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Study States That Rainwater in Parts of The US Contains High Levels of PFAS Chemical

A new study has revealed that rainwater falling in some parts of the US contains toxic levels of perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), which are known to be detrimental to human health.

By Sarah Moore 18 Dec 2019

Lifespans of Extinct Animals Revealed

How long did a woolly mammoth live for? What about a Neanderthal?

18 Dec 2019

Russelectric, A Siemens Business, to Attend Solar Power Northeast Annual Conference

Russelectric, A Siemens Business, a leading manufacturer of power control systems and automatic transfer switches, announces that it will be attending the Solar Power Northeast Annual Conference, to be held February 19-20, 2020 in Boston, Massachusetts.

18 Dec 2019

Certain Gas Molecules Found to Release Harmful Particles in Atmosphere

At the University of Copenhagen, scientists have identified an unexpected phenomenon in a process through which specific gas molecules create harmful particles.

18 Dec 2019

Loro Parque Celebrates 47 Years of Love for Nature and Animals

Almost on the threshold of Christmas, Loro Parque celebrates this Tuesday, 17 December, its 47th anniversary, in a year in which it has reinforced its love and commitment to nature and animals through the fight against plastic.

18 Dec 2019

Study Emphasizes Need for New Methods to Test, Simulate Air Quality

According to a new study, considering new techniques of air quality testing and simulation is vital to enable policymakers to gain an exact understanding of the way emissions have an impact on air pollution levels.

18 Dec 2019

Innovative Sponge Rapidly Removes Over 90% of Oil Microdroplets from Wastewater

Every year, 100 billion barrels of wastewater contaminated with oil are produced by drilling and fracking processes that are carried out under the seabed to recover oil. These processes release small droplets of oil into the surrounding water.

17 Dec 2019

Hot Superplumes ‘Chicken-and-Egg’ with Earth’s Supercontinents

Curtin University researchers suggest a ‘chicken-and-egg’ relationship exists between the Earth’s mantle-located superplumes and surface-located supercontinents, adding their findings to a scientific community divided on what is happening deep inside the planet’s surface.

17 Dec 2019

Inovative Start Up Yume Partners with Global Environmental Leader Suez to Combat Food Waste

Today, we are announcing a ground-breaking partnership to fight commercial food waste. A fight that cannot be fought alone.

17 Dec 2019

Australian Seasonal Forecasts Challenged by Pacific Ocean Warming

CSIRO research has found global warming will make it more difficult to predict multi-year global climate variations, a consequence of changes to long-term climate variability patterns in the Pacific Ocean.

17 Dec 2019

Curtin Study Uncovers the Long Tale of a Lizard’s Regrown Tail

Curtin University researchers have found that King’s skink lizards can re-regenerate their tails, which may help them conserve energy and escape predators, potentially improving their survival and evolutionary fitness.

17 Dec 2019

Reusing Industrial Waste for Building

Following a successful project creating bricks from pulp plant waste in northern India, Elsa Olivetti is looking for ways to repurpose slag produced by the metals industry.

17 Dec 2019

MIT Study Assesses Opposing Roles of Natural Gas in the Fight Against Climate Change

MIT study finds that challenges in measuring and mitigating leakage of methane, a powerful greenhouse gas, prove pivotal.

17 Dec 2019

When the Sun Turns the Power Off

A research group from Graz investigated how solar storms can be simulated in order to enable a more accurate prediction of their effects on the Earth. Their work has furnished a more accurate model for simulating solar storms in real time.

17 Dec 2019