Climate Vulnerability Monitor
The Climate Vulnerability Monitor (CVM) is an unbiased global assessment of the impact of climate change on the world’s populations that has been assembled by…
Environment
Key Concepts and Components of Landscape Ecology
Landscape ecology is the study and improvement of links between ecological processes in the environment and specific ecosystems. It is a subfield of ecology that…
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
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
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
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
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 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
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
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
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 are the regulatory rules that govern the emission of air pollutants into the atmosphere. It refers to regulations and recommendations established by governments…
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