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Very Rare Plant Species are at Risk of Extinction with Ongoing Climate Change

A new study led by researchers from the University of Arizona reveals that nearly 40% of worldwide land plant species are classified as very rare. Such species are highly at risk of extinction due to ongoing climate change.

28 Nov 2019

Stakeholders Evaluate Impacts of Wind Energy on Biodiversity

A cornerstone of Germany’s energy policy is replacing fossil and nuclear energy sources for electricity production with renewable sources such as sun, wind, biomass, and water.

28 Nov 2019

Drop in Oceanic Oxygen Levels Could Severely Affect Global Marine Nitrogen Cycle

A new study by researchers at the University of Bristol has revealed that the feedback mechanisms that were believed to keep the marine nitrogen cycle comparatively stable over geological time can break down when oxygen levels in the ocean drop considerably.

26 Nov 2019

People, Climate, and Water Supply Played a Role in the Extinction of Australia’s Megafauna

The mystery of the role of people and climate in the fate of Australian megafauna might have been solved in a breakthrough study published today. 'Megafauna', giant beasts that once roamed the continent — including wombat-like creatures as big as cars, birds more than two metres tall, and lizards more than seven metres long — became extinct about 42,000 years ago.

26 Nov 2019

Time to Fight Corrosion – For the Environment’s Sake

The global cost of corrosion exceeds US$2.5 trillion annually, or three percent of global GDP. Moreover, the environmental consequences are enormous.

From BUMAX AB 25 Nov 2019

Metal Pollution in Warming Oceans is a Serious Threat to Soft Coral Sea Fans

In an age of warming oceans, the copper metal is an emerging threat to the colorful, elegant sea fans that sway through the coral reefs in the waters near Puerto Rico.

20 Nov 2019

Most Efficient Method for Converting Sewage Sludge into Methane

Researchers at North Carolina State University have developed a new method to convert restaurant grease and sewage sludge into methane. To date, this is the most efficient method ever developed.

14 Nov 2019

SIG and Pioneer Foods Co-launch Eco-friendly Carton Packaging

SIG Combibloc Obeikan and Pioneer Foods have announced the launch of the first combismile carton pack in the Middle East and Africa region.

7 Nov 2019

Is Vital Freshwater Hidden Beneath the Sea?

Solutions to escalating global water supply issues are demanding innovative scientific investigation, such as Flinders University’s Professor Adrian Werner making important advances in assessing freshwater reservoirs that exist beneath the ocean.

6 Nov 2019

New Research Suggests Global Ice Age Changed the Face of the Planet

Curtin University researchers have discovered that a global ice age more than 600 million years ago dramatically altered the face of the planet, leaving a barren, flooded landscape and clear oceans.

16 Oct 2019