ENVIRONMENT & CLIMATE

China not 'walking the walk' on methane emissions

ENVIRONMENT & CLIMATE 01.30.2019 09:51 AM

Chinese regulations on coal mining have not curbed the nation's growing methane emissions over the past five years as intended

Graphene and related materials safety: human health and the environment

01.28.2019 19:54 PM

The Graphene Flagship project has a dedicated Work Package studying the impact of graphene and related materials on our health, as well as their environmental impact. This enables safety by design to become a core part of innovation.

Identifying factors that influence mercury levels in tuna

01.23.2019 10:49 AM

Most consumers' exposure to toxic methylmercury occurs when they eat fish. But research just published in the ACS journal Environmental Science & Technology could help clarify why methylmercury concentrations in tuna vary geographically.

Antarctic krill population contracts southward as polar oceans warm

01.22.2019 18:17 PM

The population of Antarctic krill, the favourite food of many whales, penguins, fish and seals, shifted southward during a recent period of warming in their key habitat, new research shows.

The diversity of rural African populations extends to their microbiomes

01.22.2019 08:49 AM

Research from the Perelman School of Medicine and School of Arts and Sciences pointed to a role for lifestyle, geography, and genetics, with surprising similarities to US populations in some cases

Fossil shark teeth discovered in leftover rock that contained SUE the T. rex

01.21.2019 09:20 AM

Scientists have discovered a new species of fossil shark in the leftover rock excavated with SUE, the world's largest and most complete T. rex. This new shark, named Galagadon for its Galaga spaceship-shaped teeth, lived in fresh water, in a river that SUE likely drank from.

Ecological benefits of part-night lighting revealed

01.21.2019 09:19 AM

Night-time pollinators benefit from street lights being switched off in the middle of the night Switching off street lights to save money and energy could have a positive knock-on effect on our nocturnal pollinators, according to new research.

Unraveling of 58-year-old corn gene mystery may have plant-breeding implications

01.18.2019 08:24 AM

In discovering a mutant gene that 'turns on' another gene responsible for the red pigments sometimes seen in corn, researchers solved an almost six-decades-old mystery with a finding that may have implications for plant breeding in the future.

Scientists identify two new species of fungi in retreating Arctic glacier

01.16.2019 14:44 PM

Two new species of fungi have made an appearance in a rapidly melting glacier on Ellesmere Island in the Canadian Arctic, just west of Greenland. A collaborative team of researchers from Japan's National Institute of Polar Research, The Graduate University for Advanced Studies in Tokyo, Japan, and Laval University in Québec, Canada made the discovery.

Fossil deposit is much richer than expected

01.14.2019 11:52 AM

Paleontologist at the University of Bonn analyses finds from the Dutch town of Winterswijk It has long been known that a quarry near the Dutch town of Winterswijk is an Eldorado for fossil lovers.

Wild insects 'get old' before they die

01.14.2019 11:38 AM

Short-lived wild insects "get old" - losing some of their physical abilities - before they die, new research shows.

Newly discovered deep-sea microbes gobble greenhouse gases and perhaps oil spills, too

11.27.2018 21:37 PM

Newly discovered deep-sea microbes gobble greenhouse gases and perhaps oil spills, too Scientists at The University of Texas at Austin's Marine Science Institute have discovered nearly two dozen new types of microbes, many of which use hydrocarbons such as methane and butane as energy sources to survive and grow--meaning the newly identified bacteria might be helping to limit the concentrations of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere and might one day be useful for cleaning up oil spills.