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Newswise: Study reveals areas of Brazilian Amazon where no ecological research has been done
Released: 16-Oct-2023 6:05 PM EDT
Study reveals areas of Brazilian Amazon where no ecological research has been done
Sao Paulo Research Foundation (FAPESP)

Many parts of the Brazilian Amazon are neglected in ecological research, for several reasons, according to an article published in the journal Current Biology. Authored by Joice Ferreira of the Federal University of Pará (UFP) and colleagues from many countries who also belong to the Synergize Consortium.

Newswise: Transforming wastewater into valuable chemicals with sunlight
Released: 16-Oct-2023 6:05 PM EDT
Transforming wastewater into valuable chemicals with sunlight
Chinese Academy of Sciences

Researchers led by Prof. GAO Xiang from the Shenzhen Institute of Advanced Technology (SIAT) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences and Prof. LU Lu from the Harbin Institute of Technology have proposed a novel method to transform wastewater contaminants into valuable chemicals using sunlight, thus paving the way for sustainable and eco-friendly chemical manufacturing.

Released: 16-Oct-2023 6:05 PM EDT
Wildfires threaten environmental gains in climate-crucial Amazon
University of East Anglia

Despite steps toward decreasing deforestation, uncontrolled wildfires are threatening environmental gains in Brazilian Amazonia, one of the world’s most critical carbon sinks and a region of high biological and cultural diversity.

Newswise: U of I researchers develop organic nanozymes suitable for agricultural use
Released: 16-Oct-2023 4:05 PM EDT
U of I researchers develop organic nanozymes suitable for agricultural use
College of Agricultural, Consumer and Environmental Sciences, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

Nanozymes are synthetic materials that mimic the properties of natural enzymes for applications in biomedicine and chemical engineering. They are generally considered too toxic and expensive for use in agriculture and food science.

Newswise: Novel framework improves resilience to extreme weather
Released: 16-Oct-2023 4:05 PM EDT
Novel framework improves resilience to extreme weather
Idaho National Laboratory (INL)

To reduce the human, economic and related risks of blackouts and other types of infrastructure failures, a team associated with the Emerging Energy Markets Analysis initiative, based at Idaho National Laboratory, used a novel framework for assessing critical infrastructure’s resilience.

Released: 16-Oct-2023 3:05 PM EDT
MSU leads $2M NSF project to create carbon-negative construction materials
Michigan State University

Researchers at Michigan State University and Purdue University were awarded $2 million by the National Science Foundation to develop new “living materials” for construction that can repair themselves and sequester carbon dioxide.

Released: 16-Oct-2023 2:05 PM EDT
Ice sheet surface melt is accelerating in Greenland and slowing in Antarctica
University of California, Irvine

Irvine, Calif., Oct. 16, 2023 — Surface ice in Greenland has been melting at an increasing rate in recent decades, while the trend in Antarctica has moved in the opposite direction, according to researchers at the University of California, Irvine and Utrecht University in the Netherlands.

Newswise: FAMU-FSU College of Engineering researchers reveal harmful blue-green algae hotspots across Florida’s lakes
Released: 16-Oct-2023 1:05 PM EDT
FAMU-FSU College of Engineering researchers reveal harmful blue-green algae hotspots across Florida’s lakes
Florida State University

By: Trisha Radulovich | Published: October 16, 2023 | 12:07 pm | SHARE: A new project led by Nasrin Alamdari, an assistant professor in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering at the FAMU-FSU College of Engineering, will help communities throughout Florida fight the harmful blue-green algae (cyanobacteria) that plague freshwater lakes across the state.

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.

Newswise:Video Embedded study-clearly-identifies-nutrients-as-a-driver-of-the-great-atlantic-sargassum-belt
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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.

Newswise: Commonly Used Herbicide is Harmful to Adolescent Brain Function
6-Oct-2023 7:00 AM EDT
Commonly Used Herbicide is Harmful to Adolescent Brain Function
University of California San Diego

UC San Diego Herbert Wertheim School of Public Health and Human Longevity Science researchers report in a new study that exposures to two of the most popular herbicides were associated with worse brain function among adolescents.

