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Circular Economy of Plastics can Help Solve Environmental Problems

Plastics have extremely useful properties: they help us keep our food fresh, make it possible to safely operate electrical devices and create various solutions in the medical field, such as disposable syringes and artificial joints.

20 May 2020

Climate Warming Drives Greater Aridity Across North America

Discussions of drought often center on the lack of precipitation. But among climate scientists, the focus is shifting to include the growing role that warming temperatures are playing as potent drivers of greater aridity and drought intensification.

20 May 2020

'Green Snow' Likely to Spread in Antarctica as Global Temperatures Increase

Scientists have created the first ever large-scale map of microscopic algae as they bloomed across the surface of snow along the Antarctic Peninsula coast.

20 May 2020

COVID-19 can Have a Positive Impact on Energy and Environment Landscape

With people taking refuge to slow down the spread of COVID-19 infection, the daily discharge of carbon dioxide (CO2) gas has reduced drastically by 17% worldwide, reports a recent study conducted by the Global Carbon Project.

20 May 2020

Multiple Climate-Related Factors Killed Great Barrier Reef Corals

A squad of climate-related factors is responsible for the massive Australian coral bleaching event of 2016. If we're counting culprits: it's two by sea, one by land.

19 May 2020

Less Polluting Economy and Lifestyles Key to Climate Change Mitigation

In order to mitigate climate change impacts and achieve a more sustainable society, it is necessary to transform the current energy system based on fossil fuels into a model based on renewable energies, and to change society's lifestyles, accepting less mobility, low-carbon diets and smaller-sized dwellings.

19 May 2020

Ocean Warming Likely to Impact Distribution and Lifecycle of Antarctic Krill

Ocean warming is likely to alter the distribution and lifecycle of ecologically and commercially important Antarctic krill over the rest of this century, according to new IMAS-led research.

19 May 2020

Protecting Fish Biodiversity is Key to Improving Survival of Coral Reef Ecosystems

A new study reveals clear evidence highlighting the importance of fish biodiversity to the health of spectacular tropical coral reef ecosystems.

19 May 2020

Ambitious EU Decarbonization Agenda Could Increase Global Emissions

The EU has an ambition of being climate neutral in 2050. It is hoped that this can be achieved through a green transition in the energy sector and CO2-intensive industries, as well as through altered consumer behavior such as food habits and travel demands among the EU population.

19 May 2020

People in South Asia Threatened by the Hazards of Pollution and Heat

Scientists know that extreme heat has a negative impact on the human body -- causing distress in the respiratory and cardiovascular systems -- and they know that extreme air pollution can also have serious effects.

19 May 2020