Health risk alarm over water rationing in Rome
Plans to ration water in drought-hit Rome could have serious consequences for public health, Italy's health minister warned Wednesday.
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Research at Lake Baikal—for the protection of a unique ecosystem
Lake Baikal, with its exceptional species diversity and unique wildlife, is a UNESCO Natural World Heritage Site. As part of the Helmholtz Russia Research Group LaBeglo, UFZ researchers are studying the impact of climate ...
Pinpointing sources of water pollution with a robotic eel
Researchers from EPFL, together with other institutes, have developed a robotic eel that swims through contaminated water to find the source of the pollution. The sensor-equipped robot can be controlled remotely or move on ...
Image: Northeastern Europe
The Copernicus Sentinel-3 satellite takes us over the Baltic Sea and surrounding countries.
New robotic lab tracking toxicity of Lake Erie algal bloom
A new research tool to safeguard drinking water is now keeping a watchful eye on Lake Erie. This week, a robotic lake-bottom laboratory began tracking the levels of dangerous toxins produced by cyanobacteria that bloom each ...
Scientists expect 'significant' algae bloom on Lake Erie
A "significant" harmful algae bloom is expected to form in western Lake Erie this summer, though it probably won't be as large as some previous formations that posed health risks and hampered tourism, scientists said Thursday.
Video: Antarctic explorer and polar biologist discusses one of history's largest iceberg breaks
University of Alabama at Birmingham polar biologist and Antarctic explorer, Jim McClintock, Ph.D., provided advance insight into the Larsen C ice shelf break that occurred sometime between Monday, July 10 and Wednesday, ...
Intensive fishing finds no more Asian carp beyond barrier
Two weeks of intensive fishing in and around a Chicago waterway failed to produce any proof that more Asian carp have made it past electronic barriers intended to keep the invasive species out of Lake Michigan.
Scientists converge to study ozone, an atmospheric mystery near Lake Michigan
For several years, air quality managers have identified elevated levels of ozone in the Sheboygan, Wisconsin, area. It remains an atmospheric mystery since high levels of ozone are usually associated with larger cities. It ...
Lake harvests are likely more fruitful than we knew
Harvests from freshwater fisheries such as the Great Lakes could total more than 12 million tons a year globally and contribute more to global food supplies and economies than previous estimates indicate, according to a study ...
