progscrape: environment

A global analysis of 2,300 seawater samples reveals that human-made chemicals now make up a significant portion of coastal organic matter

44 days ago nature.com environment

Global study finds beef production drives ~40% of agriculture-linked deforestation worldwide, with Brazil leading; analysis across 179 countries shows 121 million hectares cleared (2001–2022), identifying cattle as the primary driver of food-related forest loss.

32 days ago nature.com environment

Stabilizing time-lagged climate impacts requires net-negative emissions for centuries

45 days ago iopscience.iop.org environment

Animal welfare is more important in driving pet owners' choices relative to the environment, study shows.

2 months ago frontiersin.org environment

Scientists may be overestimating the amount of microplastics in the environment due to accidental contamination from lab gloves, which release stearate salts that are structurally similar to polyethylene and difficult to distinguish from plastics using standard vibrational spectroscopy

35 days ago theconversation.com environment release

An unexpected ally: Black Mangroves are moving furhter into Louisiana as winters become less cold, but where they become established, they also fortify soil and help slow down marsh erosion.

51 days ago lsu.edu environment

Climate change could cause ~123 million additional malaria cases in Africa by 2050

37 days ago nature.com environment malaria

Researchers analyzed 1,737 climate policies across 40 countries to identify what actually works

50 days ago tandfonline.com environment

Grasslands and wetlands are vanishing nearly 4 times faster than forests, a 15-year global study reveals

59 days ago pnas.org environment

Antarctica has lost 10 times the size of Greater Los Angeles in ice over 30 years

58 days ago news.uci.edu antarctica environment