   
Newswise: DOE user facility develops synthetic habitats and microfluidic technologies for studying the complexities of soil
Released: 10-Oct-2023 12:05 PM EDT
DOE user facility develops synthetic habitats and microfluidic technologies for studying the complexities of soil
Environmental Molecular Sciences Laboratory - EMSL

The Environmental Molecular Sciences Laboratory (EMSL) developed a group of platforms called TerraForms to provide users with an avenue for investigating hydrobiogeochemical processes.

Newswise: Thirteen Scientists Awarded Department of Energy FICUS Program Funding for Environmental and Biological Research
Released: 10-Oct-2023 11:05 AM EDT
Thirteen Scientists Awarded Department of Energy FICUS Program Funding for Environmental and Biological Research
Environmental Molecular Sciences Laboratory - EMSL

Research teams from 11 projects will use resources at the Environmental Molecular Sciences Laboratory (EMSL) and the Joint Genome Institute (JGI). Several of the projects also were awarded access to the Bio-SANS beamline through the Center for Structural Molecular Biology (CSMB) at Oak Ridge National Laboratory and the Advanced Photon Source (APS) at Argonne National Laboratory.

Newswise: Discovery of invisible nutrient discharge on Great Barrier Reef raises concerns
Released: 10-Oct-2023 6:05 AM EDT
Discovery of invisible nutrient discharge on Great Barrier Reef raises concerns
Southern Cross University

Scientists using natural tracers off Queensland’s coast have discovered the source of previously unquantified nitrogen and phosphorous having a profound environmental impact on the Great Barrier Reef.

Released: 9-Oct-2023 6:05 PM EDT
Climate-driven extreme heat may make parts of Earth too hot for humans
Penn State University

If global temperatures increase by 1 degree Celsius (C) or more than current levels, each year billions of people will be exposed to heat and humidity so extreme they will be unable to naturally cool themselves.

Newswise: Tropical ecosystems more reliant on emerging aquatic insects, study finds, potentially putting them at greater risk
Released: 9-Oct-2023 6:05 PM EDT
Tropical ecosystems more reliant on emerging aquatic insects, study finds, potentially putting them at greater risk
Queen Mary University of London

A team of researchers from Queen Mary University of London and the University of Campinas in Brazil has found that tropical forest ecosystems are more reliant on aquatic insects than temperate forest ecosystems and are therefore more vulnerable to disruptions to the links between land and water.

Released: 9-Oct-2023 8:05 AM EDT
More and more emerging diseases threaten trees around the world
Pensoft Publishers

Diseases are among the major causes of tree mortality in both forests and urban areas. New diseases are continually being introduced, and pathogens are continually jumping to new hosts, threatening more and more tree species.

Newswise: Climate change brings earlier arrival of intense hurricanes
Released: 9-Oct-2023 7:05 AM EDT
Climate change brings earlier arrival of intense hurricanes
University of Hawaii at Manoa

Intense tropical cyclones are one of the most devastating natural disasters in the world due to torrential rains, flooding, destructive winds, and coastal storm surges.

Newswise: Scientists investigate Grand Canyon's ancient past to predict future climate impacts
Released: 9-Oct-2023 5:05 AM EDT
Scientists investigate Grand Canyon's ancient past to predict future climate impacts
University of New Mexico

The Grand Canyon’s valleys and millions of years of rock layers spanning Earth’s history have earned it a designation as one of the Seven Natural Wonders of the World.

Newswise: Comfort with a smaller carbon footprint
Released: 6-Oct-2023 7:05 AM EDT
Comfort with a smaller carbon footprint
Osaka University

As organizations work to reduce their energy consumption and associated carbon emissions, one area that remains to be optimized is indoor heating and cooling.

Newswise: Two-dimensional compounds can capture carbon from the air
Released: 6-Oct-2023 7:05 AM EDT
Two-dimensional compounds can capture carbon from the air
University of California, Riverside

Some of the thinnest materials known to mankind may provide solutions to scientists in their quest to curb the effects of global warming.

