European farmland could be biggest global reservoir of microplastics, study suggests
Farmlands across Europe are potentially the biggest global reservoir of microplastics due to the high concentrations found in fertilizers derived from sewage sludge, new...
Invasive species and climate change impact coastal estuaries
Native species in California's estuaries are expected to experience greater declines as invasive species interact with climate change, according to a new study.
Land-building marsh plants are champions of carbon capture
Human activities such as marsh draining for agriculture are increasingly eating away at saltwater and freshwater wetlands that cover only 1% of Earth's surface...
Water scarcity predicted to worsen in more than 80% of croplands globally this century
Agricultural water scarcity is expected to increase in more than 80% of the world's croplands by 2050, according to a new study.
The mystery solved about the active phase in catalytic carbon dioxide reduction to methanol
Researchers have been able to study the surface of a copper-zinc catalyst when carbon dioxide is reduced to methanol. A better knowledge of the...
In sediments below Antarctic ice, scientists discover a giant groundwater system
A team has mapped a huge, actively circulating groundwater system in deep sediments in West Antarctica. They say such systems, probably common in Antarctica,...
Only 10 vaquita porpoises survive, but species may not be doomed, scientists say
The world's smallest marine mammal -- the critically endangered vaquita porpoise, which lives only in Mexico's Sea of Cortez -- is believed to have...
Understanding how sunscreens damage coral
Researchers reveal a mechanism by which oxybenzone, a common sunscreen component, damages corals. The surprising findings could help guide the development and marketing of...
Newly proposed search strategies improve computational cost of the bicycle-sharing problem
Bicycle sharing is an attractive zero-carbon transportation option for a world that is being increasingly disrupted by climate change. But bikes need to be...
Global bird populations steadily declining
Staggering declines in bird populations are taking place around the world. So concludes a study from scientists at multiple institutions. Loss and degradation of...
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