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...
Researchers show new holistic approach to genetics and plant breeding
A group of researchers has discovered a new approach to cereal plant breeding that takes into account the internal 'calculator' of plant seeds that...
Mangrove genetic diversity in Africa
Researcher have published a large-scale study examining the genetic diversity of mangroves over more than 1,800 miles of coastline in the Western Indian Ocean,...
The new EU climate target could phase out coal power in Europe as early...
Tightening the EU emissions trading system (EU ETS) in line with the EU Green Deal would dramatically speed up the decarbonization of Europe's power...
Ship traffic dropped during first months of COVID pandemic
Ship movements on the world's oceans dropped in the first half of 2020 as COVID-19 restrictions came into force, a new study shows.
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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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