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Comprehensive Assessment Methods to Achieve Sustainable Development Goals

Countries across the globe have been adhering to a blueprint from the United Nations to develop a more sustainable future. However, a new study reveals that the blueprint cannot be a permanent solution, and would have to be remodeled constantly.

2 Jan 2020

Annual River Ice Cover will Decline with Increase in Global Temperatures

Each year, water in more than half of the rivers on Earth freeze. Such frozen rivers serve as vital transportation networks for industries and communities situated at higher latitudes.

2 Jan 2020

Researchers Track Emissions in China

In January 2013, many people in Beijing experienced a multiweek period of severely degraded air, known colloquially as the "Airpocalypse," which made them sick and kept them indoors.

31 Dec 2019

Study Shows How Climate Change Impacts Mussel Population

The oceans are quickly acidifying with increasing climate change. Now, biologists from the University of Chicago have performed a novel study that reveals that mussels grown in an acidic experimental setting grew smaller shells when compared to those raised in normal environmental levels.

23 Dec 2019

Indigenous Students to Get on Board RV Investigator

A new program launched by CSIRO, Australia’s national science agency, is increasing opportunities for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students to participate in research undertaken in Australia’s vast marine estate.

23 Dec 2019

Metal-Organic Framework Membrane can Efficiently Turn Saltwater Potable

The world’s surface is covered by 71% of seawater, but despite this fact, four billion people still face severe water scarcity problems at least one month of the year.

20 Dec 2019

New Solution for Developing Low-Cost Solar Technology

While the global demand for renewable energy is increasing dramatically, scientists from Germany and Lithuania have developed a new solution for developing cost-effective solar technology.

20 Dec 2019

New Flagship EU Project Focused on Replacing Toxic Solvents with Renewable Alternatives

Biotechnology company Circa Group has announced it is leading the consortium for new EU project ReSolute – a flagship Horizon 2020 project set to develop the first commercial plant to produce Cyrene™ a new, sustainably-sourced, safer alternative to traditional, fossil-based solvents.

From Circa Group Ltd 20 Dec 2019

Stora Enso Invests to Build Facility for Bio-Based Plastic Packaging Material

Stora Enso has announced that it is investing EUR 9 million to build a pilot facility for enabling the production of bio-based plastics as barrier in transparent packaging.

From Stora Enso 20 Dec 2019

Anellotech Offers Technology to Covert Waste Plastic Packaging into Chemicals

Anellotech has announced the significant expansion of its program with Plas-TCat™, a new process technology aiming to convert a wide range of plastic waste directly into chemicals – which can then be used to make new, virgin plastics.

From Anellotech, Inc. 20 Dec 2019

The ‘Ghostbusters’ Hoping to Tackle a Marine Menace

The University of Portsmouth is aiming to tackle one of the most dangerous types of marine pollution blighting the world’s oceans – ‘ghost fishing’.

20 Dec 2019

Fossil Expands Ancient Fish Family Tree

A second ancient lungfish has been discovered in Africa, adding another piece to the jigsaw of evolving aquatic life forms more than 400 million years ago.

20 Dec 2019

Ancient Mediterranean Seawall First Known Defence Against Sea Level Rise and it Failed

7000 year old seawall in Tel Hreiz, Israel reveals earliest known structure built against sea level rise and provides new insights into current battle with flooding threat.

20 Dec 2019

As Oceans Become More Acidic They are Corroding The Skin and Teeth of Sharks

More acidic waters corrode sharks’ skin and teeth affecting their ability to hunt, feed, and swim, according to a new study.

By David J. Cross 20 Dec 2019

Mechanical Engineers Rush to Develop Scalable Renewable Energy Solutions

In the early 20th century, just as electric grids were starting to transform daily life, an unlikely advocate for renewable energy voiced his concerns about burning fossil fuels. Thomas Edison expressed dismay over using combustion instead of renewable resources in a 1910 interview for Elbert Hubbard's anthology, "Little Journeys to the Homes of the Great."

19 Dec 2019