Released: 5-Oct-2023 2:55 PM EDT
Clearinghouse Highlights Aging, Climate as Interlinked Risks
Cornell University

Record-breaking summer heat focused attention on climate change, but Cornell University experts say too little has been paid to its intersection with another critical trend: the world’s rapidly aging population.

   
Newswise: MSU research shows plants could worsen air pollution on a warming planet
Released: 5-Oct-2023 2:35 PM EDT
MSU research shows plants could worsen air pollution on a warming planet
Michigan State University

•New Michigan State University research published in the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences shows that plants such as oak and poplar trees will emit more of a compound called isoprene as global temperatures climb. •Isoprene from plants represents the highest flux of hydrocarbons to the atmosphere behind methane. •Although isoprene isn’t inherently bad — it actually helps plants better tolerate insect pests and high temperatures — it can worsen air pollution by reacting with nitrogen oxides from automobiles and coal-fired power plants. •The new publication can help us better understand, predict and potentially mitigate the effects of increased isoprene emission as the planet warms.

Released: 5-Oct-2023 11:05 AM EDT
American University and Football for Peace Join Forces to Promote Sports Diplomacy, Launch Peace Center
American University

American University and Football for Peace Join Forces to Promote Sports Diplomacy, Launch Peace Center

   
Newswise: Laser-scribed graphene for sensors
Released: 5-Oct-2023 3:30 AM EDT
Laser-scribed graphene for sensors
Chinese Academy of Sciences

Sensors are widely used to acquire biological and environmental information in medical diagnosis, health, and environmental monitoring. Graphene has been widely applied in sensor fabrication recently.

Newswise: How Floods Kill, Long After the Water Has Gone – Global Decade-Long Study
3-Oct-2023 1:10 PM EDT
How Floods Kill, Long After the Water Has Gone – Global Decade-Long Study
Monash University

Scientists in Australia have found that people impacted by a flooding event are at significantly increased risk of dying – including heart and lung problems – in a crucial window between three and six weeks after the event, even after the flooding has dissipated.

Released: 4-Oct-2023 2:05 PM EDT
Pandemic boosted gardening, hunting in NYS
Cornell University

A survey of New York state residents found that nearly half of respondents increased the amount of time they spent on wild and backyard food in the early months of the COVID-19 pandemic – confirming anecdotes about increases in activities such as sourdough baking, fishing and gardening.

Newswise: Adoption of vegan dog and cat diets could have environmental benefits
27-Sep-2023 12:05 PM EDT
Adoption of vegan dog and cat diets could have environmental benefits
PLOS

A new analysis estimates a variety of potential benefits for environmental sustainability—for instance, reduced freshwater consumption and greenhouse gas emissions—that could result from switching all pet dogs and cats in the US or around the world to nutritionally sound, vegan diets.

Newswise: PPPL awarded $5 million to lead an Energy Earthshot Research Center focused on clean hydrogen
Released: 3-Oct-2023 2:05 PM EDT
PPPL awarded $5 million to lead an Energy Earthshot Research Center focused on clean hydrogen
Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory

PPPL was selected to lead a DOE Energy Earthshot Research Center (EERC) as part of the Hydrogen Shot™, which aims to reduce the cost of hydrogen by 80%.

Newswise: FSU atmospheric scientist available to comment on what El Niño conditions mean for winter, spring
Released: 3-Oct-2023 12:05 PM EDT
FSU atmospheric scientist available to comment on what El Niño conditions mean for winter, spring
Florida State University

By: Patty Cox | Published: October 2, 2023 | 12:30 pm | SHARE: El Niño, the climate phenomenon characterized by warmer-than-average sea surface temperatures across the equatorial central and eastern Pacific Ocean, has far-reaching impacts on weather patterns across the globe.  El Niño events can last for several months up to a year or more and typically peak in the winter months of the Northern Hemisphere, so we’re likely to see El Niño conditions continue to strengthen over the coming months, said Alyssa Atwood, an assistant professor in Florida State University’s Department of Earth, Ocean and Atmospheric Science, part of the College of Arts and Sciences.



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