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Published New tools capture economic benefit of restoring urban streams - New Tools Capture Economic Benefit of Restoring Urban Streams



An interdisciplinary team of researchers has developed a suite of tools to estimate the total econom...
Published More wolves, beavers needed as part of improving western United States habitats - More Wolves and Beavers Needed to Improve Western United States Habitats



Scientists are proposing management changes on western federal lands that they say would result in m...
Published That sinking feeling: Are ice roads holding up under January's unseasonable warmth? - That Sinking Feeling: Are Ice Roads Holding Up Under January's Unseasonable Warmth?


Vital winter ice road infrastructure may be cracking and sinking under the load of an unseasonably w...
Published New land creation on waterfronts increasing, study finds - New Land Creation on Waterfronts Increasing, Study Finds



Humans are artificially expanding cities' coastlines by extending industrial ports and creating luxu...
Published Turning wastewater into fertilizer is feasible and could help to make agriculture more sustainable - Turning Wastewater into Fertilizer: A Sustainable Solution for Agriculture


The wastewater draining from massive pools of sewage sludge has the potential to play a role in more...
Published Glacial flooding threatens millions globally - Glacial Flooding Threatens Millions Globally



Fifteen million people around the world are at risk from flooding caused by glacial lakes, with just...
Published Microplastic pollution swirling in city air: Millions of plastic bottles per year - Microplastic Pollution Swirling in City Air: Millions of Plastic Bottles Per Year


Researchers calculated that 74 metric tons of microplastics are dropping out of the atmosphere onto...
Published Preventing urban flooding in the face of climate change - Preventing Urban Flooding in the Face of Climate Change



Planners have come up with many innovative ways to prevent flooding caused by heavy downpours -- fro...
Published Scientists develop new way to measure wind - Scientists Develop New Way to Measure Wind



Atmospheric scientists have developed an algorithm that uses data from water vapor movements to meas ...
Published Megadrought: How the current Southwestern North American megadrought is affecting Earth's upper atmosphere - Megadrought: How the Current Southwestern North American Megadrought is Affecting Earth's Upper Atmosphere


New research, based on two decades' worth of data, shows that in the ten years after its onset in 20...
Published Deep ocean currents around Antarctica headed for collapse, study finds - Deep Ocean Currents Around Antarctica Headed for Collapse, Study Finds


Antarctic circulation could slow by more than 40 per cent over the next three decades, with signific...
Published Small isolated wetlands are pollution-catching powerhouses - Small Isolated Wetlands: Pollution-Catching Powerhouses



Small isolated wetlands that are full for only part of the year are often the first to be removed fo...
Published Safe solution to mop up oil spills - Safe Solution to Mop Up Oil Spills


Researchers have come up with a new, safe way to clean up oil spills using compounds equally useful...
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 Study examines potential use of machine learning for sustainable development of biomass - Study Examines Potential Use of Machine Learning for Sustainable Development of Biomass



Machine learning can be valuable in supporting sustainable development of biomass if it is applied a...
Published Gray whales off Oregon Coast consume millions of microparticles per day



Researchers estimate that gray whales feeding off the Oregon Coast consume up to 21 million micropar...
Published Civil engineers use public satellite images to study why the Jagersfontein dam failed - Civil Engineers Use Public Satellite Images to Study Why the Jagersfontein Dam Failed



Study by civil engineers finds that the history of the Jagersfontein dam deviates from best engineer...
Published Plants can adapt their lignin using 'chemically encoding' enzymes to face climate change - Plants Can Adapt Their Lignin Using 'Chemically Encoding' Enzymes to Face Climate Change


A new study shows how plants 'encode' specific chemistries of their lignin to grow tall and sustain...
Published Researchers design efficient iridium catalyst for hydrogen generation


Proton exchange membrane water electrolyzers converts surplus electric energy into transportable hyd ...
Published European summer droughts since 2015 were most severe over centuries -- but multi-year droughts also happened in the past - European Summer Droughts: A Historical Perspective


The 2015--2018 summer droughts have been exceptional in large parts of Western and Central Europe ov...