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Showing posts with label Environmental. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Environmental. Show all posts
Tuesday, March 21, 2023

Purifying water with the power of the sun

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A Notre Dame researcher’s invention could improve access to clean water for some of the world’s most vulnerable people.  “Today, the big cha...
Monday, March 20, 2023

Humans are Leading Source of Death for California Mountain Lions, Despite Hunting Protections

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A female mountain lion (P-19) near Malibu Creek State Park in March 2014. Photo Credit: National Park Service Mountain lions are protected f...

Artificial light at night aids caterpillar predators

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Under moderate levels of artificial light, predators have more opportunity to attack caterpillars. Photo Credit: John Deitsch/Cornell Univer...

Researchers Separate Cotton from Polyester in Blended Fabric

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A cotton knit fabric dyed blue and washed 10 times to simulate worn garments is enzymatically degraded to a slurry of fine fibers and "...

Widespread species are gaining even more ground, new study shows

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The cabezon Scorpaenichthys marmoratus Photo Credit: Steve Lonhart (SIMoN / MBNMS) Widespread animal and plant species benefit from human im...

Parasites alter likelihood of fish being caught by anglers

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Itsuro Koizumi (second from left) and Ryota Hasegawa (first from right), authors of the paper, with Taro Matsuda of Setsunan University (cen...
Friday, March 17, 2023

New study counts the environmental cost of managing knotweed

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Invasive Knotweed Photo Credit: Courtesy of Swansea University New Swansea University research has looked at the long-term environmental imp...

New Study Provides First Comprehensive Look at Oxygen Loss on Coral Reefs

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Coral reefs at a study site off Taiping Island, South China Sea. Photo Credit: Yi Bei Liang Scripps Oceanography scientists and collaborator...
Thursday, March 16, 2023

Climate change creates ‘win-win’ between bald eagles and farmers

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Bald eagle Photo Credit: Brian E. Kushner/Lab of Ornithology  As they seek new foods because climate change has altered their traditional di...

Plants adapt to climate disruptions to lure pollinators

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Morning glory flowers at U-M’s Matthaei Botanical Gardens. Photo Credit: Malia Santos There’s been a well-documented shift toward earlier sp...

Low-cost device can measure air pollution anywhere

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MIT researchers have made an open-source version of the “City Scanner” mobile pollution detector that lets people check air quality anywhere...

Humans are altering the diet of Tasmanian devils, which may accelerate their decline

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The researchers investigated the diets of devils from habitats of differing levels of disturbance. Photo Credit: Ariana Ananda. New research...
Wednesday, March 15, 2023

Dry forests and savannas vital for Brazil’s climate goals

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Cerrado savanna Photo Credit Tim Hill Brazil must protect and restore its dry forests and savannas to achieve its climate goals, new researc...

Game-changing high-performance semiconductor material could help slash heat emissions

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WVU researchers Sergio Andres Paredes Navia, Cesar Octavio Romo de la Cruz, Liang Liang and Ellena Gemmen use an electron microscope to stud...
Monday, March 13, 2023

Cow dung possible sustainable material of the future, study finds

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Photo Credit:  Jonas Koel Livestock dung could be used to create the next generation of cellulosic materials, according to a new report. Liv...
Sunday, March 12, 2023

Invasive Grass in Texas Uses Chemical Warfare to Crowd Out Native Species

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Photo Credit: Courtesy of University of Texas at Austin An invasive grass causing havoc in Texas and contributing to wildfires packs a one-t...
Wednesday, March 8, 2023

Berkeley researchers present plan for freshwater conservation

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Study authors say freshwater conservation priorities should include connectivity, watershed disturbance, flow alteration, water quality, and...

Stress memory in plants could hold key to growing disease resistant crops

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Scientists at the University of Sheffield have discovered a mechanism behind how plants can acquire long-lasting resistance against attacks ...
Tuesday, March 7, 2023

Does current shellfish culture gear curb ‘crunching’ rays?

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Whitespotted eagle rays “crunching” on clams in a large outdoor tank with clams housed within a variety of anti-predator materials. Video Cr...

Plastic containers can contain PFAS — and it’s getting into food

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Illustration Credit: University of Notre Dame Researchers at the University of Notre Dame are adding to their list of consumer products that...