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Newswise: Management zone maps of little use to corn growers, study finds
Released: 16-Oct-2023 12:05 PM EDT
Management zone maps of little use to corn growers, study finds
College of Agricultural, Consumer and Environmental Sciences, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

A multiyear analysis tested whether management zone maps based on soil conditions, topography or other landscape features can reliably predict which parts of a cornfield will respond best to higher rates of seeding or nitrogen application.

Newswise: RUDN Ecologists Describe Strong Desertification in Northern Algeria
Released: 14-Oct-2023 5:05 AM EDT
RUDN Ecologists Describe Strong Desertification in Northern Algeria
Scientific Project Lomonosov

RUDN University ecologists and colleagues from Algeria, Greece, Egypt, and Russia have determined the scale and causes of desertification in northern Algeria. The analysis was carried out using satellite images in different ranges. Over six years, the area of usable land has decreased by 1.5-9 times.

Newswise: Organic nitrogen aerosol is an important contributor to global atmospheric nitrogen deposition
Released: 13-Oct-2023 8:05 PM EDT
Organic nitrogen aerosol is an important contributor to global atmospheric nitrogen deposition
Science China Press

This study, led by Dr Yumin Li of Southern University of Science and Technology (SUSTech), was a collaboration between Professor Tzung-May Fu’s team at SUSTech and Professor Jian Zhen Yu’s team at Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST).

Released: 13-Oct-2023 7:05 AM EDT
Boom in “ice ivory” trade of mammoth tusks presents new threat to elephants and environment
University of Portsmouth

A new study by the University of Portsmouth warns the close similarities between the tusks of elephants and mammoths poses threats to conservation and environment efforts.

Newswise: RUDN Scientists Propose Optimal Approach to Map Urban Density by Satellite Data
Released: 13-Oct-2023 5:05 AM EDT
RUDN Scientists Propose Optimal Approach to Map Urban Density by Satellite Data
Scientific Project Lomonosov

RUDN University scientists have found the most accurate way to determine the spatial structure of urban confinement using satellite images. It will help create precise maps and monitor the microclimate of the urban environment, support sustainable development and even make weather forecasts.

Newswise: A cheaper, safer alternative to lithium-ion batteries: aqueous rechargeable batteries
Released: 13-Oct-2023 12:00 AM EDT
A cheaper, safer alternative to lithium-ion batteries: aqueous rechargeable batteries
National Research Council of Science and Technology

A research team led by Dr. Oh, Si Hyoung of the Energy Storage Research Center at the Korea Institute of Science and Technology (KIST) has developed a highly safe aqueous rechargeable battery that can offer a timely substitute that meets the cost and safety needs.

Newswise: Cleaner Snow Boosts Future Snowpack Predictions
Released: 13-Oct-2023 12:00 AM EDT
Cleaner Snow Boosts Future Snowpack Predictions
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

Less pollution and the odd shapes of snow grains as they pack together should help cut the decline of snowpack later this century.

Newswise: Gray whales experience major population swings as a result of Arctic conditions, research shows
Released: 12-Oct-2023 6:05 PM EDT
Gray whales experience major population swings as a result of Arctic conditions, research shows
University of Oregon

Dynamic and changing Arctic Ocean conditions likely caused three major mortality events in the eastern North Pacific gray whale population since the 1980s, a new study has found.

Newswise: Over 40 percent of Antarctica’s ice shelves reduced in volume over 25 years
Released: 12-Oct-2023 6:05 PM EDT
Over 40 percent of Antarctica’s ice shelves reduced in volume over 25 years
University of Leeds

71 of the 162 ice shelves that surround Antarctica have reduced in volume over 25 years from 1997 to 2021, with a net release of 7.5 trillion tonnes of meltwater into the oceans, say scientists.

Newswise: Iowa Nitrogen Initiative to bring more precision to fertilizer rates
Released: 12-Oct-2023 4:05 PM EDT
Iowa Nitrogen Initiative to bring more precision to fertilizer rates
Iowa State University

Despite incentives to use just the right amount of nitrogen fertilizer on corn fields, official recommendations are broad and ideal rates vary widely. A state-funded Iowa State University research project is collecting data from trials across Iowa – mostly from fields of participating volunteer farmers – to build models that offer far more granular guidance.

