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Published Oil spill remediation: Research confirms effectiveness of oil dispersants - Oil Spill Remediation: Research Confirms Effectiveness of Oil Dispersants


Chemical dispersants are some of the best tools to clean up after an oil spill. However, scientists...
Published New study shows Deepwater Horizon oil spill larger than previously thought - New Study Shows Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill Larger Than Previously Thought


Toxic and invisible oil spread well beyond the known satellite footprint of the Deepwater Horizon oi...
Published Past abrupt changes in North Atlantic Overturning have impacted the climate system across the globe



Abrupt climate changes have affected rainfall patterns worldwide in the past, especially in the trop...
Published Global study of extreme drought impacts on grasslands and shrublands



A global study shows that the effects of extreme drought -- which is expected to increase in frequen...
Published How a mere 12% of Americans eat half the nation's beef, creating significant health and environmental impacts



A new study found that 12% of Americans, mostly men or people aged 50-65, consume half of all beef o...
Published Despite being properly treated and highly diluted, wastewater still impacts on the river ecosystem



An experiment using water from a large wastewater treatment plant has shown that this water continue...
Published Report warns about risk tipping points with irreversible impacts on people and planet



A new report finds that drastic changes are approaching if risks to our fundamental socioecological...
Published A fifth higher: Tropical cyclones substantially raise the Social Cost of Carbon



Extreme events like tropical cyclones have immediate impacts, but also long-term implications for so ...
Published Greener neighborhoods can protect us -- at the cellular level



A new study finds that greenspace -- the vegetation in a neighborhood's yards, parks and public spac...
Published Largest-ever simulation of the Deepwater Horizon spill - Largest-Ever Simulation of the Deepwater Horizon Spill


A team of researchers is conducting the largest-ever simulation of the Deepwater Horizon spill to de...
Published Cloud clustering causes more extreme rain



Understanding cloud patterns in our changing climate is essential to making accurate predictions abo...
Published Little bacterium may make big impact on rare-earth processing



A tiny, hard-working bacterium -- which weighs one-trillionth of a gram -- may soon have a large inf...
Published Impact of climate change on marine life much bigger than previously known



Fish and invertebrate animals are far more affected by warmer and more acidic seawater than was prev...
Published Big data reveals true climate impact of worldwide air travel



A new study that looked at nearly 40 million flights in 2019 calculated the greenhouse gas emissions...
Published Can climate change accelerate transmission of malaria? Pioneering research sheds light on impacts of temperature



A groundbreaking study combined novel experimental data within an innovative modeling framework to e...
Published New study quantifies health impacts from oil and gas flaring in U.S.



A new study finds that pollution from oil and gas venting and flaring results in $7.4 billion in hea...
Published Getting dirty to clean up the chemical industry's environmental impact



The global chemical industry is a major fossil fuel consumer and climate change contributor; however...
Published Climate change: rising temperatures may impact groundwater quality



As the world's largest unfrozen freshwater resource, groundwater is crucial for life on Earth. Resea...
Published Ecologists discover rare fiddler crab species on Hong Kong coast highlighting the impact of climate change and coastal development



Researchers have made an exciting discovery on the Hong Kong coast. They have identified two fiddler...
Published Microplastic pollution increases sea foam height and stability



Researchers examine the specific impacts of microplastics on the geophysics of sea foam formation in ...