How much soil goes down the drain: New data on soil lost due to...
According to a new study, almost 36 billion tons of soil is lost every year due to water, and deforestation and other changes in...
Heavy-petroleum fuels raising vanadium emissions
Human emissions of the potentially harmful trace metal vanadium into Earth's atmosphere have spiked sharply since the start of the 21st century due in...
Exposure to larger air particles linked to increased risk of asthma in children
Researchers report statistical evidence that children exposed to airborne coarse particulate matter — a mix of dust, sand and non-exhaust tailpipe emissions, such as...
New technique could make captured carbon more valuable
Carbon capture could help coal plants reduce emissions if economic challenges can be overcome. Turning captured carbon into a useable product is one solution....
Floating solar fuels rig created for seawater electrolysis
Chemical engineers have developed a novel photovoltaic-powered electrolysis device that can operate as a stand-alone platform that floats on open water. The floating PV-electrolyzer...
Visitor patterns and emerging activities in Finish national parks revealed by social media posts
Social media data provide a reliable information to support decision-making in national parks.
MRSA risk at northeast Ohio beaches
A study conducted in 2015 shows a higher-than-expected prevalence of Staphylococcus aureus and methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) at beaches around Lake Erie.
Northeast farmers weigh warming climate, drenched fields
Farmers in the Northeast are adapting to longer growing seasons and warming climate conditions -- but they may face spring-planting whiplash as they confront...
Conserving the forests
Certification programs are being reevaluated as options for sustaining tropical forests, explain scientists.
Hope for one of the world’s rarest primates: First census of Zanzibar Red Colobus...
A team of scientists recently completed the first-ever range-wide population census of the Zanzibar red colobus monkey (Piliocolobus kirkii) an endangered primate found only...
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