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New Kelp Forest Platform a Vital Tool for Global Restoration Efforts

The repository for kelp forest projects monitors the global progress towards restoring our underwater forests.

21 Jun 2022

Environmental Chemical Pollution — A Major Threat to Biodiversity

Biodiversity has been subjected to threat by environmental chemical pollution. But the complication of this pollution continues to be inadequately recognized by decision-makers.

20 Jun 2022

Methane Emissions Throughout the Supply Chains Have Been Underestimated, Study Finds

At the Imperial College London, a new analysis performed has discovered the fact that biogas and biomethane leak up to twice as much methane as previously thought, despite being more climate friendly.

20 Jun 2022

Researchers Suggest New Sustainable Solutions to Increase the Safety of Drinking Water

As far as bladder cancer is concerned, a possible culprit is the high concentration of disinfection byproducts present in tap water.

20 Jun 2022

Invasive Species are Crowding Out Many Native Plants in the United States

A new botanical survey of southwest Ohio found that invasive species introduced to the United States over the past century are crowding out many native plants.

20 Jun 2022

Scientists Urge More Attention on Chemicals and Other Contaminants in the Global Biodiversity Framework

Biodiversity Research Institute (BRI) is part of an international group of scientists who published a joint letter in the June 17 issue of Science, just prior to the next round of international negotiations on the Post-2020 Global Biodiversity Framework (June 21-26 in Nairobi, Kenya).

20 Jun 2022

Preserving Trees in Pastures Could Lessen Climate Consequences

Land use change, like cutting down a forest to make way for agriculture, can be a major contributor to climate change by releasing greenhouse gases into the atmosphere.

20 Jun 2022

United Airlines and Dimensional Energy Partner to Reach Net-Zero Commitment by 2050

United Airlines will fly greener through its friendly blue skies one day, as the airline group agreed June 15 to purchase at least 300 million gallons of sustainable aviation fuel from Cornell University startup Dimensional Energy, a company that turns captured carbon dioxide into liquid fuel with renewable energy.

20 Jun 2022

Volvo Trucks Showcases New Zero-emissions Truck

Imagine a truck that only emits water vapor, produces its own electricity onboard and has a range of up to 1 000 km. It’s possible with fuel cells powered by hydrogen, and Volvo Trucks has started to test vehicles using this new technology.

From Volvo Trucks 20 Jun 2022

Little Penguins' Survival Battles Heat Up

The latest floods have drowned out memories of drought in many parts of Australia, but ecosystems and native species are still battling with the effects of drought and bushfire.

20 Jun 2022

Experts Develop Cybersecurity Systems to Detect Attacks on Renewable Sources Sending Power to the Grid

Solar panels and wind turbines, which are expected to generate 44% of America’s electricity by 2050, pose a cybersecurity risk.

17 Jun 2022

Integrated Approaches Could Improve Farm Profitability and Mitigate Greenhouse Gas Emissions

American farms produce food, animal feed and biofuel for the world. Scientists from Argonne National Laboratory are providing valuable tools to help big agriculture make decisions that maximize potential but cancel out greenhouse gas emissions.

17 Jun 2022

Air Pollutants from Wildfire Smoke Affect the Health of Dairy Cows

Increasing frequency and size of wildfires in the United States over the past several decades affect everything from human life and health to air quality, biodiversity, and land use.

17 Jun 2022

Heatwaves Increase Risk of Ill Health Among People in Britain

Heatwaves are making more people in rural areas of England severely ill today than they were in the 1980s, according to new research from the University of Surrey.

17 Jun 2022

Investment in Agriculture Research Needed to Battle Against Climate Change

Agriculture can be a powerful weapon in the battle against climate change, but the U.S. needs a Human Genome Project-like investment in research and development to seize that opportunity, Benjamin Z. Houlton, the Ronald P. Lynch Dean of the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, testified June 15 to the U.S. House Agriculture Committee.

17 Jun 2022