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New Study Explores Human Exposure to Extreme Temperatures During 21st Century

Denver is known for its relatively mild climate and its four distinct seasons.

18 Aug 2020

Human Activity can Exacerbate Effects of Nutrient Pollution in Marine Ecosystems

Excessive nutrients, such as nitrogen and phosphorus, have devastating effects on coastal marine ecosystems by causing algal blooms that deplete oxygen in the water, killing marine life.

18 Aug 2020

Greenland Ice Melt Could Lead to Sea Level Rise of 10 cm

A new study has analyzed nearly 30 years of scientific data related to the melting of the Greenland Ice Sheet.

18 Aug 2020

Researchers Use Photosynthesis to Achieve Record Solar-to-Fuel Conversion Efficiency

Scientists have recently achieved a record efficiency for converting solar energy into fuel, and now they have planned to integrate the machinery of photosynthesis to increase this efficiency further.

18 Aug 2020

Revamped Industry Resource Focuses on Environmental Technologies and Techniques

Anguil Environmental Systems, Inc is pleased to announce the launch of the newly revamped Anguil.com. The fully redesigned website focuses on streamlined, industry-relevant information, enhanced solutions content, and effortless navigation.

From Anguil Environmental Systems 18 Aug 2020

AF4-MALS Enables Separation and Sizing of a Virus Mixture

Postnova Analytics has published an applications report that presents data from a collaboration with the Analytical Development group at Biogen Inc. on separation of a virus mixture using Asymmetrical Flow Field-Flow Fractionation (AF4) and measurement of their radius of gyration (Rg).

18 Aug 2020

Continental-Scale Renewable Energy Systems Would not Incur Additional Costs

The objective of the European Union is to realize climate neutrality by 2050, and it heavily relies on renewable electricity to achieve this goal.

17 Aug 2020

New Study Aims to Understand the Environmental Impacts on Antarctic Seals

A New Zealand-led international study of the crabeater seal population in Antarctica aims to understand environmental impacts on one of the southern-most mammals in the world.

17 Aug 2020

Restoring Tropical Forests is a Viable Strategy to Regain Lost Carbon Stocks

More than half of the world's aboveground carbon is stored in tropical forests, the degradation of which poses a direct threat to global climate regulation.

14 Aug 2020

Glaciers are Shrinking Drastically Due to Warming Temperatures

The Greenland ice sheet would go on shrinking even if global warming ended immediately, according to a study using almost four decades of satellite data.

14 Aug 2020

Sea Levels Rise Could Lead to More River Avulsions

Sea-level rise due to climate change is poised to shift the way that rivers naturally chart their path to the shoreline.

14 Aug 2020

Active Restoration Aids in Quick Recovery of Forests

The rainforests of Southeast Asia are among the fastest declining tropical ecosystems worldwide.

14 Aug 2020

Critical Questions About the Role of Ocean Plastics in Carrying Pathogens

Key knowledge gaps exist in our understanding of how ocean microplastics transport bacteria and viruses - and whether this affects the health of humans and animals, researchers say.

14 Aug 2020

Study Reports New York Agriculture Can Mitigate its Own Greenhouse Gas Emissions

In a state-funded report commissioned by the New York State Department of Agriculture and Markets, two researchers from Cornell University state that New York agriculture has the potential to compensate for its own greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions.

14 Aug 2020

Warming Climate in Tropical Forests Could Increase Harmful Emissions of Soil Carbon

Billions of tonnes of carbon dioxide risk being lost into the atmosphere due to tropical forest soils being significantly more sensitive to climate change than previously thought.

13 Aug 2020