Newswise: Traffic-based air pollution drives pregnancy complications
Released: 12-Oct-2023 10:05 AM EDT
Traffic-based air pollution drives pregnancy complications
UT Southwestern Medical Center

Exposure to traffic-related air pollution during pregnancy is associated with serious neonatal complications, according to a study by UT Southwestern Medical Center researchers that matched records from more than 60,000 births with air-monitoring data.

Newswise: New Center Addresses Global Climate Change Impacts on Water, Other Resources
12-Oct-2023 9:00 AM EDT
New Center Addresses Global Climate Change Impacts on Water, Other Resources
University of California San Diego

UC San Diego Herbert Wertheim School of Public Health and Human Longevity Science is leading an international consortium called the Global Center on Climate Change, Water, Energy, Food, and Health Systems to address the impacts of climate change in the climate-vulnerable communities in Jordan.

Newswise: Concrete as CO2 trap – right at the plant
Released: 12-Oct-2023 2:05 AM EDT
Concrete as CO2 trap – right at the plant
Empa, Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology

After their production, which emits a lot of carbon dioxide, cement-based building materials such as concrete absorb the climate gas again – a process that takes decades and can hardly be controlled.

Newswise: ‘Roving sentinels’ discover new air pollution sources
Released: 11-Oct-2023 7:05 PM EDT
‘Roving sentinels’ discover new air pollution sources
University of Utah

Google Street View cars equipped with instrumentation sampled air quality at a scale fine enough to capture variations within neighborhoods in the Salt Lake Valley. A new atmospheric modeling method, combined with these mobile observations, can be used to identify pollution emission sources in many cities.

Released: 11-Oct-2023 5:05 PM EDT
Assessing the toxicity of micro- and nanoplastics to ecosystems
Forschungsverbund Berlin e.V.

For most pollutants, there are standard protocols for assessing the risks to ecosystems. Despite the increasing concern about the harmful effects of micro- and nanoplastics (MNPs), so far, there exist no harmonised guidelines for testing the ecotoxicity of MNPs.

Released: 11-Oct-2023 5:05 PM EDT
Experiencing record-breaking heat days affects perception of weather trends
Annenberg Public Policy Center

New research published by a team at the Annenberg Public Policy Center of the University of Pennsylvania finds that experiencing days in which the temperature exceeds previous highs for that time of year affects people’s perception of weather trends.

Released: 11-Oct-2023 5:05 PM EDT
New study highlights inequality in green spaces and mental health
University of Liverpool

A new study published today in The Lancet Planetary Health highlights the beneficial role of greenness and access to green or blue spaces in reducing socioeconomic-related inequalities in mental health.

Newswise: MSU to Address Global Water Issues Through New Alliance
Released: 11-Oct-2023 3:35 PM EDT
MSU to Address Global Water Issues Through New Alliance
Michigan State University

Michigan State University has harnessed its vast water research expertise to create the MSU Water Alliance. This will be a bridging organization among existing water science units on campus and among faculty with water expertise to address challenges, which are immense.

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Released: 11-Oct-2023 10:05 AM EDT
Study Clearly Identifies Nutrients as a Driver of the Great Atlantic Sargassum Belt
Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution

Under normal conditions, the floating macroalgae Sargassum spp. provide habitat for hundreds of types of organisms. However, the Great Atlantic Sargassum Belt (GASB) that emerged in 2011 has since then caused unprecedented inundations of this brown seaweed on Caribbean coastlines, with harmful effects on ecosystems while posing challenges to regional economies and tourism, and concerns for respiratory and other human health issues.

Newswise: Killer whales’ diet more important than location for pollutant exposure, study says
6-Oct-2023 8:00 AM EDT
Killer whales’ diet more important than location for pollutant exposure, study says
American Chemical Society (ACS)

Killer whales are some of the oceans’ top predators, but even they can be exposed to environmental pollution. In the largest study to date on North Atlantic killer whales, researchers in ACS’ Environmental Science & Technology report the levels of pollutants in 162 individuals’ blubber.



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