Adding Iron To The Ocean Can Remove CO2 – But At What Cost To Nature?
Newswise — Adding iron to the ocean can cause plankton to absorb more CO2 from the atmosphere. However,…
Unwritten Social Rules, Not Government Oversight, Help Keep Forest Land Sustainable
Newswise — COLUMBUS, Ohio – Swidden agriculture — often called “slash-and-burn” — has been practiced on every inhabited…
A Hidden Crisis: Why Millions Are Burning Plastic Just To Survive
A global study has revealed that burning plastic in households across many developing countries may be far more…
How Long Does It Take to Grow a Tree That Supports Endangered Indiana Bats?
BYLINE: Macy Medendorp Newswise — Bugs run rampant in the summer, and if you have ever suffered from…
Chernobyl’s wildlife boom challenges what scientists know about radiation
Jim Smith has spent more than three decades studying one of the world’s most infamous environmental disasters: Chernobyl.…
Satellites Can Now Detect a City’s Hidden Vital Signs Before Humans Notice
By analyzing decades of satellite observations, researchers uncovered surprising similarities in how very different cities change over time.…
Hydrogen From Deep Under Iowa? State Universities Can Help Build a Hydrogen Economy
Newswise — AMES, Iowa – The geologists spoke in apocalyptic terms about Iowa’s distant past: “A rift developed…
Coastal floods are linked to climate change and sea level rise
Extreme floods that once swamped coastal communities only rarely are becoming far more common as climate change caused…
Streetlights Are Trapping Thousands of Isopods in Mysterious “Death Spirals”
Habitus of isopods collected during aggregative behavior in Eliad. Credit: Idan Sheizaf, Ariel Chipman, and Eviatar Itzkovich Artificial…
Europe Was Never a Giant Dark Forest, New 20-Million-Year Study Reveals
Artist’s reconstruction of what landscapes in Central Europe may have looked like during the Early Late Miocene, according…
Leading Climate Scientist Rebuts “Factually Incorrect” US Government Climate Claims
Climate scientists are pushing back against a controversial government report they say misrepresented key evidence about global warming.…
As Day Turns to Night, Blue-Green Algae Undergo a Molecular Rewiring
Newswise — RICHLAND, Wash.—Traditionally, biotechnology researchers have modified genes when engineering microbes for more robust and efficient production…