A new comprehensive survey has highlighted an urgent need to enable more farmers and contractors to revive England’s hedgerows to meet national restoration targets.
Researchers Catalog the Microbiome of U.S. Rivers
Rivers and streams serve as critical connectors across vast geographical landscapes, trickling out of tucked-away headwaters and snaking thousands of miles toward oceans and deep seas.
Nature Paper Discusses New Approach to Breakdown PFAS, Forever Chemicals
Researchers at Colorado State University have found a new approach for breaking down PFAS – a group of human-made “forever” chemicals commonly used for their water-resistant properties that can carry health risks from long-term exposure.
MSU Researchers Find Trees Acclimate to Changing Temperatures
Climate change is a persistent and growing challenge to plant life on our planet. Changes to the environments that plants are accustomed to affects how they grow.
Will Agricultural Weeds Finally Claim the Upper Hand in a Changing Climate?
A few years back, a group of weed scientists showed that soil-applied herbicides are less effective against agricultural weeds in the context of our changing climate.
Researchers Develop Crystals to Harvest Water from Air, Inspired by Desert Life
A team of researchers from Jilin University, NYU Abu Dhabi’s Smart Materials Lab, and the Center for Smart Engineering Materials, led by Professor of Chemistry Pance Naumov, has developed a new crystalline material that can harvest water from fog without any energy input.
Insecticide Contamination in Minnesota’s Ground and Surface Water
New research from the University of Minnesota examined levels of neonicotinoid insecticides — commonly called neonics — in surface and groundwater across Minnesota.
Mount Fuji Bare Again After Fleeting Snow
As the calendar turned to November 2024, Japan’s iconic volcano and highest peak, Mount Fuji, still awaited the first snowfall of the season.
Study Finds Humidity Diminishes Daytime Cooling Gains in Urban Green Spaces
Urban green spaces provide shade for city dwellers facing rising temperatures brought on by climate change, but how much relief from the heat island effect do they provide when humidity is factored in?
Diverse and Diverging Demands on Forests in Germany
Research team analyse biodiversity, ecosystems and economics of enriching beech forests with conifers.