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World's longest lichen declines in a national park
A unique long-term study performed by researchers at Umeå University shows that the pendent lichen Usnea longissima has decreased by 42% over 37 years in Skuleskogen National Park, located in High Coast UNESCO World Heritage site. The study has been published in the jo... | Environmental Science |
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The United States is poised to make much deeper cuts to the pollution that's fueling global... | Environmental Science |
PFAS Found in Blood of Dogs, Horses Living Near Fayetteville, N.C.
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In a new study, researchers from North Carolina State University detected elevated PFAS levels in the blood of pet dogs and horses from Gray’s Creek, N.C. – including dogs that only drank bottled water. The work establishes horses ... | Environmental Science |
The International Space Station (ISS) has been home to more than 250 astronauts who have lived and worked on board the orbiting lab for months at a time. Unlike homes on Earth, however, the space station has been discovered to have higher levels of chemical contamination lingering in dust.
A group of scientists analyze... | Environmental Science |
WASHINGTON – A peer-reviewed study by scientists at the Environmental Working Group estimates that more than 200 million Americans could have the toxic fluorinated chemicals known as PFAS in their drinking water at a concentration of 1 part per trillion, or ppt, or higher. Independent scientific studies have recommende... | Environmental Science |
Droughts can be good for trees. Certain trees, that is.
Contrary to expectation, sometimes a record-breaking drought can increase tree growth. Why and where this happens is the subject of a new paper in Global Change Biology.
A team of scientists led by Joan Dudney at UC Santa Barbara examined the drought response of e... | Environmental Science |
Earth Day in the year of the farm bill
Earth Day reminds us of the importance of the soil, water and air upon which our health, prosperity and food security depend. The good news is that, on average, humans are better nourished now than at any time in human history, although nearly 1 billion people are still undernouri... | Environmental Science |
Hidden in plain sight: Windshield washer fluid is an unexpected emission source
Exhaust fumes probably come to mind when considering vehicle emissions, but they aren't the only source of pollutants released by a daily commute. In a recent Environmental Science & Technology study, researchers report that alcohols in win... | Environmental Science |
Researchers have found that one method of reducing greenhouse gas emissions is available, affordable, and capable of being implemented right now. Nitrous oxide, a potent greenhouse gas and ozone-depleting substance, could be readily abated with existing technology applied to industrial sources.
"The urgency of climate ... | Environmental Science |
image: Ten years of progress - forest ecosystem restoration on an abandoned agricultural field at Mon Cham, northern Thailand, by Chiang Mai University's Forest Restoration Research Unit view more Credit: Stephen Elliott On average, about half of trees planted in tropical and sub-tropical forest restoration efforts do... | Environmental Science |
CNN — Today’s kids have the power and skills to change the world. But when it comes to topics like the climate crisis, reaching children in a way that sparks their interest — and empowers them to believe they can truly make a difference — can be tricky. “Kids need to hear about climate change. But the greatest danger... | Environmental Science |
Scientists advocate synergistic approach to address climate change and air pollution in China
In a new research perspective published in Environmental Science and Ecotechnology, a research team emphasizes that the key to a synergistic approach lies in understanding that carbon dioxide and air pollutants predominantly o... | Environmental Science |
New research this month adds more fuel to the debate over gas stoves. The study found that gas and propane stoves emitted detectable amounts of benzene, a common air pollutant and carcinogen. Benzene levels were often above recommended safety thresholds and could linger for hours after the stoves were turned off in som... | Environmental Science |
Chestnuts roasting on an open fire kindle iconic imagery of the season. However, the American chestnut (Castenea dentata) that once produced them is all but absent from the Appalachian forests that it once dominated. An invading fungus in the early 20th century virtually eliminated the American chestnut from its native... | Environmental Science |
A recent study published in the Journal of Environmental Psychology indicates that spacious natural landscapes can enhance feelings of selflessness, connectedness, and boost positive emotions. The research, conducted using immersive virtual reality technology, found that participants felt a diminished sense of body bou... | Environmental Science |
Toxic PFAS chemicals have been detected in seven out of 10 insecticides tested in the US, according to new research. Six contained what the study’s lead author characterized as “screamingly high” levels of PFOS, one of the most dangerous PFAS compounds.The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has known about the findi... | Environmental Science |
Study finds bottom-dwellers thrive at foundations of offshore wind farms
Offshore wind farms host more soil animals per square meter than the North Sea floor, discovered Leiden researchers. After 25 years, a hundred times more animals and twice the number of different species could live on the foundations of wind turbi... | Environmental Science |
A tailored and rapid approach for ozonation catalyst design
In a new study published in the journal Environmental Science and Ecotechnology, researchers from the Chinese Research Academy of Environment Sciences have employed machine learning, specifically the artificial neural network (ANN) model, to predict catalyst p... | Environmental Science |
Nuclear weapons tests found to contribute to persistent radioactivity in German wild boars
Shaggy-haired, tusked pigs roam free in the woods of Germany and Austria. Although these game animals look fine, some contain radioactive cesium at levels that render their meat unsafe to eat.
