Researchers find how tiny plastics slip through the environment
Researchers found that a silica surface such as sand has little effect on slowing down the movement of the plastics, but that natural organic...
Drones provide bird’s eye view of how turbulent tidal flows affect seabird foraging habits
Scientists used drones to provide a synchronized bird's eye view of what seabirds see and how their behavior changes depending on the movement of...
Fishing in African waters
Industrial fleets from countries around the world have been increasingly fishing in African waters, but with climate change and increasing pollution threatening Africa's fish...
Incentives could turn costs of biofuel mandates into environmental benefits
Researchers examined the economic and environmental costs of the Renewable Fuels Standard mandates through 2030, including the impact on water quality in the Mississippi...
Study links hydraulic fracking with increased risk of heart attack hospitalization, death
New research compares the health impacts of fracking on either side of the New York and Pennsylvania border and found that people who live...
Household aerosols now release more harmful smog chemicals than all UK vehicles
Aerosol products used in the home now emit more harmful volatile organic compound (VOC) air pollution than all the vehicles in the UK, new...
‘Dominating’ fungus could be solution to producing more biofuels and chemicals
The discovery of a novel enzyme that releases a valuable chemical from agricultural waste could provide an important breakthrough in the upscaling of renewable...
Cultivated seaweed can soak up excess nutrients plaguing human health and marine life
It's easy to think that more nutrients -- the stuff life needs to grow and thrive -- would foster more vibrant ecosystems. Yet nutrient...
Solar-powered desalination unit shows great promise
Freshwater accounts for only about 2.5% of water on Earth, so much of the world experiences serious water shortages. Scientists report the development of...
Marine biodiversity: Enormous variety of animal life in the deep sea revealed
New research method combines different types of data, revealing that the deep-sea basins in the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans have unique species communities that...
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The extremely rare cave-dwelling albino fish with no eyes, the Mexican blindcat, has previously only been known to exist in Mexico.
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