Business as usual for Antarctic krill despite ocean acidification
A new study has found that Antarctic krill are resilient to the increasing acidification of the ocean as it absorbs more C02 from the...
Climate change damaging male fertility
Climate change could pose a threat to male fertility -- according to new research. New findings reveal that heatwaves damage sperm in insects -...
Purple bacteria ‘batteries’ turn sewage into clean energy
Purple phototrophic bacteria -- which can store energy from light -- when supplied with an electric current can recover near to 100 percent of...
Espinosa: Africa Needs Support to Protect Biodiversity and Climate
UN Climate Change News, 13 November 2018 - At the opening session of the African Ministerial Summit on Biodiversity in Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt,...
Planetary boundaries for antibiotic and pesticide resistance identified
Researchers have now published the first estimates of antibiotic and pesticide 'planetary boundaries.' The researchers suggest that if resistance to antibiotics and pesticides goes...
Alpine ice shows three-fold increase in atmospheric iodine
Analysis of iodine trapped in Alpine ice has shown that levels of atmospheric iodine have tripled over the past century, which partially offsets human-driven...
Primates of the Caribbean: Ancient DNA reveals history of mystery monkey
Analysis of ancient DNA of a mysterious extinct monkey named Xenothrix -- which displays bizarre body characteristics very different to any living monkey --...
Streamside forests store tons of carbon
Researchers have compiled carbon storage data from 117 publications, reports, and other data sets on streamside forests around the world. Researchers found that the...
Ultra-thin transparent silver films for solar cells
A new fabrication process for transparent ultra-thin silver films has been developed. The material may help build highly efficient solar cells and light-emitting diodes....
Misunderstood flying fox could prove bat species demise, warn scientists
A large fruit-eating bat native to Mauritius is the subject of controversy over the announcement of a major cull to protect the Indian island's...




















