Urban forestry for cooler cities faces three critical hurdles
Tree canopy needs to be close to homes, workplaces and public spaces to be effective as a countermeasure…
Megafires in Mediterranean Europe: the compound role of fire weather and drought
Fire data Our analysis focuses on Mediterranean Europe (34–48° N, 10° W–30° E), a region characterized by complex…
Reframing air pollution as a cognitive and socioeconomic risk
Landrigan, P. J. et al. The Lancet Commission on pollution and health. Lancet 391, 462–512 (2018). Article Google…
Mapping and revealing the tree biodiversity of the Brazilian Cerrado through biome-wide sampling efforts
DÃaz, S., Fargione, J., Iii, F. S. C. & Tilman, D. Biodiversity loss threatens human well-being. PLOS Biol.…
Distributed multitudes of bio-inspired, biodegradable Lagrangian sensors for environmental sustainability
Bioresorbable distributed Lagrangian sensors may enable environmentally sustainable spatio-temporal mapping of acute disasters through integrated dynamic and chemical sensing.…
Arctic driftwood proposal for durable carbon removal
Zeng, N. et al. Carbon sequestration via wood harvest and storage: an assessment of its harvest potential. Clim.…
Passive air sampling detects environmental DNA transfer from water into air
Field sampling We conducted this study near Seattle, Washington USA, in Issaquah Creek, a salmon spawning stream, outside…
Light detection and ranging of natural systems
Duncanson, L. et al. Aboveground biomass density models for NASA’s global ecosystem dynamics investigation (GEDI) lidar mission. Remote.…
Habitat reconstruction for the Late Pleistocene Siberian saber-toothed cat Homotherium using microphytofossils
Reconstructed vegetation Analysis of spores, pollen and phytoliths allows to reconstruct predominance of herbaceous communities (sedge, sedge-grass, and…
Environmental impact and net-zero pathways for sustainable artificial intelligence servers in the USA
The methodology framework of this study aims to achieve two goals: (1) draft the energy–water–climate impacts of AI…
Integrating RUSLE, AHP, GIS, and cloud-based geospatial analysis for soil erosion assessment under mediterranean conditions
Description of the study area The Mitidja Plain, located in north-central Algeria between 36°30’ and 36°45’N and 2°30’…
Microbial remediation of microplastic-contaminated soil, focusing on mechanisms, benefits, and research gaps
Rai, P. K., Lee, J., Brown, R. J. & Kim, K.-H. Micro-and nano-plastic pollution: Behavior, microbial ecology, and…