UC Riverside researchers have discovered a piece that was missing in previous descriptions of the way Earth recycles its carbon.
Wildfires Are Changing the Air We Breathe—Here’s What That Means for Your Health
As wildfires grow larger and more frequent across the West, researchers from Colorado, Utah, and California are digging into how smoke affects the air—and our health.
Study: 72% of Illinois Wetlands No Longer Protected by Federal Clean Water Act
Illinois once harbored more than 8 million acres of wetlands. By the 1980s, all but 1.2 million wetland acres had been lost, filled in for development or drained to make way for agriculture.
Fishy Forensics Improves Tracking of Fish Migrations
“Climate change has already caused more than 12,000 species to shift their homes across land, freshwater and the sea,” says the University of Adelaide’s Dr Chloe Hayes, who has published a study on the new approach.
Scientists Warn California Should Prepare for Destructive ‘Supershear’ Earthquakes
Most Californians are familiar with earthquakes. But researchers say the state faces an overlooked threat: “supershear” earthquakes that move so fast they outrun their own seismic waves.
NYC’s Composting Rates Are Low. A Sustainability Expert Thinks AI Will Offer a Solution. Eventually
In the U.S., more than one third of food goes to waste. As such, more food ends up in landfills than any other material.
Scientists Show How to Grow More Nutritious Rice That Uses Less Fertilizer
The cultivation of rice—the staple grain for more than 3.5 billion people around the world—comes with extremely high environmental, climate and economic costs.
Turning Old Smartphones into Battery-free, Biodegradable Ecosystem Monitors
If the goal of monitoring our natural resources is to protect the environment, shouldn’t the technology involved be sustainable as well?
Koala Stress Linked to Disease Threat
Researchers have revealed a clear relationship between stress and increased disease risk in koalas in South East Queensland and on the New South Wales North Coast.
Future Generations: NSF-Funded Project Explores How Nanoplastics are Transmitted to Offspring
You can’t see nanoplastics with the naked eye, but they’re everywhere — including your body.