Previously, scientists hypothesized ... | Environmental Science |
It’s no surprise that the climate crisis is fueling more intense weather, but new research shows how warming ocean temperatures are boosting tropical storms, causing hurricanes to become bigger and stronger at faster rates. A study published this week in the journal Scientific Reports found that hurricanes that form in... | Environmental Science |
Bioinspired self-assembled colloidal collectives of active matter systems
Active matter systems feature unique behaviors that include collective self-assembly structures and collective migration. However, the efforts to realize collective entities in spaces without wall-adhered support, in order to conduct three-dimens... | Environmental Science |
Published November 4, 2022 2:46PM Updated 3:41PM What are microplastics? Microplastics are pieces of plastic that measure less than 5 millimeters and these tiny particles are finding their way into our drinking water, food, and even our blood. A recent study found that those wonderfully convenient non-stick pans you’ve... | Environmental Science |
Insta-worthy catch? Social media helps researchers track changes in fisheries
While many changes happened during the pandemic, one instance of change involving fishing around Hawai'i Island showed the importance of the activity for residents to researchers at the University of Hawai'i at Hilo, thanks to photos on socia... | Environmental Science |
The constellation will be used to generate a complete, high-resolution 3D point cloud of the Earth's surface (Image: Shutterstock/rommma)
Orlando-based startup Nuview has emerged from stealth to build what it says is the world’s first commercial lidar satellite constellation, which will be used to map the entirety of E... | Environmental Science |
Almost 5 miles above sea level in the Himalayan mountains, the rocky dip between Mount Everest and its sister peak, Lhotse, lies windswept, free of snow. It is here at the South Col where hundreds of adventurers pitch their final camp each year before attempting to scale the world's tallest peak from the southeastern s... | Environmental Science |
Influence of residual aluminum hydrolyzed species on activated sludge properties in industrial wastewater pre-treatment
Given that previous studies have neglected the potential mechanism of the difference in aluminum content affecting the activated sludge system, a research team from Wuhan University of Technology has ... | Environmental Science |
For years, beavers have been treated as an annoyance for chewing down trees and shrubs and blocking up streams, leading to flooding in neighborhoods and farms. But the animal is increasingly being seen as nature's helper in the midst of climate change.
California recently changed its tune and is embracing the animals t... | Environmental Science |
ChatGPT's citation approach may amplify the Matthew Effect in environmental science
ChatGPT (GPT) has become one of the most talked-about innovations in recent years, with over 100 million users worldwide. However, there is still limited knowledge about the sources of information GPT utilizes. As a result, we carried o... | Environmental Science |
Alumni Spotlight: Jonathan Rubin Takes Vertical Farming to New Heights
This story was originally published by Columbia’s School of International and Public Affairs.
