Living in a low temperature environment does not affect bacteria's appetite for hydrocarbons, according to recent research. This new knowledge could affect environmental risk assessment in the Arctic.
Cell & Microbiology
Sep 11, 2013
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Huge, slimy snails from Africa have overrun a Miami-area town and the US government said Tuesday a potent pesticide is the best way to get rid of their exploding numbers.
Ecology
Oct 12, 2011
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Spooked by a historic drought, local authorities in China have renewed controversial plans to dam the country's biggest freshwater lake.
Environment
Dec 18, 2022
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Spurred by calculations showing that companies with a lower environmental impact are less of a financial risk, banks are beginning to offer cheaper loans if chemical firms hit agreed-upon levels of environmental performance. ...
Other
Jun 26, 2019
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Mercury is a ubiquitous environmental contaminant that affects the health of birds and other wild animals. Two varieties of songbird—zebra finch and European starling—were found to shed mercury accumulation with their ...
Environment
Jul 20, 2017
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As England brings in pricing on plastic carrier bags, and Scotland reveals that similar changes a little over a year ago have reduced the use of such bags by 80 per cent, new research led by Heriot-Watt University in conjunction ...
Bio & Medicine
Nov 27, 2015
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Dolphins are known to marine biologists as sentinel animals, if they are ailing, we humans may be next. The Indian River Lagoon, an ecologically diverse estuary that covers 40 percent of Florida's east coast, is ailing. ...
Plants & Animals
Aug 19, 2015
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Research Project ECO2 preStorage of carbon dioxide in the offshore sea bed as part of a Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS) strategy is often discussed as a means to reduce further the increase of carbon dioxide to the atmosphere. ...
Environment
May 15, 2015
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HEROIC researchers have developed a roadmap towards the sustainable and safe use of chemicals, combining environmental and human risk assessments.
Environment
Apr 20, 2015
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Composting instead of incinerating or landfilling is a promising way that has until now been hampered by the presence of chemicals in packaging.
Materials Science
Mar 5, 2013
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