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Plastic pollution in the ocean may serve as a source for novel antibiotics

Plastic pollution in the ocean may serve as a source for novel antibiotics, according to a new student-led study conducted in collaboration with the Scripps Institution of Oceanography.

20 Jun 2022

Researchers investigate how California shellfish farmers perceive changing ocean conditions

Because of their proximity to the ocean, Californians get to enjoy locally-sourced oysters, mussels, abalone and clams.

25 May 2022

'Traffic calming' helps coral reef fish to breed more successfully

Coral reef fish breed more successfully if motorboat noise is reduced, new research shows.

From University of Exeter 23 May 2022

Comprehensive genetic analysis reveals complex origins of Tibetan-Yi corridor ethnic groups

China's mountainous southwestern area is home to one of the country's most ethnically diverse populations.

27 Apr 2022

Microplastics can help land-based pathogens to reach the ocean

Microplastics are a pathway for pathogens on land to reach the ocean, with likely consequences for human and wildlife health, according to a study from the University of California, Davis.

From The University of California, Davis 26 Apr 2022

Study shows how potential target helps to treat lung disease induced by air pollution

According to research published in eLife, scientists have discovered a mechanism that explains how small air pollution particles may cause lung cancer.

25 Apr 2022

Rutgers researchers team up to develop and produce lab-grown, structured meats

A pair of Rutgers researchers are teaming up to combat climate change and worldwide hunger at the same time.

From Rutgers University 21 Apr 2022

Flinders University research sheds light on the urgent need to prevent microplastic pollution

Plastic rubbish is everywhere and now broken-down microplastics have been found in variable concentrations in blue mussels and water within the intertidal zone at some of southern Australia's most popular and more remote beaches.

19 Apr 2022

Are Sustainable Biopesticides the Future for Agriculture?

In this interview, we speak to Sean Smith, CEO of Eden Research, about their sustainable biopesticides and how they are helping to combat plastic pollution.

From Eden Research plc 13 Apr 2022

Massive urban development is disrupting natural biorhythms in corals

Coral reefs in the Gulf of Eilat (also known as the Gulf of Aqaba) have been proven particularly resistant to global warming, rising water temperatures and bleaching events that are crippling their counterparts elsewhere around the world.

21 Mar 2022

Tadpoles with depleted microbiomes cannot cope with hot temperatures

In a warming world, animals could live or die by what's in their gut. That's one conclusion of a new study by Pitt biologists showing that tadpoles are less able to cope with hot temperatures without the help of microbes.

8 Mar 2022

Environmental DNA analysis for tracking potential sources of fecal contamination

"Who's peeing in the water?" Unlikely as it may seem, there is a great deal of science behind this question. Determining the source of fecal contamination-;an important public health issue-;requires years of research.

25 Feb 2022

Researchers engineer strains of nitrogen-fixing soil bacterium to produce ammonia

Researchers from Washington State University have engineered strains of the ubiquitous, nitrogen-fixing soil bacterium Azotobacter vinelandii to produce ammonia and excrete it at high concentrations, transferring it into crop plants in lieu of conventional chemical fertilizers.

18 Feb 2022

Epigenetic effects of pollutants can be transmitted over many generations in water fleas

A new study led by University of Liverpool reserchers has shown that the effects of pollutants can be transmitted over many generations in water fleas and may persist long enough to influence the evolutionary process.

10 Feb 2022

Researchers analyze the diversity of insect communities using DNA metabarcoding

How can we measure the impact on biodiversity of forest dieback caused by global changes to the environment? For the first time, an international research team involving scientists from INRAE, CNRS and the Université de Tours has analyzed the diversity of insect communities that represent 60% of forest biodiversity, using a technique called DNA metabarcoding.

3 Feb 2022

New user-friendly tool can help solid waste systems achieve environmental goals

Researchers from North Carolina State University have developed a free, user-friendly tool that makes use of multiple computational models to help solid waste systems achieve their environmental goals in the most cost-efficient way possible.

21 Jan 2022

Climate change is no more a problem for diary farmers, suggests study

Dairy farmers in the Northeast -; facing a warming climate that exacerbates nutrient pollution but lengthens the growing season -; can reduce the environmental impact of their operations and maximize revenues by double cropping and injecting manure into the soil, rather than broadcasting it.

From Penn State University 6 Jan 2022