Environmental Science News
July 26, 2024
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July 25, 2024 — An international team of researchers has found that nitrogen emissions from fertilizers and fossil fuels have a net cooling effect on the climate. But they warn increasing atmospheric nitrogen has ...
July 25, 2024 — A new study finds disproportionate effects of temperature shifts on an icy glacier ...
July 25, 2024 — Aerosol scientists quantify the extent of light absorption by black carbon in fire clouds to better model climate impacts of extreme wildfire ...
July 25, 2024 — Newly announced research examining greenhouse gas emissions from the drying lake bed of Great Salt Lake, Utah, calculates that 4.1 million tons of carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases were released in 2020. This research suggests that drying ...
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July 25, 2024 — Engineers discovered that when the aluminum in soda cans is purified and mixed with seawater, the solution produces hydrogen -- which can power an engine or fuel cell without generating carbon ...
July 25, 2024 — Coffee beans consumed across the globe come from two species: Coffea arabica and Coffea canephora. By 2050, about 80% of Arabica production is predicted to decrease because of climate change. ...
July 25, 2024 — Researchers have developed a material that shows a remarkable ability to convert sunlight and water into clean ...
July 25, 2024 — Tackling a long-time mystery, scientists have found that the turbulent movements of air in clouds play a key role in the growth of water droplets and the initiation of rain. The research can improve ...
July 22, 2024 — Forests can reduce hunger in rural households while also capturing carbon and advancing sustainability goals for low- and middle-income countries, according to new ...
July 22, 2024 — Biologists who set out to better understand the effects of climate change on plant species in tropical mountain regions found that even small ...
July 22, 2024 — Researchers have made an exciting discovery on the Hong Kong coast. They have identified two fiddler crab species: Tubuca dussumieri, previously ...
July 25, 2024 — Researchers are proposing a new way to curb industrial emissions, by tapping into the 'atomic intelligence' of liquid metals to deliver greener and more sustainable chemical ...
July 25, 2024 — New research shows California's Central Valley, known as America's breadbasket, gets as much as half of its groundwater from the Sierra Nevadas. This is significant for a farming region that, in some ...
July 24, 2024 — Reforestation in low- and middle-income countries can remove up to 10 times more carbon dioxide from the atmosphere at lower cost than previously estimated, making it a potentially more effective ...
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July 24, 2024 — A research team is tackling the environmental issue of efficiently recycling lithium ion batteries amid their increasing ...
July 24, 2024 — Government agencies, insurance companies and disaster planners rely on national flood risk models from the private sector that aren't reliable at smaller levels such as neighborhoods and ...
July 24, 2024 — Researchers reveal there are an estimated 400 billion microplastic fibers on the surface of Frenchman Bay, which borders Bar Harbor and Acadia National Park in Maine, and several connected rivers and ...
July 24, 2024 — New research underscores the close relationship between dust plumes transported from the Sahara Desert in Africa, and rainfall from tropical cyclones along the U.S. Gulf Coast and ...
July 24, 2024 — New research has found that the Southern Ocean absorbs more carbon dioxide (CO2) than previously thought. Using direct measurements of CO2 exchange, or fluxes, between the air and sea, the scientists ...
July 24, 2024 — Baby oysters rely on natural acoustic cues to settle in specific environments, but new research reveals that noise from human activity is interfering with this critical ...
July 24, 2024 — A new study shows an average 20-percent spike of nitrogen dioxide polluting the air for communities located near huge warehouses. And people of color are harder ...
July 24, 2024 — Ultrafine particles, UFPs, the smallest contributors to air pollution, hinder the function of mitochondria in human olfactory mucosa cells, a new study shows. The study showed that traffic-related ...
July 24, 2024 — Tree bark surfaces play an important role in removing methane gas from the ...
July 24, 2024 — Lead levels in moss are as much as 600 times higher in older Portland, Oregon, neighborhoods where lead-sheathed telecommunications cables were once used compared to lead levels in nearby rural ...
July 23, 2024 — A prototype device harvests drinking water from the atmosphere, even in arid ...
July 23, 2024 — Researchers working at the forefront of an emerging photovoltaic (PV) technology are thinking ahead about how to scale, deploy, and design future solar panels to be easily recyclable. Solar panels ...
July 23, 2024 — Chemists have developed a rapid electrothermal mineralization (REM) process, which in seconds can remediate the accumulation of synthetic chemicals that can contaminate soil and the ...
July 23, 2024 — The wildfire season of 2023 was the most destructive ever recorded in Canada and a new study suggests the impact was unprecedented. It found that four of the year's wildfires in mine-impacted ...
