Indigenous Peoples have Helped the Amazon Stay Wild for 5,000 Years
The relationship between humans and the Amazon rainforest does not always become harmonious. However, recent research has shown that the indigenous peoples of the Putumayo…
Environment
Create Recyclable Coatings for Food Packages
Packaging is an unavoidable part of life, but it can also pose problems in the waste stream. Some products, such as padded envelopes, are made…
Agricultural Land being carried out Illegally causes Rainforest Destruction
Forests are essential to our lives, from the air we breathe to the wood we use. More than half of the world’s land-based species live…
Too Many Big Wind Farms may end up Slowing Each Other Down
Although there is still much to done, the world has come a long way in terms of renewable energy over the past few years. We…
A Cleaning up Way to Repeatedly Remove and Reuse Phosphate from Polluted Waters
Researchers have devised a method for removing and reusing phosphate from polluted waters on a continuous basis. The Phosphate Elimination and Recovery Lightweight (PEARL) membrane…
World’s Earliest Known Rock Art is Disappearing at Alarming Rate Due to Climate Change
New research has found that some of the world’s oldest rock art is declining at an alarming rate and that the reason for this disappearance…
Sea Level Rise puts Hundreds of Coastal Airports at Risk of Increasing Flood
Scientists have discovered that 269 airports are currently at risk of coastal flooding. A 2°C increase in temperature, consistent with the Paris Agreement, would result…
Ocean Dumping (Solutions)
Ocean dumping, often known as marine dumping, is described as the intentional dumping of rubbish into our oceans. It is the intentional discharge of hazardous…
Researchers find a way to Extracted Metals from the Earth’s Crust in an Eco-friendly Method
Metals extracted from the Earth’s crust are essential for our everyday products, but their extraction has a significant environmental impact. Once the minerals have been…
A Journey down the World’s Deepest Hole Built by Soviet Scientists
The Cold War saw all sorts of scientific, military, cultural and technological peacocks, from sending turtles near the moon between the US and the Soviet…
People prefer Soil Carbon Storage as a Climate Change Mitigation Strategy
To avoid the worst effects of climate change, the world must achieve net-zero emissions by removing and storing more carbon dioxide from the atmosphere than…
Ammonium Binds to Soil could Produce Enough Food and Reduce Environmental Damage
Modern agriculture faces two major challenges: producing enough food to feed the world’s growing population while minimizing environmental damage associated with intensive agriculture. According to…
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