Jonathan Rubin’s deep-rooted affinity for nature and the environment blossomed during his formative years in Florida. From volunteering at a sea turtle hos... | Environmental Science |
Scientists say an experimental tower in northern China, dubbed the world's biggest air purifier, appears to be working. Researchers at the Institute of Earth Environment at the Chinese Academy of Sciences say they have seen improvements in the air quality over an area of more than three square miles in the past few mon... | Environmental Science |
SAN DIEGO (AP) — Relentless storms from a series of atmospheric rivers have saturated the steep mountains and bald hillsides scarred from wildfires along much of California’s long coastline, causing hundreds of landslides this month.
So far the debris has mostly blocked roads and highways and has not harmed communities... | Environmental Science |
The total amount of microplastics deposited on the bottom of oceans has tripled in the past two decades with a progression that corresponds to the type and volume of consumption of plastic products by society. This is the main conclusion of a study developed by the Institute of Environmental Science and Technolo... | Environmental Science |
In an article published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Michael Mann, professor in the Department of Earth and Environmental Science in the University of Pennsylvania's School of Arts & Sciences, and colleagues from Clemson University, the University of California Los Angeles, and Columbia Unive... | Environmental Science |
Left and right figures show warming in Europe of the summer half-year during the latest four decades, subdivided for clear-sky and all.sky conditions, respectively. Credit: Paul Glantz/Stockholm University
The warming during the summer months in Europe has been much faster than the global average, shows a new study pub... | Environmental Science |
Sea level rise is transforming the U.S. coastline across the country, but researchers have noticed that the rate of sea level rise has increased faster in the last decade around the Gulf and Southeastern coasts.
In a new study published in Nature Communications, researchers from Tulane University found rates of sea lev... | Environmental Science |
A million hectares of kelp forests need planting by 2040, and scientists are asking for help
Marine ecologists from UNSW Sydney working to regrow kelp seaweed are calling on the public to participate in a global challenge to restore a million hectares of lost underwater forest by 2040.
The researchers are terming it Th... | Environmental Science |
Gas stoves raise indoor levels of cancer-causing benzene, study finds
Using gas-powered stoves and ovens can raise the levels of the cancer-causing chemical benzene in a home, according to a new study.
The study, published in the journal Environmental Science and Technology, looked at 87 stoves in California and Colora... | Environmental Science |
A huge ash plume rises into the sky as the Lava fire explodes in Weed, California on July 1, 2021.Photo: JOSH EDELSON / AFP (Getty Images)Regional wildfire smoke is significantly lowering air quality for millions of people across the country.OffEnglishA new study published in Environmental Science & Technology found th... | Environmental Science |
SYDNEY, Nov 4 (Reuters) - A former chef turned farmer has begun to supply Sydney restaurants with sustainable herbs and microgreens grown in a carpark beneath the city's harbourside business district.Noah Verin set up his Urban Green business in Sydney's Barangaroo district in early 2020 with around 40 different plant ... | Environmental Science |
Tijuana River sewage may be contaminating air along Southern California coast: study
Chronic coastal contamination from the Tijuana River can end up in the atmosphere as “sea spray aerosol” — spreading far beyond the San Diego County beaches where it has long polluted the water, a new study has found.
For decades, stor... | Environmental Science |
People dealing with the most socioeconomic disadvantages in greater Los Angeles also face higher levels of toxic air pollution, according to a new UCLA-led study.
Researchers collected air samples from 54 locations over two-week periods in September 2019 and February 2020, and then analyzed the samples to determine how... | Environmental Science |
A study conducted by Duke University researchers suggests that glyphosate, the active ingredient in Roundup, may be a potential cause of the mysterious kidney disease CKDu that has affected rural communities in Sri Lanka and similar regions around the world. The findings have been published in Environmental Science and... | Environmental Science |
image: Left and right figures show warming in Europe of the summer half year during the latest four decades, subdivided for clear-sky and all.sky conditions, respectively. view more Credit: Paul Glantz/Stockholm University The warming during the summer months in Europe has been much faster than the global average, sho... | Environmental Science |
Air pollution is a major public health problem: The World Health Organization has estimated that it leads to over 4 million premature deaths worldwide annually. Still, it is not always extensively measured. But now an MIT research team is rolling out an open-source version of a low-cost, mobile pollution detector that ... | Environmental Science |
Chemical contamination on International Space Station is out of this world, study shows
Concentrations of potentially harmful chemical compounds in dust collected from air filtration systems on the International Space Station (ISS) exceed those found in floor dust from many American homes, a new study reveals.
