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Ocean Warming can Lead to Coral Bleaching and Death

Global average sea surface temperatures have risen at unprecedented rates for the past three decades, with far-reaching consequences for coral reefs.

10 Jul 2020

Deep-Sea Mining Poses Significant Risk to Midwater Ecosystems

Interest in deep-sea mining for copper, cobalt, zinc, manganese and other valuable metals has grown substantially in the last decade and mining activities are anticipated to begin soon.

10 Jul 2020

Farm Food Safety Plan can Benefit Small-Scale Farmers

The costs of implementing food safety practices to prevent foodborne illnesses have been viewed as a threat to the financial well-being of small farms, which must pay a higher percentage of their annual sales than larger farms to meet safety standards.

10 Jul 2020

Disappearance of Kalahari Aardvarks can Devastate Other Animals in Ecosystem

Aardvarks occur across most of sub-Saharan Africa, but very few people have seen one, because they are solitary, mostly active at night, and live in burrows.

10 Jul 2020

Heavy Rain After Drought Resets an Entire Ecosystem

Fish kills are a recurring phenomenon in lakes suffering from oxygen depletion. Often the kills are triggered by factors like an algae bloom, but now a new study reports on a new, climate-related cause of fish kills.

10 Jul 2020

Declines in Alaska's Chinook Salmon Populations are Partly Tied to Climate-Driven Changes

A new University of Alaska-led study provides the first evidence that declines in many of Alaska's chinook salmon populations can be attributed in part to climate-driven changes in their freshwater habitats.

10 Jul 2020

Scientists Discover a Surprising Shift in the Arctic Ecosystem

Scientists at Stanford University have discovered a surprising shift in the Arctic Ocean.

10 Jul 2020

Deep Water Seep Microbial Ecology is Crucial to Understand Hydrocarbon-Centric Communities

Microbial cells are found in abundance in marine sediments beneath the ocean and make up a significant amount of the total microbial biomass on the planet.

10 Jul 2020

New Carbon Capture System can Help Mitigate Climate Change

An essential component of any climate change mitigation plan is cutting carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from human activities.

10 Jul 2020

Texas to have Drier Summers for Rest of 21st Century

Climate in Texas will feature drier summers and reduced water supplies for most parts of the state for the rest of the 21st century—probably leading to the driest conditions the state has encountered in the last 1,000 years.

9 Jul 2020

Study Emphasizes Need for Water-Efficient Forage Crops for Sustainable Production in Texas

In the semi-arid Texas High Plains, growers and producers are concerned about the sustainability of beef and dairy industries, which rely heavily on irrigated corn for feed-grain and silage.

9 Jul 2020

Roll-to-Roll Printed Perovskite Solar Cells Deliver Record Efficiency

A new study reports the highest efficiency ever recorded for full roll-to-roll printed perovskite solar cells, marking a key step on the way to cheaper and more efficient ways of generating solar energy.

9 Jul 2020

Wood-Based Steam Generator Harnesses Solar Energy to Purify Water

According to the United Nations, about one-fifth of the world's population lives in areas where water is scarce.

9 Jul 2020

New Method can Reveal How Coral Symbiosis Responds to Global Warming

Researchers from the School of Biological Sciences and Swire Institute of Marine Science at the University of Hong Kong are working to understand how the coral symbiosis may respond to global warming through changes in their microbiome, specifically their symbiotic algae.

9 Jul 2020

University of Manchester Summit Focuses on Greener Economy, Sustainable Development

Biotechnology's game-changing role as a catalyst to reboot the economy and build a more sustainable future will be the focus of a summit co-hosted by The University of Manchester.

9 Jul 2020