July 23, 2024 — Researchers analyzed the financial and environmental costs and benefits of four biofuels crops used to produce sustainable aviation fuels in the U.S. They found that each feedstock -- corn stover, ...
July 23, 2024 — Trees in the Brazilian Atlantic Forest are migrating in search of more favourable temperatures with species in mountain forests moving uphill to escape rising heat caused by climate ...
July 23, 2024 — New research has revealed critical insights into how strategic emission cap choices can lead to cost-effective, near-100% ammonia industry decarbonization while avoiding issues such as land use ...
July 23, 2024 — Fluids circulating underground change rocks over the course of time. These processes must be taken into account if they are to be used as a climate archive. Researchers have used 380-million-year-old ...
July 23, 2024 — A room-temperature method to decompose perfluoroalkyl substances (PFASs) using visible LED light offers a promising solution for sustainable fluorine recycling and PFAS ...
July 22, 2024 — A newly enhanced database is expected to help wildfire managers and scientists better predict where and when wildfires may occur by incorporating hundreds of additional factors that impact the ...
Wednesday, July 24, 2024
- Researchers Develop Innovative Battery Recycling Method
- Nationwide Flood Models Poorly Capture Risks to Households and Properties, Study Finds
- Waters Along Bar Harbor, Acadia Home to Billions of Microplastics
- How Saharan Dust Regulates Hurricane Rainfall
- Southern Ocean Absorbing More Carbon Dioxide Than Previously Thought, Study Finds
- The Ocean Is Becoming Too Loud for Oysters, Research Finds
- Warehousing Industry Increases Health-Harming Pollutants, Research Shows
- Traffic-Related Ultrafine Particles Hinder Mitochondrial Functions in Olfactory Mucosa
- Trees Reveal Climate Surprise -- Bark Removes Methane from the Atmosphere
- Study of Urban Moss Raises Concerns About Lead Levels in Older Portland Neighborhoods
Tuesday, July 23, 2024
- Drawing Water from Dry Air
- Manufacturing Perovskite Solar Panels With a Long-Term Vision
- Researchers Develop More Environmentally Friendly and Cost-Effective Method for Soil Remediation
- Researchers Warn of Unprecedented Arsenic Release from Wildfires
- Best Bioenergy Crops for Sustainable Aviation Fuels by U.S. Region, Policy Goals
- Heat-Sensitive Trees Move Uphill Seeking Climate Change Respite
- Strategic Emission Caps Key to Ammonia Industry Decarbonization, Researchers Find
- Hot Traces in Rock
- A Promising New Method Uses Light to Clean Up Forever Chemicals
Monday, July 22, 2024
- Researchers Enhance Tool to Better Predict Where and When Wildfires Will Occur
- Converting Captured Carbon to Fuel: Study Assesses What's Practical and What's Not
- Agriculture: Less Productive Yet More Stable Pastures
- Understanding How a Red Seaweed Reduces Methane Emissions from Cows
- Genome Study Informs Restoration of American Chestnut Tree
- Deep-Ocean Floor Produces Its Own Oxygen
Friday, July 19, 2024
- Waste Styrofoam Can Now Be Converted Into Polymers for Electronics
- Chemists Design Novel Method for Generating Sustainable Fuel
- New Humidity-Driven Membrane to Remove Carbon Dioxide from the Air
Thursday, July 18, 2024
- Converting Wastewater to Fertilizer With Fungal Treatment
- How Pollution May Remain in Water After Oil Spill Cleanups
- Solar Farms With Stormwater Controls Mitigate Runoff, Erosion, Study Finds
- Rural Belts Around Cities Can Reduce Urban Summer Temperatures by Up to 0.5°C
- Study Shows New Efficiency Standards for Heavy Trucks Could Boost Energy Use
- Minerals Play Newly Discovered Role in Earth's Phosphorus Cycle
Wednesday, July 17, 2024
- Although Tiny, Peatland Microorganisms Have a Big Impact on Climate
- Microbes Found to Destroy Certain 'forever Chemicals'
- Sea Ice's Cooling Power Is Waning Faster Than Its Area of Extent
- Diatom Surprise Could Rewrite the Global Carbon Cycle
- Discovery of a Hybrid Lineage Offers Clues to How Trees Adapt to Climate Change
- Aussie Innovation Spearheads Cheaper Seafloor Test for Offshore Wind Farms
- Children Living in Greener Neighborhoods Show Better Lung Function
- Researchers Predict Fewer, Pricier Strawberries as Temperatures Warm
- Smart Soil Can Water and Feed Itself
- Forests Endure as Carbon Sink Despite Regional Pressures
- Logged Forests Can Still Have Ecological Value -- If Not Pushed Too Far
Tuesday, July 16, 2024
- Could Intensive Farming Raise Risk of New Pandemics?