In the f... | Environmental Science |
Farms that create habitat key to food security and biodiversity
It seems intuitive that forests would provide better habitat for forest-dwelling wildlife than farms. Yet, in one of the longest-running studies of tropical wildlife populations in the world, Stanford researchers found that over 18 years, smaller farms wit... | Environmental Science |
Gas stoves in California homes are leaking cancer-causing benzene, researchers found in a new study published on Thursday, though they say more research is needed to understand how many homes have leaks.In the study, published in Environmental Science and Technology on Thursday, researchers also estimated that over 4 t... | Environmental Science |
Climate change once seemed a distant threat. No more. We now know its face, and all too well. We see it in every hurricane, torrential rainstorm, flood, heatwave, wildfire and drought. It’s even detectable in our daily weather. Climate disruption has changed the background conditions in which all weather occurs: the oc... | Environmental Science |
Sask. oil facilities' methane emissions nearly 4 times more than reported, research suggests
Team from Carleton University in Ottawa measured emissions from 962 heavy oil facilities in Sask.
New research using advanced technology suggests heavy oil facilities in Saskatchewan are releasing almost four times as much of a... | Environmental Science |
So much on this planet depends on a simple matter of density. In the Atlantic Ocean, a conveyor belt of warm water heads north from the tropics, reaching the Arctic and chilling. That makes it denser, so it sinks and heads back south, finishing the loop. This system of currents, known as the Atlantic Meridional Overtur... | Environmental Science |
U.S. August 24, 2022 / 2:34 PM / CBS News Cities on Fire: The Urban Heat Island Effect Cities on Fire: The Urban Heat Island Effect 09:13 This summer's deadly heat waves have left people throughout the U.S. and Europe desperate for relief. It's urban centers that have felt the intense temperatures the most — and where ... | Environmental Science |
Exxon Mobil’s scientists were remarkably accurate in their predictions about global warming, even as the company made public statements that contradicted its own scientists’ conclusions, a new study says.The study in the journal Science Thursday looked at research that Exxon funded that didn’t just confirm what climate... | Environmental Science |
The 'plastic paradox': Some clean-up technologies do more harm than good, researchers say
The ever-increasing problem of plastic pollution has prompted widespread efforts to combat it through innovative clean-up technologies. These advancements, however, often seen as the silver bullet to solve our plastic crisis, some... | Environmental Science |
Research team realizes rapid detection of low-concentration BOD in an oxygen-rich water environment
Researchers at the College of Environmental Science and Engineering of Nankai University have introduced a new strategy to realize rapid biochemical oxygen demand (BOD) measurement by using the competitive switching of e... | Environmental Science |
High levels of chemicals called per-and polyfluoroalky substances (PFAS) were detected in water-proof or stain-resistant school uniforms in the United States and Canada, according to a new study published Wednesday in the Journal of Environmental Science and Technology.PFAS chemicals, often called “forever chemicals” b... | Environmental Science |
The planet’s demand for salt comes at a cost to the environment and human health, according to a new scientific review led by University of Maryland Geology Professor Sujay Kaushal. Published in the journal Nature Reviews Earth & Environment, the paper revealed that human activities are making Earth’s air, soil and fre... | Environmental Science |
Show captionScientists estimate the leaks could release up to 400,000 tonnes of methane into the atmosphere. Photograph: Danish Defence/AFP/GettySeascape: the state of our oceans‘Colossal amount’ of leaked methane, twice initial estimates, is equivalent to third of Denmark’s annual CO2 emissions or 1.3m carsScientists ... | Environmental Science |
Thousands of tourists spill onto a boardwalk in Alaska's capital city every day from cruise ships towering over downtown. Vendors hawk shoreside trips and rows of buses stand ready to whisk visitors away, with many headed for the area's crown jewel: the Mendenhall Glacier.
