That we stop using needless plastic is paramount for the environment, but new research casts doubt over just how environmentally…
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Experts say about 700 sites had been identified globally with low oxygen levels, up from only 45 in the…
Bacteria can break down PFAS, the extremely hard-to-break down chemicals found in, for example, fire foams and impregnating agents. A…
The Swedish news media report that a highly radioactive boar was shot in Sweden, with over ten times the…
As our carbon dioxide emissions have increased, the ocean’s absorption of carbon dioxide has done so as well. The oceans…
Mixing algae into the forage for cows can significantly reduce methane emissions. This is what ongoing research at the University…
American and British coral researchers have found small “oases” of corals that have recovered well after bleaching events and other…
Poor recycling of refrigerators in China is suspected to be behind the increased chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs) emissions. Just a few weeks…
17 different types of plastics were found in ice samples from sea ice when German researchers investigated the presence of…
Coral bleaching events are happening much more often, and warmer oceans are a major contributing factor, but the corals are…
In the Arctic cold of Svalbard in Norway, a backup is kept with seeds from all over the world. The…
Scientists have long presumed that a powerful volcanic eruption can cool down the Earth’s climate. New research shows how these…
Geoengineering and the manipulation of the Earth’s climate could, according to some, be an effective way of protecting us from…
The presence of plastic among coral reefs increases the risk of corals suffering from various diseases. This is what an…
A previously unknown source of the greenhouse gas methane has been discovered in the Amazon. The natural leakage of methane…