Simple steps for improving indoor air quality
While wildfire smoke, power plant emissions, and vehicle exhaust fumes are well-known contributors to poor outdoor air quality—and…
Satellites can now spot methane leaks in real time – but most go unfixed
The UN Environment Programme (UNEP) wants to close that gap. Last month it announced a new push –…
Food waste recycling in the USA can reduce climate and nutrient pollution impacts yet risks plastic accumulation in soils
Kenny, S. et al. From Field to Bin: The Environmental Impacts of U.S. Food Waste Management Pathways (US…
Global vessel carbon dioxide emission from navigable rivers
Raymond, P. A. et al. Global carbon dioxide emissions from inland waters. Nature 503, 355–359 (2013). Article CAS …
When Paper Does the Heavy Lifting: Sunology’s Storey Packaging
Most of us don’t give packaging a second thought. It arrives, we tear it open, and it goes…
France evacuates Cap Ferret peninsula as Spanish wildfires merge near Madrid – Europe live | France
France orders evacuation of Cap Ferret peninsula as thousands flee wildfiresJakub Krupa Thousands of people have been forced…
Scientists decry Trump’s ‘blame game’ after he claims Canada ‘poisoning’ US air | Donald Trump
Scientists have reacted with incredulity after Donald Trump accused Canada of “poisoning” the US’s air with smoke billowing…
Balancing marine species conservation with cost-effective renewable energy development
Abrahms, B. et al. Climate change as a global amplifier of human–wildlife conflict. Nat. Clim. Change 13, 224–234…
The June Heat Wave Cost The U.K. Economy Over $1.5 Billion
Many respondents reported a number of adaptations to deal with the heat—be it changing the hours they worked,…
What can the Galápagos Islands’ animals teach us about the threats of El Niño? | Environment
The ocean waters around the Galápagos Islands are hot. Very hot. Observed for centuries in the Pacific by…
Increased nutrient diversity can induce loss of microbial diversity through enhanced resource uptake
Media and bacterial culture Bacteria were precultured from frozen stocks in nutrient medium (NM) composed of 1% yeast…
Why safe water is still lacking in the Marajó Archipelago, one of the world’s most water-abundant regions
In the Brazilian Amazon, water is not simply a natural resource. For many rural communities, it shapes mobility,…