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Warmer Climate can Have Adverse Impact on Adirondack Boreal Peatlands

A study published in the journal Wetlands documents an invasion happening in the Adirondacks: the black spruce, tamarack, and other boreal species are being overcome by trees normally found in warmer, more temperate forests.

25 Jun 2020

New Laser-Based Technique for Effective Degradation of Cellulose into Biofuel

Researchers from Japan have designed a new laser-based method that makes degradation of cellulose simpler. This reaction does not need drastic conditions, and thus can support efficient cellulose application in several industries, particularly environmental technology.

24 Jun 2020

Widely Flushed Personal Care Textile Products Contribute to Global Plastic Pollution

Researchers from Earth and Ocean Sciences and the Ryan Institute at NUI Galway have carried out a study on the contribution of widely flushed personal care textile products (wet wipes and sanitary towels) to the ocean plastic crisis.

24 Jun 2020

Study Shows Electric Vehicles can Save Total Fuel Costs

Motorists can save as much as $14,500 on fuel costs over 15 years by driving an electric vehicle instead of a similar one fueled by gasoline, according to a new analysis conducted by researchers at the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE's) National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) and Idaho National Laboratory (INL).

24 Jun 2020

Climate Benefits Outweighed the Cost of PV Systems in the Past Decade

Over the past decade, the cost of solar photovoltaic (PV) arrays has fallen rapidly. But at the same time, the value of PV power has declined in areas that have installed significant PV generating capacity.

24 Jun 2020

Forest Conservation Areas in Oil Palm Plantations Play Key Role in Carbon Storage

Forest conservation areas in oil palm plantations play a vital role in storing carbon and boosting rainforest biodiversity, a new study on palm oil agriculture in Borneo has revealed.

24 Jun 2020

Robusta Coffee is More Sensitive to Climate Change than Previously Believed

Even the toughest coffee trees may be no match for climate change. A new study of the plant that produces robusta coffee suggests its heat tolerance has been consistently overestimated.

24 Jun 2020

New System can Help Study Natural Climate Fluctuations

In their model simulations, climate researchers always have to make compromises. Even with the largest computers available worldwide, they can only reproduce the real world to a limited extent.

24 Jun 2020

Fish Farming Reduces Water Quality in Pond Ecosystems, Affects Microbial Communities

Small-scale water bodies with areas less than 0.1 km2, such as natural ponds, constitute the quantitative bulk of global inland water bodies, and are very susceptible to human disturbances and environmental change.

24 Jun 2020

Scientists Explore Sustainable Measures to Restore Burnt Forests

Long-lasting drought increases the risk of forest fires. In the past two years, many sometimes large forest fires developed in Germany.

24 Jun 2020

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

Majority of Americans Favor Initiatives that can Mitigate Climate Change

A majority of Americans (63%) continue to say they see the effects of climate change in their own communities, and 65% believe that the federal government is doing too little to reduce the impacts of climate change, according to a new Pew Research Center survey.

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