Mussels inspire sticky way to clean up plastic waste
Researchers have bioengineered mussel-inspired sticky microorganisms to help break down plastic waste.
Humans can’t adapt fast enough for climate change
Humans cannot adapt fast enough to keep up with climate change at the rate it’s happening today and in the future, researchers say.
Catalyst breaks down drugs polluting water
“This work presents a low-cost, broadly applicable, safe, and sustainable solution for purification of pharmaceutical-contaminated waters…”
Bat collapse led to higher infant mortality rate
Researchers have discovered that when insect-eating bats died, farmers increased pesticide use—leading to more than 1,000 infant deaths.
Humans and animals will overlap on nearly 57% of Earth by 2070
The human-wildlife overlap is expected to increase across more than half of Earth’s land by 2070, researchers report.
Expert: Rising global temps are the ‘new baseline’
Cities around the world are becoming unbearably hot, putting workers, the young, and older adults at risk. Experts say it’s a “new normal.”
Expert: Rising global temps are the ‘new baseline’
Cities around the world are becoming unbearably hot, putting workers, the young, and older adults at risk. Experts say it’s a “new normal.”
There’s a big disconnect between beef eaters and pollution
People eating beef are less likely to live near the industry’s pollution, according to new research.
Antarctic ‘weather whiplash’ may help predict climate change effects
A wild weather event could help predict reaction to climate change. “Our findings from this weather event should be eye-opening for us all.”
Antarctic ‘weather whiplash’ may help predict climate change effects
A wild weather event could help predict reaction to climate change. “Our findings from this weather event should be eye-opening for us all.”