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Study Calls for Viable Agricultural Approach to Build Sustainable Environment

According to a report, both international and local donors are increasingly investing in industrial agricultural projects to the disadvantage of interventional measures that convert food systems and safeguard the environment at the same time.

29 Jun 2020

Offshore Wind Farm in Maryland can Become a Stop-Over for Migrating Fish

For the endangered Atlantic sturgeon and the commercially and recreationally important striped bass, the Delaware-Maryland-Virginia coastal shelf serves as an important spring and fall "flyway."

29 Jun 2020

Wolf Spiders Respond to Changing Climatic Conditions

Climate change leads to longer growing seasons in the Arctic. A new study, which has just been published in Proceedings of the Royal Society B, show that predators like wolf spiders respond to the changing conditions and have been able to produce two clutches of offspring during the short Arctic summer.

26 Jun 2020

Discovery of “Halo Effect” may Prove Useful in Ecological Restoration

Eelgrass, a species of seagrass named for its long slippery texture, is one of nature's superheroes. It offers shade and camouflage for young fish, helps anchor shorelines, and provides food and habitat for many marine species.

26 Jun 2020

Hydrologic and Vegetative Measures can Create Bird Habitat

In a new study led by scientists at Point Blue Conservation Science and in collaboration with The Institute for Bird Populations, authors evaluated the successes of mountain meadow restorations by analyzing eight years of bird data collected by field biologists.

26 Jun 2020

Fish Exposed to Chemicals can Have Adverse Biological Effects on Animals, Humans

Fish exposed to very low levels of chemicals commonly found in waterways can pass the impacts on to future generations that were never directly exposed to the chemicals, according to Oregon State University researchers.

26 Jun 2020

Agricultural Conservation Management Fails to Protect Rarest Butterfly Species

Conservation management around the margins of agriculture fail to protect butterfly species at greatest risk from the intensification of farming, a new study says.

24 Jun 2020

How to Make Copper Mines Emission Free

The Zero Emission Copper Mine of the Future by University of Sydney’s Warren Centre for Advanced Engineering sets out how Australian copper mining can become emission free over the next 30 years through the use of emerging technologies.

23 Jun 2020

Winners of Top 50 Women in Engineering: Sustainability Revealed

The Women’s Engineering Society (WES) is delighted to announce the winners of the Top 50 Women in Engineering: Sustainability awards. Now in its fifth year, the 2020 WE50 celebrates women who have made a significant contribution within sustainability.

23 Jun 2020

Constantly Fluctuating Environment can Enable Some Species to Invade New Areas

University of Wisconsin-Madison scientists have found that a constantly fluctuating environment can enable some species to invade new areas by helping them maintain the genetic diversity they need to settle into their new homes.

23 Jun 2020