Drifting Antarctic iceberg A-68 opens up clear water
The giant iceberg known as A-68 that was produced in the Antarctic last week continues to drift seaward. All the latest satellite images indicate...
Sweden blazes trail to electric cars
The growing popularity of electric cars leads one major European manufacturer to a sharp cut in fossil fuel-driven vehicle production.
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Heritage at Risk: How Rising Seas Threaten Ancient Coastal Ruins
Perched on the breathtaking Atlantic coast of Mainland, the largest island in Scotland’s Orkney archipelago, are the remains of the Stone Age settlement of...
4 Bacteria Capable Of Reversing Climate Change By Eating Pollution
Genetically modified bacteria might hold the key to reversing climate change by reversing environmental contamination by pollutants. Such bacteria might not only be able...
UNDP and the Ministry for Environment, Land and Sea of the Republic of Italy...
Jul 17, 2017
Magdy Martínez-Solimán, UN Assistant Secretary General and Director of UNDP’s Bureau for Policy and Programme Support and Director General Francesco La Camera,...
‘No solid evidence’ for biopesticide-diarrhea link
A report commissioned by EU food regulators wrongly linked a highly effective biopesticide with diarrhea in humans, an expert says.
Global hotspots for potential water conflict identified
More than 1,400 new dams or water diversion projects are planned or already under construction, fueling the potential for increased water conflict between some...
Key to speeding up carbon sequestration discovered
The slow part of a chemical reaction that allows carbon to be sequestered in the ocean has now been identified by researchers, who have...
Amphibians can become tolerant to pesticides, but at a cost
Amphibians can develop tolerance to pesticides, but this tolerance can lead to increased susceptibility to parasites, according to new research.
Hundred-year-old law on fluid flow overturned by research
Engineers have dispelled a 100-year-old scientific law used to describe how fluid flows through rocks. The discovery could lead to a range of improvements...
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