- Nature-Based Solutions to Disaster Risk from Climate Change Are Cost Effective
- Scientists Use Machine Learning to Predict Diversity of Tree Species in Forests
- Microplastic Pollution Increases Sea Foam Height and Stability
- Weather Experts Discover New Effect of Storm -- In a Teacup
- Capturing Carbon With Energy-Efficient Sodium Carbonate-Nanocarbon Hybrid Material
- Ground Surface Conditions Impact Speed and Distance of Leaking Natural Gas
- Oil and Natural Gas Development in Permian Is a Key Source of Ozone Pollution in Carlsbad Caverns National Park, Study Finds
- Local Dragonflies Expose Mercury Pollution Patterns
Monday, July 15, 2024
- Scientists Discover Missing Piece in Climate Models
- Producing Hydrogen and Fertilizer at the Same Time
- Loss of Oxygen in Lakes and Oceans a Major Threat to Ecosystems, Society, and Planet
- Wildfire Smoke Has a Silver Lining: It Can Help Protect Vulnerable Tree Seedlings
- Scientists Create Computer Program That 'paints' The Structure of Molecules in the Style of Piet Mondrian
Friday, July 12, 2024
- Study Examines Urban Forests Across the United States
- Scientists Find New Way Global Air Churn Makes Particles
- Complex Impact of Large Wildfires on Ozone Layer Dynamics
- High and Low Tide Cause Low and High Methane Fluxes
- Unprecedented Warming Threatens Earth's Lakes and Their Ecosystems
Thursday, July 11, 2024
- Forest Carbon Storage Has Declined Across Much of the Western U.S., Likely Due to Drought and Fire
- Study Finds Health Risks in Switching Ships from Diesel to Ammonia Fuel
- Scientists Call for 'major Initiative' To Study Whether Geoengineering Should Be Used on Glaciers
- Hydrogen Flight Looks Ready for Take-Off With New Advances
- Mapping the World's Fungi from Air Samples
- Air Pollution Harms Pollinators More Than Pests, Study Finds
- Targeted Home Systems to Remove PFAS More Cost-Effective Than System-Wide Solutions
- New Solutions to Keep Drinking Water Safe as Pesticide Use Skyrockets Worldwide
- Could Lead Overcome Reverse Current and Advance a Green Hydrogen Economy?
Wednesday, July 10, 2024
- New Study Provides Enhanced Understanding of Tropical Atmospheric Waves
- Planted Mangroves' Ability to Store Carbon
- Mozambican Woodlands Could Store More Than Double the Carbon Previously Estimated
- Wolves' Return Has Had Only Small Impact on Deer Populations in NE Washington
- Enhancing Live Football Broadcasts by Eliminating Camera Operator Distractions With AI
- New Period Product Offers Progress in Women's Health
- The Gulf Stream Is Wind-Powered and Could Weaken from Climate Change
- Researchers Show Promising Material for Solar Energy Gets Its Curious Boost from Entropy
- Cutting Farm Nitrous Oxide Emissions Helps Climate and Ozone Layer
Tuesday, July 9, 2024
- Researchers Examine Economic Effects on Technological Advancements of Blue Hydrogen Production
- First Local Extinction in the US Due to Sea Level Rise, Study Suggests
- Pinpointing Coal Plants to Convert to Nuclear Energy, Considering Both Practicality and Community Support
- Groundbreaking Study Reveals Oceanic Seabirds Chase Tropical Cyclones
- Mining Rare Earth Metals from Electronic Waste
Monday, July 8, 2024
- Researcher Finds Lithium Ion Batteries a Growing Source of Pollution
- Restored Oyster Sanctuaries Host More Marine Life
- Coral Reefs: Battlegrounds for Survival in a Changing Climate
- New Extremely Fast Carbon Storage Technology
- Companies That Mitigate Climate Change Reduce Their Cost of Capital
- Exploring the Radiative Effects of Precipitation on Arctic Amplification and Energy Budget
Thursday, July 4, 2024
Wednesday, July 3, 2024
- Retreating Glaciers: Fungi Enhance Carbon Storage in Young Arctic Soils
- A Breakthrough in Inexpensive, Clean, Fast-Charging Batteries
- Climate Change Drives Tree Species Towards Colder, Wetter Regions
- Early-Onset El Niño Means Warmer Winters in East Asia, and Vice Versa