View of Monsoon Changes

Scientists from the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory and a dozen other international research institutions have produced the most elaborate set of projections to date that illustrates possible futures for major monsoon regions.

30 Jun 2020

Study Highlights Potential Impact of Recurrent Heatwaves on Coral Species

A new study illustrates the potential impact of recurrent heatwaves on coral species collected by the Australian aquarium coral industry.

30 Jun 2020

Beavers Actively Contribute to Climate Change

The large rodents are massively changing landscapes in the Arctic, which could have serious consequences for the frozen soils and our future climate

30 Jun 2020

Ecologists Attend 105th Annual Meeting of the Ecological Society of America

Environmental scientists, educators and policy makers will be gathering online August 3-6, 2020, for the 105th Annual Meeting of the Ecological Society of America.

30 Jun 2020

Study Calls for Viable Agricultural Approach to Build Sustainable Environment

According to a report, both international and local donors are increasingly investing in industrial agricultural projects to the disadvantage of interventional measures that convert food systems and safeguard the environment at the same time.

29 Jun 2020

New Method Helps Remove Weather Effects from Air Pollution Data

In light of the impacts caused by the current COVID-19 pandemic, satellite measurements demonstrated that northern Italy and China have experienced reduced levels of nitrogen dioxide (NO2).

29 Jun 2020

Invasive Species Pose Increasing Threats to the Environment

In a new study, scientists from around the world - including a professor at the University of Rhode Island - warn that the threats posed by invasive alien species are increasing.

29 Jun 2020