Environment

Paper Drinking Straws might not be more Environmentally Friendly or Harmful than Plastic Ones

Paper Drinking Straws might not be more Environmentally Friendly or Harmful than Plastic Ones

According to a recent study, “eco-friendly” paper drinking straws contain corrosive and potentially harmful substances. Researchers from Belgium examined 39 different brands of straws for…
Climate Change Adaptation

Climate Change Adaptation

The process of adjusting to the effects of climate change is known as adaptation. It refers to the process of adjusting to existing and anticipated…
Organic Lawn Management

Organic Lawn Management

The practice of establishing and caring for an athletic turf field or garden lawn and landscape using organic horticulture, without the use of manufactured inputs…
Methane Production in Water, According to Experiments, may have Warmed the Early Earth

Methane Production in Water, According to Experiments, may have Warmed the Early Earth

According to a group of microbiologists and Earth scientists from numerous German institutions, methane could have formed in water on Earth before life ever existed.…
Scientists Find that the Greatest Floating Glacial Ice Mass in Greenland Decreased by 42% as a Result of Global Warming

Scientists Find that the Greatest Floating Glacial Ice Mass in Greenland Decreased by 42% as a Result of Global Warming

Recent decades have seen an increased melting of the Greenland ice sheet, which may have caused a 1.4 mm/year rise in sea level. It has…
Air Pollution makes it difficult for Bees to find Flowers

Air Pollution makes it difficult for Bees to find Flowers

Air pollution can have an adverse effect on bees’ ability to find flowers. Bees use their sense of smell to find flowers and hunt for…
Lizards Re-evolve to lay Eggs After Previously Evolving to Give Birth to Live Young

Lizards Re-evolve to lay Eggs After Previously Evolving to Give Birth to Live Young

A lizard family has accomplished the unthinkable by evolving to give birth to live offspring before returning to egg-laying. Surprisingly, the zoologists who saw this…
Seawater Greenhouse

Seawater Greenhouse

A seawater greenhouse is a greenhouse structure that allows crops to grow and fresh water to be produced in arid places, which account for around…
An Experiment Demonstrates that an Oil Recovery Technology could Destroy an Oil Shale Deposit

An Experiment Demonstrates that an Oil Recovery Technology could Destroy an Oil Shale Deposit

The impact of infusing two chemical agents for better oil recovery into oil shale has been investigated by Skoltech researchers. As it turned out, neither…
Emission Standards

Emission Standards

Emission standards are the regulatory rules that govern the emission of air pollutants into the atmosphere. It refers to regulations and recommendations established by governments…
Science Demonstrates the Negative Effects of New Fossil Fuel Extraction on the Climate

Science Demonstrates the Negative Effects of New Fossil Fuel Extraction on the Climate

The world has endured its warmest month on record. Southern Europe, the US, and China have all experienced heat waves that broke numerous temperature records.…
Sustainable Landscaping

Sustainable Landscaping

Sustainable landscaping is a style of modern gardening or landscaping that considers the environmental concern of sustainability. It is a strategy to planning and maintaining…
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