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Spent Microbial Mass Application Improves Agricultural and Industrial Sustainability

Biotechnology byproducts can be recycled to improve soil health while maintaining crop yields and reducing carbon emissions. A study recently published in Agrosystems, Geosciences & Environment analyzes the potential advantages of a novel type of crop fertilizer.

6 Dec 2019

Many Countries Drive Biodiversity Loss Overseas Due to Demand for Electric Power

A new research has revealed the degree to which countries induce biodiversity loss overseas through their demand for electric power. For specific countries, over half of the impact on species is overseas.

6 Dec 2019

Portsmouth Researchers to Help Protect Some of the World’s Most Vulnerable Marine Ecosystems

Researchers from the University of Portsmouth will be part of an international project to help protect vulnerable marine ecosystems from climate change and human induced impacts, such as habitat destruction and pollution.

6 Dec 2019

Australia’s Role: Thawing Antarctica is Heating up Scramble for Territory

Nations are scrambling to control natural resources, research and tourism in Antarctica as rapid political, social and environmental changes open up new opportunities for Australia in the previously frozen landscape.

6 Dec 2019

New eDNA Tool Research Helps Scientists Find Deep Sea Corals

Curtin University researchers have developed a promising new toolkit for monitoring threatened coral ecosystems by analysing environmental DNA (eDNA) extracted from waters off the coast of the Cocos (Keeling) Islands.

6 Dec 2019

Leading the Way to New Discoveries

Major new research at Flinders University will help start new industries, including new products and clean technologies to remove toxic waste, and delve into Australian history and ecology and evolution to solve contemporary and future problems.

4 Dec 2019

Hydrogen Research Fuels New Solar Ideas for Green Energy

New research led by Curtin University explores the use of methanol as a storage for hydrogen fuel, providing a potential green option for the extraction and creation of this zero pollution energy source.

4 Dec 2019

PayByPhone’s Mobile Parking Payments Help Eden Reforestation Project “plant trees and save lives”

Mobile parking payment provider PayByPhone announces its partnership with Eden Reforestation Projects to help the NGO preserve the world’s rapidly disappearing forests.

3 Dec 2019

Valio Aims at Carbon Neutral Dairy by 2035

Sustainably produced food is a hot market and the carbon footprint of food products is already a decisive factor in consumers’ buying behaviour. As the world’s most innovative dairy, Valio has set an ambitious goal: carbon neutral dairy by 2035.

From Valio Ltd 2 Dec 2019

When Reefs Decline, Parrotfish Thrive

In contrast to most other species, reef-dwelling parrotfish populations boom in the wake of severe coral bleaching. $$IMAGE$$ The surprise finding came when researchers led by Perth-based Dr Brett Taylor of the Aus...

2 Dec 2019