progscrape: environment

Biomining viruses deliver rare earth elements but no toxic horrors of mining: Scientists genetically engineer a harmless virus that acts like a microscopic aquatic miner that can extract rare earth elements without causing ecosystem-killing pollution and destruction.

3 hours ago newatlas.com earth environment

Marine mammals who live far below the ocean’s surface are not immune from the burden of toxic forever chemicals, with whales and dolphins showing unprecedented levels of PFAS contamination

4 days ago uow.edu.au environment

Solar's growth in US almost enough to offset rising energy use

5 days ago arstechnica.com environment

New study shows for first time that microplastics do not simply pass through digestive tract of farm animals

5 days ago helsinki.fi environment

Research identifies lethal dose of plastics: less than 3 sugar cubes’ worth of plastics for seabirds; just over 2 baseballs’ worth of plastics for sea turtles; and about 1 soccer ball’s worth of plastics for marine mammals…

14 days ago oceanconservancy.org environment

A first-of-its-kind analysis shows that heat exposure during pregnancy alters maternal biomarkers tied to preterm birth

9 days ago science.org environment

Source of Widespread 'Forever Chemical' Contamination in N Carolina

9 days ago pratt.duke.edu environment

River drought forcing of the Harappan metamorphosis

2 days ago nature.com environment

Microplastics in the natural environment are colonised by pathogenic and antimicrobial resistant bacteria, study team calls for urgent action for waste management and strongly recommends wearing gloves when taking part in beach cleans

6 days ago news.exeter.ac.uk environment

Replacing meat, dairy, and eggs with grains, legumes, and other plant foods reduces greenhouse gas emissions by 51%, new research shows

15 days ago jamanetwork.com environment

Plastic pollution is worsened by warming climate and must be stemmed, researchers warn

4 days ago imperial.ac.uk environment

Floating solar photovoltaic (FPV) installations in shallow, well-mixed water bodies produce negligible impacts on water quality and algae.

4 days ago frontiersin.org environment

Contrails are a major driver of aviation's climate impact, study shows

7 days ago nature.com environment

Endangered lemurs face a new threat as the luxury meat trade expands. Over 90% of the 112 species are nearing extinction

7 days ago conbio.onlinelibrary.wiley.com environment

Deadly, record-breaking heatwaves, which worsen in severity the longer it takes to reach net zero carbon emissions, will persist for 1,000 years, even under net zero

12 days ago iopscience.iop.org environment

Delaying the expansion of renewable energy might unintentionally reduce the world’s long term motivation to address climate change

6 days ago eurekalert.org environment

Warming U.S. climate linked to rising deaths from heat

22 days ago ysph.yale.edu environment

The ocean has been hoarding heat. Now it is building up a massive 'burp.'

19 days ago grist.org environment

A new study reveals Critically Endangered African penguins forage near fishing fleets when food is scarce

14 days ago eurekalert.org environment

Researchers studied coffee farmers to determine how they understand, manage and cope with crop alternate bearing

14 days ago news.northeastern.edu environment

Research has found over the past four and a half decades, areas in the northeastern U.S

20 days ago news.ncsu.edu environment

New study reveals Canadian ice sheet was major driver of sea-level rise during final stages of the last ice age, not Antarctica

4 days ago uottawa.ca antarctica canada environment

When economies are sufficiently large, unilateral decarbonization (a single economy's efforts to reduce greenhouse gas emissions independently of what others do) pays for itself

18 days ago aeaweb.org economy environment

Climate change is now warming the deepest parts of the Arctic Ocean

12 days ago science.org arctic environment

In a Death Valley Shrub, a Blueprint for Heat-Proof Crops

25 days ago e360.yale.edu environment

New industry-backed research shows how waste from deep-sea mining could have far-reaching effects on fish and their food

26 days ago theverge.com environment

Extreme heat is driving up property prices in Spain’s cooler northern regions

26 days ago theconversation.com environment

A global shift toward plant-based diets could reshape farming worldwide, Oxford study finds

28 days ago eurekalert.org environment

Personality, predation and group size: unravelling behavioural drivers of lionfish (Pterois volitans) invasion success

27 days ago royalsocietypublishing.org environment

Catalyst Cuts Biodiesel Reaction Time to 15 Minutes

28 days ago azom.com environment

>progscrape ▒

All the news that's fit to scrape

Display options