Tech vs. Trees: Why Nature-Based Solutions Like Tree Planting Are Essential for Restoring the Environment
In the push to improve the planet’s health, the debate between technology-driven approaches...
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Category: Environment
Environmental Exposure Risks in Reproductive Health
A growing body of evidence suggests that preconception and prenatal exposure to certain environmental toxins can impact fetal development adversely and lead to potentially long-lasting health effects. However, most reproductive...
Read MoreDNA Holds Clues to Climate Change Adaptation
Thirty-thousand-year-old bison bones discovered in permafrost at a Canadian goldmine are helping scientists unravel the mystery about how animals adapt to rapid environmental change. The bones play a key role in a world-first...
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Online Tool Helps Businesses, Communities become Climate-Resilient
The United Nations today launched a new online database that showcases successful strategies which...
Read MoreItalian Shipwreck may Lead to Ecological Disaster
Charles Greene, a professor of earth and atmospheric sciences at Cornell University and expert on protection of threatened marine ecosystems has warned of a potential ecological disaster posed by the 2,300 tons of fuel oil still...
Read MoreExperts Expect Russian Spacecraft Re-Entry Early Next Week
The uncontrolled re-entry of Russia’s Phobos-Grunt spacecraft is expected to occur early next week. This satellite re-entry underscores the importance of space situational awareness and the need for data sharing, as well...
Read MoreFlume Laboratory Constructed for Environmental Research
More than 3,000 gallons of Huron River water were transported to the University of Michigan campus recently to create 150 mini-Hurons for the study of environmental changes affecting freshwater habitats like rivers and streams....
Read MoreCoal Waste Provides Eco-Friendly Option for Cement
Concrete is the most common construction material used globally, accounting for 70 percent of all construction materials. Though concrete has advantages such as easy application and high availability, it has major disadvantages...
Read MoreFiscal Appropriations for Education and Research Centers
The U.S. House of Representatives and U.S. Senate gave final approval to fiscal appropriations for 2012 that continue funding for the Education and Research Centers (ERCs) Program within the National Institute for Occupational...
Read MoreStudy on Hellbender Salamander Seeks Answers for Decline of Amphibians
A new study co-authored by University of Florida researchers on the endangered Ozark Hellbender giant salamander will study its skin microbes, bacteria and fungi that defend against pathogens. The research published in the...
Read MoreScientists Create Biggest Genome Tree of Life for Seed Plants
Scientists at New York University’s Center for Genomics and Systems Biology, the American Museum of Natural History, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory, and the New York Botanical Garden have created the largest genome-based...
Read MorePeacekeepers, Relief Workers Show no Indications of Mental Illness
Despite similar traumatic exposures, peacekeepers and relief workers do not show the same mental health effects as combat veterans, reports a study in the December Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine of the...
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