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Study Shows How Population Change Impacts Food Production Across Sub-Saharan Africa

In order to reveal the population interactions that gave rise to Africa's enormous linguistic, cultural, and economic diversity, an interdisciplinary team of researchers from Africa, Europe, and North America sampled key regions in which current models predict a legacy of significant population interactions.

15 Jun 2020

Increased Concentrations of Greenhouse Gas Influence Rainfall Changes in India

A billion people rely on rainfall from the Indian summer monsoon (ISM). Its variability may produce impacts both locally and globally.

15 Jun 2020

There is Still Time to Conserve about Half of Earth's Land

Roughly half of Earth's ice-free land remains without significant human influence, according to a study from a team of international researchers led by the National Geographic Society and the University of California, Davis.

15 Jun 2020

Study Estimates Greenhouse Gas Emissions Associated with Extra Food Intake

Walking and cycling have many benefits and help reduce greenhouse gas emissions, but researchers say we need to think about what people eat to fuel their walking and cycling.

15 Jun 2020

Disappearance of Antelopes can have a Profound Impact on Entire Ecosystems

Five years before the novel coronavirus ran rampant around the world, saiga antelopes from the steppes of Eurasia experienced their own epidemic.

15 Jun 2020

Eels can act as Surrogate Species for Biodiversity Conservation in Freshwater Rivers

An international research team has conducted a field survey on two species of eel native to Japan and other organisms that share the same habitat, revealing for the first time in the world that these eels can act as comprehensive surrogate species for biodiversity conservation in freshwater rivers.

12 Jun 2020

Protected Lands in Western US Receive More Than 1000 Tons of Plastic Every Year

Utah State University Assistant Professor Janice Brahney and her team used high-resolution atmospheric deposition data and identified samples of microplastics and other particulates collected over 14 months in 11 national parks and wilderness areas.

12 Jun 2020

Study Finds Coal-Tar Sealant is Dominant PAH Contaminant in Great Lakes

Runoff from pavement with coal-tar-based sealant is the most likely primary source of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons, or PAHs, found in the majority of streambed sediments of Great Lakes tributaries, according to a study published in Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry.

12 Jun 2020

Cover Cropping may Lead to More Sustainable Crop Production

As farmers across the globe look to grow food more sustainably - with less water, fertilizer, pesticides and other environmental impacts - the use of cover crops is becoming more popular.

12 Jun 2020

How to Maximize the Methane Yield of Biogas Plants Using the FOS/TAC Ratio as a Control Parameter

Monitoring the ratio of free organic acids to total inorganic carbonate is the best practice how to monitor the fermentation process in biogas reactors.

From Metrohm USA Inc. 11 Jun 2020

NIR Spectroscopy Guide for QC Laboratories

Across the wide range of material and chemical production industries, demand is growing for improved quality assurance and quality control processes.

From Metrohm USA Inc. 11 Jun 2020

New Technology Converts CO2 into Useful Chemical Building Blocks

A novel technology developed by UNSW Sydney chemical engineers changes dangerous emissions of carbon dioxide (CO2) into chemical building blocks.

11 Jun 2020

Study Shows Women Create Lower Greenhouse Gas Emissions than Men

Women use more diverse modes of travel and generate lower greenhouse gas emissions than men, despite men being more than twice as likely to travel by bike, a New Zealand study has found.

11 Jun 2020

Green Developments can Damage Marine and Coastal Environment

The world's waterfront cities should not be deluged with apparently green developments because they still carry the potential to cause damage to the marine and coastal environment, scientists have warned.

11 Jun 2020

New Thematic Series focuses on Restoration of Drylands to Mitigate Climate Change

The Society for Ecological Restoration (SER) and the Kuwait Institute for Scientific Research (KISR), in conjunction with Wiley Publishing, today are excited to release the first issue of Restoration Ecology - Arid Lands (RE-AL).

11 Jun 2020