Environmental Protection
Study: Neonicotinoid use disrupts Japanese lake ecosystem
In Japan’s Shimane Prefecture, the rice is planted along the Lake Shinji watershed at the very beginning of May – in fact, two of the “planting week” days are public holidays as the month makes its transition from April. So
Europe needs to clean up its act on its lakes and rivers
Many European waterways are so badly polluted they fail to meet minimum ecological standards.
Capturing CO2 from the air has just got a major boost
A scientist describes the new system's process of capturing and releasing CO2 as "revolutionary."
New sea-level rise projections alarming for Southeast Asia
Coastal land is home to some 42 million people in Bangladesh, 31 million in Vietnam and another 26 million just in the Chinese city of Shanghai. A new report on sea level rise, published Tuesday in Nature Communications, doesn’t have
Though expert at camouflage, invasive pythons have met their match
Unless they are stopped, the snakes will likely migrate far and wide, causing further ecological havoc.
Fighting fire is risky, and there’s a good chance so is the gear
You’ve probably heard of PFAS chemicals before. They’re the group of synthetic polymers, including PFOS and PFOA, implicated in some human health conditions because the chemicals are in the water, the soils, our food, and in some cases, our work