Satellites and light reflections help researchers spot coastal plastic waste
Geospatial scientists have found a way to detect plastic waste on remote beaches that are not visible in conventional satellite images, bringing us closer...
Unwelcome guests: International tourism and travel can be a pathway for introducing invasive species
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Reassessing radon as a reliable groundwater tracer
As radioactive atoms are transported through groundwater aquifers in the form of gaseous radon, they are eventually transferred to the atmosphere. Measurements of the...
Scientists uncover ‘missing’ plastics deep in the ocean
A new study unveils the prevalence of plastics in the entire water column of an offshore plastic accumulation zone in the southern Atlantic Ocean...
The path to renewable fuel just got easier
The holy grail of bio-fuel researchers is to develop a self-sustaining process that converts waste from sewage, food crops, algae and other renewable carbon...
Red snow phenomena are a balancing act
Researchers found that the occurrence of red snow algal blooms is associated with the occurrence of new snowfall and the duration of snow melt....
Ocean eddies could explain Antarctic sea-ice paradox
Despite global warming and the sea-ice loss in the Arctic, the Antarctic sea-ice extent has remained largely unchanged since 1979. However, existing climate model-based...
UK plants flowering a month earlier due to climate change
Climate change is causing plants in the UK to flower a month earlier on average, which could have profound consequences for wildlife, agriculture and...
Mass customization can make fashion more sustainable if customers are willing to wait for...
Mass customization, where customers order clothing made to their own style tastes and measurements, has been proposed as one solution to overproduction. But the...
New research links continents to key transitions in Earth’s oceans, atmosphere and climate
A new study advances the understanding of the role that continents have played in the chemical evolution of Earth's oceans, with implications for understanding...
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