A craggy expanse of gray, white and blue, the ... | Environmental Science |
Scientists find ‘forever chemicals’ in the blood of North Carolina dogs and horses
A team of North Carolina State University scientists have identified elevated levels of “forever chemicals” in the blood of every pet dog and horse they tested in a recent community study.
The research, published Wednesday in Environment... | Environmental Science |
Optimizing nitrogen application for sustainable rice production in China
Addressing the dual challenge of food security and environmental quality highlights the importance of managing nitrogen inputs in rice production in a responsible and efficient manner. An underexplored aspect in previous research is that, in areas... | Environmental Science |
An artificial intelligence system enables robots to conduct autonomous scientific experiments -- as many as 10,000 per day -- potentially driving a drastic leap forward in the pace of discovery in areas from medicine to agriculture to environmental science.
Reported today in Nature Microbiology, the team was led by a p... | Environmental Science |
Recovering tropical forests offset just 25% of carbon emissions from new tropical deforestation and forest degradation
A pioneering global study has found deforestation and forests lost or damaged due to human and environmental change, such as fire and logging, are fast outstripping current rates of forest regrowth.
Tr... | Environmental Science |
A startup based in Tacoma, Washington has devised a portable system capable of removing the vast majority of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances, or PFAS, from water. Housed within a 10-by-8-foot corrugated shipping container, the “PFAS Destruction Unit” is already helping tackle pollution around the state.
As the heal... | Environmental Science |
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — The plastics industry says there is a way to help solve the crisis of plastic waste plaguing the planet's oceans, beaches and lands— recycle it, chemically.Chemical recycling typically uses heat or chemical solvents to break down plastics into liquid and gas to produce an oil-like mixture or bas... | Environmental Science |
Killer whales' diet more important than location for pollutant exposure, study finds
Both elegant and fierce, killer whales are some of the oceans' top predators, but even they can be exposed to environmental pollution. Now, in the largest study to date on North Atlantic killer whales, researchers in Environmental Scie... | Environmental Science |
A satellite image of the location of the Zaap-C offshore platform with other offshore platforms visible flaring in the Gulf of Mexico December 28, 2021. Copernicus Sentinel data (2015)/ESA, CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO/Handout via REUTERS Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.comMEXICO CITY, Sept 13 (Reuters) - Scienti... | Environmental Science |
A satellite image of the location of the Zaap-C offshore platform with other offshore platforms visible flaring in the Gulf of Mexico December 28, 2021. Copernicus Sentinel data (2015)/ESA, CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO/Handout via REUTERS Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.comMEXICO CITY, Sept 13 (Reuters) - Scienti... | Environmental Science |
What happens when people unknowingly eat, drink or inhale nearly invisible pieces of plastic? Although it’s unclear what impact this really has on humans, researchers have now taken a step toward answering that question. In ACS’ Environmental Science & Technology, a team reports laboratory results indicating that tiny ... | Environmental Science |
Deaf scientists and sign language experts have created hundreds of new signs for British Sign Language (BSL).
Expanded BSL vocabulary now includes climate-related terms like "greenhouse gas" and "carbon footprint", for which there were no official signs.
That meant children, teachers and scientists would often have to ... | Environmental Science |
Humic substances affect iron wheel-driven hydroxyl radical production in soil
Hydroxyl radical (·OH) is the most reactive oxidant and plays important roles in the biogeochemical cycle of elements and the attenuation of contaminants in the environment. In recent years, the redox reaction of iron in subsurface sediments ... | Environmental Science |
Korea is regarded as a "water-stressed nation." Although the country receives an annual precipitation of approximately 1,300mm, it is characterized by concentrated periods and specific regions, thereby giving rise to challenges stemming from water scarcity. The lack of drinking water extends beyond mere inconvenience, ... | Environmental Science |
Can the UAE help get a planet-saving methane deal at COP28?
