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Direct Isotopic Tracking Eliminates Uncertainties Inherent in Indirect Nitrogen Flux Estimations

"The lake surface is calm, and the still air is glorious on this cool, cloudless August morning," Iowa State University's Elizabeth Swanner wrote about a research trip to a 60-foot deep, 13-acre lake within Itasca State Park and the Mississippi River headwaters of north-central Minnesota.

10 Oct 2026

Urban Wastewater Treatment Directive Enforces Extended Producer Responsibility on Pharmaceutical Firms

Several reforms to EU chemicals policy and legislation have been introduced in recent years, with the aim of promoting the green transformation. Many of these reforms also affect the pharmaceutical sector and its stakeholders. A study conducted at the University of Eastern Finland found that changes to EU chemicals legislation create both opportunities and challenges for the green transformation in the pharmaceutical sector.

10 Oct 2026

Decade-Long Study Confirms Long-Range Atmospheric Transport of Optoelectronic Material Pollutants

Persistent organic pollutants (POPs) are regulated under the Stockholm Convention because of their long-term risks to ecosystems and human health. Assessing environmental persistence and long-range transport potential (LRTP) is therefore essential for identifying new candidate POPs.

10 Oct 2026

Study Highlights Life-Cycle Impacts of Trading Feed Versus Animal-Derived Food

The United States currently exports large quantities of soybeans, maize and other feed crops to China, where they support livestock production. This arrangement has advantages: growing the feed in the United States causes less global nitrogen loss than producing the same feed entirely in China, according to the study. Yet the feed and the animals that consume it are largely separated across two countries.

10 Oct 2026

Living Environment and Lifestyle Factors May Accelerate Biological Ageing Already in Early Adulthood

Researchers from the Faculty of Sport and Health Sciences at the University of Jyväskylä, Finland, found that biological ageing may accelerate already in early adulthood.

1 Oct 2026

Temperature Measurement Error May Cause Climate-Impact Studies to Understate Impacts by 15% or More

When policymakers and city officials plan for climate change, they rely on economic studies showing how extreme heat impacts violent crime, public health, energy grids and crop yields.

18 Sep 2026

ORNL Develops Low-Cost Continuous Air Duct Monitor for Nuclear Material Facilities

Researchers at the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory developed a new type of monitor that can check every minute or even every second for the buildup of nuclear material in the air ducts of nuclear fuel cycle facilities, promoting the highest standards of safety and security.

16 Sep 2026