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New Way to Tackle Biofilms Using Cleaning Agents Derived from Microbes

Lurking inside pipes and on the surfaces of indwelling medical devices, slimy layers of bacteria, called biofilms, cause problems ranging from largescale product contamination to potentially fatal chronic infections.

23 Jun 2020

Constantly Fluctuating Environment can Enable Some Species to Invade New Areas

University of Wisconsin-Madison scientists have found that a constantly fluctuating environment can enable some species to invade new areas by helping them maintain the genetic diversity they need to settle into their new homes.

23 Jun 2020

Study Analyzes Challenges of Climate Protection Policy During Current Crisis

With their ad-hoc-statement published today, "Energy transition 2030: Europe's path to carbon neutrality", the academies present a compact series of recommendations in light of the German EU Council Presidency starting on 1 July.

23 Jun 2020

Southern Ocean Sea Ice Could be Vital Resource to Improve Earth System Models

Sea ice across the Southern Ocean played a crucial role in controlling atmospheric carbon dioxide levels during times of past climate change - and it could provide a critical resource to improve Earth system models, a new study shows.

23 Jun 2020

Natural Climate Solutions are Not Enough to Meet Climate Mitigation Goals

The large-scale planting of new forests in previously tree-free areas, a practice known as afforestation, is hailed as an efficient way to remove excess carbon dioxide from the atmosphere - a so-called natural climate solution.

23 Jun 2020

Global Trillion Trees Campaign Could Lead to More Biodiversity Loss

Campaigns to plant huge numbers of trees could backfire, according to a new study that is the first to rigorously analyze the potential effects of subsidies in such schemes.

23 Jun 2020

Study Offers Evidence for Accumulation of Nanoplastics in Plants

As concern grows among environmentalists and consumers about micro- and nanoplastics in the oceans and in seafood, they are increasingly studied in marine environments, say Baoshan Xing at the University of Massachusetts Amherst and colleagues in China.

23 Jun 2020

Human-Induced Mercury Pollution has Reached Deepest Part of Ocean

Scientists have found that man-made mercury pollution has reached the bottom of the deepest part of the ocean - the Marianas Trench.

23 Jun 2020

Study Finds Okmok Volcano Eruption in 43 B.C.E. Caused Global Climatic Changes

The assassination of Julius Caesar on the Ides of March in 44 B.C.E. triggered a 17-year power struggle that ultimately ended the Roman Republic leading to the rise of the Roman Empire.

23 Jun 2020

Impacts on Clean Energy Innovation Could Outweigh COVID-Era Emissions Benefits

The short-term environmental benefits of the COVID-19 crisis, including declines in carbon emissions and local air pollution, have been documented since the early days of the crisis.

23 Jun 2020

Smart System Could Reduce Power Cuts and Increase Wind Energy Use

According to scientists from the University of Birmingham, a “smart” system that regulates the storage and release of energy from wind turbines will decrease the risk of power cuts and promote the increased use of wind energy globally.

22 Jun 2020

New Approach to Designing International Climate Agreement

Many countries are failing to comply with the non-binding commitments of the Paris Agreement, making it increasingly clear that we have to reconsider how to ensure collective action to limit global warming to less than 2 °C above preindustrial levels.

22 Jun 2020

Technology can Help People Consume Efficiently to Save Energy, Resources

A group of researchers, led by a UNSW sustainability scientist, have reviewed existing academic discussions on the link between wealth, economy and associated impacts, reaching a clear conclusion: technology will only get us so far when working towards sustainability - we need far-reaching lifestyle changes and different economic paradigms.

22 Jun 2020