Environmental advocates are rightfully skeptical that the head of a national oil company can credibly steer the parties at the upcoming UN climate summit COP28 to the strong climate mitigation needed to meet the climate emergency, especially one that is planni... | Environmental Science |
Chinese scientists are combating a glacier's melting by covering it with a blanket
One of China's most-visited glaciers in the Tibetan region, the Dagu Glacier, is now covered with white sheets, also known as geotextiles, in an attempt to slow its melting. Scientists at Nanjing University are leading the effort, and in... | Environmental Science |
The number of students on renewables-related courses in Scotland has soared by 70% in four years, figures reveal.
Scottish Renewables found that 22,000 undergraduates were studying subjects which cover the sector, ranging from engineering to maths.
The same survey in 2019 reported around 13,000 young people studying in... | Environmental Science |
Image source, Getty ImagesImage caption, Climate change is making extreme weather including flooding more likely, scientists sayOne of the world's largest oil companies accurately forecast how climate change would cause global temperature to rise as long ago as the 1970s, researchers claim.ExxonMobil's private research... | Environmental Science |
Although the study utilized feathers obtained from Manx shearwaters, it is believed that the findings should also apply to other speciesJamie Darby, School of Biological Earth and Environmental Science, UCC 1/2 A microscope image shows how oil exposure causes feather structures known as barbules to clump, instead of in... | Environmental Science |
An upcoming NASA mission will provide an unprecedented look at ice clouds at high altitudes in Earth's atmosphere.
NASA's Polarized Submillimeter Ice-cloud Radiometer (PolSIR) is an instrument designed to study ice clouds that form high above tropical and subtropical regions of the Earth. A pair these relatively low-co... | Environmental Science |
Chinese Scientists Are Combating a Glacier's Melting By Covering It With a Blanket
One of China’s most-visited glaciers in the Tibetan region, the Dagu Glacier, is now covered with white sheets, also known as geotextiles, in an attempt to slow its melting. Scientists at Nanjing University are leading the effort, and in... | Environmental Science |
Dozens of species of frogs, salamanders and other amphibians quietly disappeared from parts of Latin America in the 1980s and 2000s, with little notice from humans, outside of a small group of ecologists. Yet the amphibian decline had direct health consequences for people, according to a study from the University of Ca... | Environmental Science |
Researchers demand European Parliament take action to fight pollution in the Mediterranean Sea
The implementation of effective policies at local and regional level, and the cooperation of all countries in the Mediterranean Sea basin is urgently needed to successfully reverse the environmental problems in this marine ar... | Environmental Science |
Sitting calmly in their webs, many spiders wait for prey to come to them. Arachnids along lakes and rivers eat aquatic insects, such as dragonflies. But, when these insects live in mercury-contaminated waterways, they can pass the metal along to the spiders that feed on them. Now, researchers reporting in ACS’ Environm... | Environmental Science |
Extreme events in Antarctica such as ocean heatwaves and ice loss will almost certainly become more common and more severe, researchers say.
With drastic action now needed to limit global warming to the Paris Agreement target of 1.5°C, the scientists warn that recent extremes in Antarctica may be the tip of the iceberg... | Environmental Science |
Fertiliser made from human faeces and urine is safe to use in agriculture and has "huge potential" to replace 25% of current synthetic products in some countries, according to research.The findings come as farmers continue to struggle with rising fertiliser costs due to a combination of climate change and the war in Uk... | Environmental Science |
Air, water, soil, food and even blood – microplastics have found their way virtually everywhere on Earth, and now that list includes clouds.
Bits of plastic particles were recently discovered above eastern China, with new research showing that these microplastics could influence cloud formation and the weather.
A group... | Environmental Science |
The future has arrived: We have mushroom leather hats now. Slowly but surely, leather alternatives made from mycelium—essentially the root structure of a mushroom—instead of animal hides have entered the market. In 2021, MycoWorks partnered with Hermès to make the first object out of a fine mycelium leather alternative... | Environmental Science |
The future has arrived: We have mushroom leather hats now. Slowly but surely, leather alternatives made from mycelium—essentially the root structure of a mushroom—instead of animal hides have entered the market. In 2021, MycoWorks partnered with Hermès to make the first object out of a fine mycelium leather alternative... | Environmental Science |
Climate change is primarily caused by humans burning fossil fuels, as well as other activities that produce greenhouse gases. But that blame is not evenly distributed amongst the entire human species.
