. Scientific Frontline: Environmental
Showing posts with label Environmental. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Environmental. Show all posts
Monday, April 27, 2026

Researchers turn to mangroves in search for plastic-degrading enzymes

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Mangroves Photo Credit:  Vishwasa Navada K Scientific Frontline: Extended "At a Glance" Summary : Plastic-Degrading Enzymes in Man...

‘Forever chemicals' may be linked to childhood leukemia

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Veronica Vieira, chair and professor of environmental and occupational health, led a study linking early exposure to PFAS “forever chemicals...
Wednesday, April 22, 2026

Geoengineering could protect Amazon rainforest from climate change

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Photo Credit:  Ivars Utināns Scientific Frontline: Extended "At a Glance" Summary : Stratospheric Aerosol Injection (SAI) Geoengin...
Tuesday, April 21, 2026

Researchers develop method to make renewable natural gas directly from waste

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As part of the project, the team used a novel bacterial strain to upgrade the biogas in a reactor, converting carbon dioxide with hydrogen i...

Goose poop could fuel a circular agriculture strategy

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Canada geese Photo Credit:  Alain Bonnardeaux Scientific Frontline: Extended "At a Glance" Summary : Circular Agriculture via Blac...

Self‑Replicating Circular RNA Persists in Extreme Environments: Insights from Hot Spring Microbiomes

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Photo Credit:  Amy Hamerly Scientific Frontline: Extended "At a Glance" Summary : Self-Replicating Circular RNA in Extreme Environ...
Saturday, April 18, 2026

Mining waste product could help store carbon emissions

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Pouring smelter slag onto the dump Photo Credit:  Javier Rubilar ( CC BY-SA 2.0 ) Scientific Frontline: Extended "At a Glance" Sum...
Friday, April 17, 2026

Fires, winds and pests: the future of European forests

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Photo Credit:  Marek Piwnicki Scientific Frontline: Extended "At a Glance" Summary : Climate-Induced Disturbances in European Fore...
Thursday, April 16, 2026

Industrial chemicals delay recovery of the ozone layer

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Continuous measurements of halogenated greenhouse gases are conducted at the high Alpine site of Jungfraujoch  Photo Credit: Empa - Swiss Fe...

Warmer winters and snow drought may threaten western U.S. water by speeding flows

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Naches River Photo Credit: Courtesy of Oregon State University Scientific Frontline: Extended "At a Glance" Summary : Climate-Driv...
Wednesday, April 15, 2026

Rivers as an Underestimated Source of Greenhouse Gases

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Arable farming and pastures along a river in Kenya. A higher influx of nutrients into rivers worldwide promotes the accumulation of greenhou...

Nameko Mucilage: An Eco-Friendly Solution for Microplastic Pollution

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Use of Nameko Mucilage as a Natural Flocculant for Microplastics Schematic representation of the treatment process, illustrating the extract...
Tuesday, April 14, 2026

Bats on a break: tracking the secret life of pond bats

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A pond bat from the study with a GPS tag on his back. Photo Credit: René Janssen Scientific Frontline: Extended "At a Glance" Summ...
Monday, April 13, 2026

Global warming changes the hatching time of bees and wasps

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A red mason bee (Osmia bicornis) in its winter quarters, a reed stalk. It has just hatched and is preparing to leave the nest. Photo Credit:...
Thursday, April 9, 2026

Link observed between very high PFAS exposure and asthma in children

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Image Credit: Scientific Frontline Scientific Frontline: Extended "At a Glance" Summary : Prenatal PFAS Exposure and Childhood Ast...

Four sperm whale strandings point to potential human causes

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Illustration Credit: Shea Oleksa/Cornell University Scientific Frontline: Extended "At a Glance" Summary : Anthropogenic Drivers o...

Hidden ocean feedback loop could accelerate climate change

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METHANE IN MOTION: Warming surface waters and reduced mixing in the ocean can limit nutrients like phosphate, creating conditions that allow...

Non-producing oil and gas wells emit microbial methane at rates 1,000 times higher than previously estimated

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Mary Kang and Gianni V. R. Micucci Photo Credit: Mary Kang Scientific Frontline: Extended "At a Glance" Summary : Microbial Methan...

Why tree lines don’t simply rise with the climate

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Tree lines in the Swiss National Park, Graubünden. Photo Credit: Sabine Rumpf, University of Basel Scientific Frontline: Extended "At a...

Seabirds reveal global mercury distribution in oceans

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This study provides the drivers of variation in mercury concentrations in seabirds and, further, the first biologically based estimate of oc...