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Increased UV From Ozone is Sterilizing Trees

Ozone depletion may have contributed to the mass extinction 252 million years ago - exposing pine trees to UV radiation leaves them temporarily sterile.

20 Feb 2018

Study Reveals Climate Change-Induced Shifts in Soil in Antarctic Regions

In a study covering twenty years, researchers observed dwindling numbers of nematodes, soil fauna, and other animal species in the McMurdo Dry Valleys.

8 Jan 2018

Research Provides Fuller Picture of Large Methane Emissions from Amazon Floodplain Trees

New research solves mystery of missing methane source in the Amazon Rainforest. Environmental scientists from The Open University (OU) have discovered that trees growing in the Amazon floodplains surrounding the Amazon River emit as much methane (CH4) into the atmosphere as all of the world’s oceans.

6 Dec 2017

Hydropower has Worst Environmental Impact Out of Renewable Energy Sources

Worldwide, many countries have been encouraging a change from using fossil fuels to adopting renewable sources of energy. Yet, authors of a research published on October 24, 2017 emphasize specific ecological risks of adopting “green” energy.

26 Oct 2017

Study Reveals Higher Health Impacts of Coal-Generated Power

Innovative research revealed that lifetime emissions of toxic chemicals during coal-generated electricity is 10-100 times more than emission fracking.

24 Oct 2017

International Team Reveals Chemistry Behind Biochar’s Nutrient Releasing Potential

For over a century, researchers have been intrigued and thrilled by biochar, a carbon-rich, charcoal-like material derived from oxygen-deprived plant or similar organic matter. When used as a soil additive, biochar has the ability to store carbon and thereby decrease release of greenhouse gas.

23 Oct 2017

Study Reveals Shortening of Oceanic Food Chain Due to Environmental Disturbances

An innovative study has demonstrated that environmental changes such as El Niño disturb the marine food chain at Southern California. This finding is contrast to traditional notion that the hierarchy of food chain in the ocean is mostly unaltered as time passes.

20 Oct 2017

Researchers Reveal Actual Effect of Hydropower Generation in the Amazon

An innovative study performed at the University of Stirling has proposed that the effect of hydropower production on the environment in the Amazon might be more than that speculated earlier.

20 Oct 2017

Identifying Origin of Indoor Air Pollutants and Related Remedies

A number of homes and also certain eco-friendly structures may be prone to indoor air pollution. An innovative research performed by scientists from the Silent Spring Institute gives a better viewpoint of the origin of such pollutants—namely, the pollutants formed from chemicals being discharged from building materials and the pollutants brought into the home by people in the form of personal items.

13 Sep 2017

New Study Shows Methane Leaks Around North Sea Boreholes

Boreholes present in the North Sea could possibility comprise of a significantly more vital source of methane, a strong greenhouse gas, than earlier thought. This has been established by a new study of the GEOMAR Helmholtz Centre for Ocean Research Kiel recently featured in the international peer-reviewed journal Environmental Science & Technology.

29 Aug 2017