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7,296 Plastic Bags of Waste Per Person Generated by Non-Organic Period Products

Research from Yoppie, the pioneers of personalised, organic period care delivered through your letterbox, has revealed the staggering amount of plastic waste that results from the use of non-organic period care products each and every year.

12 Jan 2021

Researchers Test Capacity of Staghorn Coral Skeletons to Support Restoration Efforts

The endangered coral reefs in Florida have over $4 billion yearly economic effects on the state’s economy, and scientists from the University of Central Florida (UCF) are focusing on one factor that could be restricting their survival— the strength of the coral skeleton.

11 Jan 2021

Researchers Identify Slimy Microbes that may Protect Corals Against Nutrient Imbalances

Corals have evolved over millennia to live, and even thrive, in waters with few nutrients.

11 Jan 2021

New Discovery Could Make Biofuel Production Simpler and Less Expensive

Scientists have figured out a cheaper, more efficient way to conduct a chemical reaction at the heart of many biological processes, which may lead to better ways to create biofuels from plants.

11 Jan 2021

Positive "Tipping Points" Could Accelerate Action on Climate Change

Positive "tipping points" could spark cascading changes that accelerate action on climate change, experts say.

11 Jan 2021

Ivy Energy Develops Innovative Technology to Solve Solar Energy Woes for Renters

Ivy Energy was invited to speak at the 2020 EPIC Symposium held in October, where it won the "California Energy Visionary of the Year" award.

11 Jan 2021

Groundwater Discharge into Oceans Plays a More Significant Role than Previously Thought

An invisible flow of groundwater seeps into the ocean along coastlines all over the world.

11 Jan 2021

IFAD and GCF Scale-up Action to Improve Life for Millions of People and Restore Ecosystems in Africa’s Great Green Wall

Millions of poor farmers living in the world’s most climate-impacted parts of the Sahel have cause for hope today because of their governments’ support for accelerating Africa’s Great Green Wall (GGW), an area covering 11 countries from Senegal and Mali in the West to Ethiopia and Djibouti in the East.

11 Jan 2021

Apple Tie-Up with Hyundai Could Boost its Automotive Plans, says GlobalData

Following the news that Hyundai has confirmed it is in early talks with Apple to establish a partnership to develop and produce electric vehicles and related batteries, Calum MacRae, Automotive Analyst at GlobalData, a leading data and analytics company, offers his view.

8 Jan 2021

Hydrogen Given the Green Light at Bruichladdich as Leading Islay Distillery Targets Net Zero by 2025

Protium Green Solutions, the UK-based green hydrogen energy services company, has received more than £70,000 in funding to complete a feasibility study on incorporating innovative hydrogen combustion technology into Bruichladdich Distillery. Part of the BEIS Net Zero Innovation Portfolio (NZIP), the project is the next step in assessing the application of alternative fuels at island-based Bruichladdich.

8 Jan 2021

"Extreme Streamflow" Events in River Systems Have Increased Across U.S., Canada

The number of "extreme streamflow" events observed in river systems have increased significantly across the United States and Canada over the last century, according to a study from Dartmouth College.

8 Jan 2021

Native Species in Eastern Mediterranean are Going Locally Extinct

The coastline of Israel is one of the warmest areas in the Mediterranean Sea. Here, most marine species have been at the limits of their tolerance to high temperatures for a long time - and now they are already beyond those limits.

8 Jan 2021

Link Between Hawai'i Winter Rainfall and El Niño is Not as Straightforward as Previously Thought

El Niño events have long been perceived as a driver for low rainfall in the winter and spring in Hawai'i, creating a six-month wet-season drought. However, a recent study by researchers in the University of Hawai'i at Manoa School of Ocean and Earth Science and Technology (SOEST) revealed the connection between Hawai'i winter rainfall and El Niño is not as straightforward as previously thought.

8 Jan 2021

Annual Crop Energy Sorghum Behaves More Like Perennial Grass Miscanthus, Shows Study

Large perennial grasses like miscanthus are a primary target for use as bioenergy crops because of their sustainability advantages, but they take several years to establish and aren't ideal for crop rotation. Maize and other annual crops are easier to manage with traditional farming but are tougher on the environment.

8 Jan 2021

Diverse Strategies are Needed to Address Climate Change in Marine Ecosystems

Carlos Duarte, a prominent marine ecologist from King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST), explained that “Conserving the world’s oceans and coastal ecosystems is a no-regrets strategy posing huge benefits for people and planet.”

8 Jan 2021