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60% of home ‘compostable’ plastic doesn’t fully break down, ending up in our soil

November 3, 2022 // 0 Comments

By Suzanna Burgelman, Frontiers science writer Image: Citizen scientist image from www.bigcompostexperiment.org.uk In a UK-wide study, researchers found that 60% of [...]

WWII shipwreck has leaked many pollutants into the sea, changing the ocean floor around it

October 18, 2022 // 0 Comments

By Suzanna Burgelman, Frontiers science writer Torn deck plating of the V 1302 John Mahn that was damaged by the bomb that hit amidships. Image: Flanders Marine [...]

Traces of 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil spill still detectable in 2020

August 9, 2022 // 0 Comments

By K.E.D. Coan, science writer Image: Breck P. Kent/Shutterstock.com Small amounts of highly weathered oil residues from the 2010 Deepwater Horizon disaster were still [...]

More than half of plastics in Mediterranean marine protected areas originated elsewhere

January 10, 2022 // 0 Comments

More than half of plastics in Mediterranean marine protected areas originated elsewhere, finds a new study in Frontiers in Marine Science [...]

Bird nests attract flying insects and parasites due to higher levels of carbon dioxide

August 5, 2020 // 0 Comments

By Nora Belblidia, science writer Researchers in Spain have examined bird nests in order to understand how flying insects and parasites detect gases as a way to locate their [...]

Capturing CO2 from trucks and reducing their emissions by 90%

January 9, 2020 // 0 Comments

New solution to capture CO2 from truck's exhaust systems involves liquefying it on vehicle's roof: Frontiers in Energy Research [...]

10 years of UK climate change action: problems, progress and essential next steps

August 29, 2018 // 0 Comments

Image of CO2 dial being turned to low. Martin Siegert looks back at some of the progress made over the past decade on reducing greenhouse gas emissions, considers the factors limiting development of low-carbon technologies and offers a way forward to accelerate the necessary action on climate change

Martin Siegert looks back at action on climate change and offers ways forward to a low-carbon future [...]

Effects of munitions in the seas only partially known

June 27, 2018 // 0 Comments

New review identifies significant knowledge gaps on the environmental impact of old ammunition on marine ecosystems: Frontiers in Marine Science [...]

High levels of hazardous chemicals found in plastics collected from Lake Geneva

April 18, 2018 // 1 Comment

The first analysis of plastic from the lake's beaches finds cadmium, mercury and lead, sometimes at levels exceeding those permitted under EU law: Frontiers in Environmental Science [...]

New low-cost, sustainable material for reducing air and water pollution

April 13, 2018 // 0 Comments

A new 'green' material made from solid wastes and natural polymers promises better results than activated carbon in adsorbing pollution: Frontiers in Chemistry [...]

High levels of microplastics found in Northwest Atlantic fish

February 21, 2018 // 0 Comments

Marine science: plastic pollution mesopelagic fish

Study finds microplastics in 73 percent of mesopelagic fish caught in the Northwest Atlantic - one of the highest levels globally: Frontiers in Marine Science [...]

Organic food provides significant environmental benefits to plant-rich diets

February 15, 2018 // 4 Comments

Environmental impact of organic vegetarian food

The study of more than 34,000 people is the first to investigate the environmental impacts of both food choices and farm production systems: Frontiers in Nutrition [...]

Seabed mining could destroy deep sea ecosystems

February 2, 2018 // 0 Comments

Marine science: environmental impact of deepsea mining

The first global overview of seabed mining highlights potential environmental impacts, knowledge gaps and areas for future research: Frontiers in Marine Science [...]

House sparrow decline linked to air pollution and poor diet

October 6, 2017 // 0 Comments

City sparrows have higher levels of free-radical damage than their country cousins, especially during breeding season, finds a study in Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution. [...]

Amazon River carbon emissions nearly balance terrestrial uptake

May 15, 2017 // 1 Comment

New study finds Amazon River emits as much carbon as the forest stores with major implications for global climate policy.

Study, published in Frontiers in Marine Science, finds Amazon River emits as much carbon as the forest stores with major implications for climate policy. [...]

Are drones disturbing marine mammals?

February 15, 2017 // 0 Comments

Is noise pollution by drones interfering with marine wildlife research? [...]

VIDEO: Capturing CO2 in hopes of saving the planet

December 14, 2015 // 0 Comments

By Jessica Mitchell Save the planet. This is just the motivation that ultimately drives the research of Professor Berend Smit, who says that through his research “in the [...]