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Study Outlines Effect of Overfishing on Marine Protected Areas Around the World

Recent research by Tel Aviv University discloses major ecological damage to various marine protected areas (MPAs) across the globe.

3 Aug 2021

Climate Change Likely to Exacerbate Conflicts Between Humans and Wildlife

With wildfires spreading across the parched Western U.S., severe floods in Europe and in the coming decade a potential surge in coastal flooding, 2021 could be a pivotal year in how governments, societies and families view the threat of climate change.

30 Jul 2021

Riverrecycle Partners with Clean Planet Energy in Southeast Asia to Turn Thousands of Tonnes of Waste-Plastics from the Environment into Ultra-Clean Energy

Riverrecycle and Clean Planet Energy have today announced that they have entered into a partnership agreement in a bid to support global efforts of removing non-recyclable plastics from rivers and the environment in Southeast Asia, and then re-purposing the waste as new ultra-clean fuels.

From Clean Planet Energy 30 Jul 2021

Researchers Reveal Consequences of Land Subsidence Caused by Sinking Water Level

The Dead Sea is undergoing shrinkage and several factors are responsible for this. Among these, climate change is considered a contributing factor along with the overexploitation of water as a resource by humans.

28 Jul 2021

Study Sheds Light on How Familiarity Impacts Survival of Social Fishes

It's good to have friends. Most humans have experienced social anxiety on some level during their lives. We all know the feeling - we show up to a party thinking it is going to be chock full of friends, only to find nearly all total strangers.

21 Jul 2021

Green Hydrogen Systems Electrolysers Chosen for a Pioneering Green Hydrogen Production Project in Germany

Green Hydrogen Systems, a leading provider of efficient pressurised alkaline electrolysers used in onsite hydrogen production based on renewable electricity, has today signed a supply agreement with Wenger Engineering for delivering electrolyser units for a green hydrogen production project in Germany.

From Green Hydrogen Systems 21 Jul 2021

Stony Corals may Experience Changes in Distribution and Habitat Loss Due to Climate Change

The climate crisis will lead to changes in distribution and habitat loss of stony corals in the tropical Atlantic, shows a new study published by the open access publisher Frontiers.

20 Jul 2021

Ocean Warming, Acidification Shift Temperate Coastal Reefs into Simpler Ecosystems

The once common kelp forests and abalone fisheries of the Shikine Island in Japan have now vanished. Scientists from Japan identified that these temperate coastal marine ecosystems are transforming into much “simple” ones, deprived of their biodiversity aesthetic values, and complexity.

19 Jul 2021

Automated Mooring Substantially Reduces Harmful Emissions in Helsinki City Centre

A cutting-edge technology for the fast mooring of ships deployed by the Port of Helsinki is estimated by DNV GL Maritime Advisory to reduce carbon dioxide and NOx emissions equivalent to taking some 5,000 diesel cars off the streets.

From Cavotec SA 19 Jul 2021

Researchers Use AI to Predict the Impact of Future Forest Fires

The risk of forest fires is growing with the increase in temperatures. Scientists at the Technical University of Munich (TUM) are employing artificial intelligence to evaluate the long-term effect on forest ecosystems due to the increased number of forest fires.

15 Jul 2021