A recent study published in the journal PLOS Climate emphasizes that the society's elites are disproportionately respon... | Environmental Science |
Humans are leaving behind a 'frozen signature' of microbes on Mount Everest
Almost 5 miles above sea level in the Himalayan mountains, the rocky dip between Mount Everest and its sister peak, Lhotse, lies windswept, free of snow. It is here at the South Col where hundreds of adventurers pitch their final camp each year... | Environmental Science |
The Antarctic is turning from a fridge for the world - keeping temperatures down - to 'a radiator', scientists warned yesterday.
Ice on land and sea in the Antarctic would normally reflect the sun's rays back into space, but as water forms ponds and lakes on Antarctica, this absorbs heat.
Professor Martin Siegert sai... | Environmental Science |
Blue lakes in North America and Europe will likely turn green-brown as global temperatures rise
22 September 2022 The world’s blue lakes, many of which are located at high northern latitudes, are at risk of losing their blue hues as a result of climate change, according to a new paper in Geophysical Research Letters. C... | Environmental Science |
Alumni Spotlight: Centering Humans in Asia's Energy Transition
Srishti Mahajan is an energy specialist at the Asian Development Bank in New Delhi, where she leads clean energy projects to support countries in the Asia Pacific region transition to a low carbon economy and to mobilize finance to support these initiatives... | Environmental Science |
We should put the environment on the balance sheet
Decoupling, carbon taxes, and unrealistic environmentalists
In a world where businesses focus on quarterly earnings and daily stock price trends, the market is largely blind to the fact that it’s driving us toward a climate cliff. The damages that are caused by CO2 emi... | Environmental Science |
Communities of color disproportionately exposed to PFAS pollution in drinking water
People who live in communities with higher proportions of Black and Hispanic/Latino residents are more likely to be exposed to harmful levels of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in their water supplies than people living in ot... | Environmental Science |
AI could run a million microbial experiments per year, says study
An artificial intelligence system enables robots to conduct autonomous scientific experiments—as many as 10,000 per day—potentially driving a drastic leap forward in the pace of discovery in areas from medicine to agriculture to environmental science.
Re... | Environmental Science |
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Boston, MA – People who live in communities with higher proportions of Black and Hispanic/Latino residents are more likely to be exposed to harmful levels of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in their water supplies than people living in other communities... | Environmental Science |
Rowan researcher documents 50-year trend in hurricane escalation due to climate change
Rowan researcher documents 50-year trend in hurricane escalation due to climate change
For decades, climate scientists have warned that greenhouse gas emissions are causing worsening and more frequent severe weather patterns, with ma... | Environmental Science |
In satellite pictures, they look like the pale blue and gray eggs of a giant butterfly, laid in tight patterns on some dismal leaf. The eggs, made of steel, are tanks brimming with radioactive fluid—contaminated water from Japan’s Fukushima nuclear plant. The water will soon be diluted and pumped into the sea. Núria Ca... | Environmental Science |
The Reality of the Transition to an Environmentally Sustainable Economy in New York City
Economic transitions take time but do take place. New York City first became prominent as a trading city, with America’s resources and farm goods delivered via the Erie Canal shipped out of the port of New York. Then, we became a m... | Environmental Science |
TL;DR: A wide range of online courses from Dartmouth College(opens in a new tab) are available for free on edX. Learn about Linux, environmental science, philosophy, and more, without spending anything.
There is an absolutely massive bank of online courses out there, just waiting for you to enroll. There has never been... | Environmental Science |
Biosphere 2 experiment reveals that soils in drought stress leak more volatile organic compounds into the atmosphere
Microbes are doing a lot under the soil surface that can't be seen with the naked eye—from sequestering carbon to building the foundation of Earth's crust. But even tiny microbes are feeling the stress o... | Environmental Science |
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