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University of Utah chemists discover how bicarbonate can protect cells from oxidative stress in a study that challenges how cell damage has been studied for decades.

Picture a forest meadow, a patch of wetland or a stretch of grassland. These quiet spaces, so often overlooked, could be the key to protecting Canada’s cities from floods.

“Koli is a special case in many respects. It is a visible destination, a national landscape and a national park visited by many people,” says University Lecturer Olli-Pekka Tikkanen of the School of Forest Sciences at the University of Eastern Finland.

A new study has revealed there may be a significant underestimation of a specific type of PFAS ‘forever chemical’ in the environment.

New Curtin University research has revealed that the Ninetyeast Ridge ­— the Earth’s longest straight underwater mountain chain ­— formed through a different process than previously believed.

A groundbreaking international study shows how chemical fingerprints left by “underappreciated” aquatic organisms could help scientists monitor global environmental change.

As any urban dweller who has lived through a heat wave knows, a shady tree can make all the difference. 

“Specialist” lifeforms that live under Arctic sea ice are at risk as the ice retreats, new research shows.

Due to the growing reality of global warming and climate change, there is increasing uncertainty around meteorological conditions used in energy assessments of buildings. 

Three years after bulk carrier MV Wakashio ran aground on a coral reef off Mauritius, spilling 1000 tonnes of a new type of marine fuel oil, Curtin University-led research has confirmed the oil is still present in an environmentally sensitive mangrove forest close to important Ramsar conservation sites.