MIT researchers have some good environmental news: Mercury emissions from human activity have been declining over the past two decades, despite global emissions inventories that indicate otherwise.
Arctic Sea Ice Near Historic Low; Antarctic Ice Continues Decline
Arctic sea ice retreated to near-historic lows in the Northern Hemisphere this summer, likely melting to its minimum extent for the year on Sept.11, 2024, according to researchers at NASA and the National Snow and Ice Data Center (NSIDC).
Via NASA Plane, Scientists Find New Gamma-ray Emission in Storm Clouds
There’s more to thunderclouds than rain and lightning. Along with visible light emissions, thunderclouds can produce intense bursts of gamma rays, the most energetic form of light, that last for millionths of a second.
Researchers Examine the Persistence of Invisible Plastic Pollution
Plastic pollution – tiny bits of plastic, smaller than a grain of sand – is everywhere, a fact of life that applies even to newborn rodents, according to a Rutgers Health study published in the journal Science of the Total Environment.
Fuel for Hurricane Milton
As Florida and other southeastern states were reeling from Hurricane Helene’s effects in early October 2024, another tropical threat brewed over the Gulf of Mexico.
Wastewater Bacteria can Break Down Plastic for Food
Researchers have long observed that a common family of environmental bacteria, Comamonadacae, grow on plastics littered throughout urban rivers and wastewater systems.
Hurricane Milton Rapidly Intensifies into Category 5 Hurricane, Becoming the Gulf’s Strongest Late-Season Storm on Record
Hurricane Milton, the ninth hurricane of the 2024 Atlantic hurricane season, rapidly intensified into a Category 5 storm in the Gulf of Mexico on Monday, October 7, 2024. The storm exploded in strength and intensity at near record pace becoming one of the most intense hurricanes on record in the...
Funding Boost to Drive our Understanding of the UK Environment
The UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology (UKCEH) has been awarded £29.9M to deliver the National Capability for UK Challenges ‘Understanding the UK Environment’ programme.
Adding Fall Blooming Plants May Help Both Managed and Wild Bees in Cities
There are nearly 4,000 native bee species in the United States, contributing to pollination in agricultural, urban and natural landscapes.
8 Ways to Protect Wildlife
On a cool morning, you hike a desert trail, noticing the life around you. Saguaros and creosote. Hawks and lizards. Rabbits and centipedes.