Taking an approach similar to that used for discovering new therapeutic drugs, chemists at the University of California, Davis, have found several compounds that can boost oil production by green microscopic algae, a potential ...
Biotechnology
Apr 8, 2013
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Humans get most of the blame for climate change, with little attention paid to the contribution of other natural forces. Now, scientists from the University of Toronto and the University of California Santa Cruz are shedding ...
Earth Sciences
Jul 19, 2012
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(Phys.org) -- Environmental scientists at Harvard have discovered that the Arctic accumulation of mercury, a toxic element, is caused by both atmospheric forces and the flow of circumpolar rivers that carry the element north ...
Earth Sciences
May 21, 2012
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A group of 19 scientists from five research organizations have conducted the broadest field study of ocean acidification to date using sensors developed at Scripps Institution of Oceanography, UC San Diego.
Environment
Dec 22, 2011
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Research published today reveals the previously unidentified role that fish play in the production of sediments in the world's oceans, and specifically of the carbonate sediments that contain critical records of changes in ...
Earth Sciences
Feb 22, 2011
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Coral reefs around the world are in serious trouble from pollution, over-fishing, climate change and more. The last thing they need is an infection. But that's exactly what yellow band disease (YBD) is—a bacterial infection ...
Jan 20, 2009
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As the world struggles to decarbonize, it's becoming increasingly clear we'll need to both rapidly reduce emissions and actively remove carbon dioxide (CO2) from the atmosphere. The latest Intergovernmental Panel on Climate ...
Earth Sciences
Jun 17, 2024
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Northeastern researchers found in 2021 that an estimated 4 million to 10 million tons of plastic carbon enter the ocean each year. Much of it ends up floating in subtropical currents.
Environment
Dec 6, 2023
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Gol-e-Zard Cave lies in the shadow of Mount Damavand, which at more than 5,000 metres dominates the landscape of northern Iran. In this cave, stalagmites and stalactites are growing slowly over millennia and preserve in them ...
Archaeology
Jan 3, 2019
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Scientists from the University of Plymouth have found that a lack of summertime iron could be having a major impact on the overall health of our coastal waters and shelf seas.
Environment
Dec 21, 2018
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