Results for “Environmental Science”

PhysCenter3 hours ago

Purple bacteria turn CO₂ and other industrial waste products into valuable supplement ingredients

Scientists are always on the lookout for more efficient ways to make useful products and ingredients. Now, researchers from the University of Valladolid in Spain have successfully used a type of purple bacteria to make CoQ10 and...

PhysCenter7 days ago

Fire losses to U.S. buildings could nearly triple by 2060 without new protections

Fires in the U.S. are getting faster, larger and more dangerous, but people continue to develop and move into fire-prone regions. New research from the University of Colorado Boulder's Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental...

Breaking Science NewsNo political lean4 days ago

Salt-Loving Microbe Can Grow Under Mars-Like Conditions: Study

Haloferax volcanii, a model halophilic (salt-loving) archaeon, showed growth during a 160-day experiment simulating Martian subsurface brine, according to a paper published in the journal Applied and Environmental Microbiology.

The Christian Science MonitorCenter12 days ago

Mining and Minnesota Wilderness #minnesota #lakes #environment #canoeing #mining #preservation

Some American places cherished for their natural beauty also hold resources essential for daily life and technological advancement. That tension brings together people with differing goals to try to balance whose needs can be met, and...

Washington ExaminerRight1 day ago

Measure to overhaul California’s bedrock environmental law fails

California voters have rejected an attempt to overhaul and roll back decades-old environmental rules to make it easier to build highways, housing, and clean energy projects. Known as Proposition 45, the proposed changes to California’s...

BrandonsunCenter1 day ago

Environmental economist tells trial Canada has limited power to alter climate change

The HinduLeans left1 day ago

Environmental education should be treated as a life skill and not an optional subject

Conventional curricula still present the environment as an abstraction — photosynthesis and the water cycle, rarely the leopard that actually shares the district

The Japan TimesCenter1 day ago

Environmental groups embrace AI, even as they warn of data center impacts

The contradiction is forcing organizations to justify their AI use in carrying out missions to combat climate change or protect natural resources.

The New York TimesLeft5 days ago

Environmental Ballot Wins

Voters around the country approved measures on conservation, water and data centers on Tuesday.

The HinduLeans left5 days ago

Environmental organisation flags dilution of safeguards in rules regarding conversion of agricultural land in T.N.

Times of IndiaCenter7 days ago

SFC Environmental Technologies lists at nearly 8% premium

In a landmark event, SFC Environmental Technologies debuted on the stock exchange with a promising start, opening at a premium. The IPO garnered impressive attention, being oversubscribed 9.47 times. Institutional investors showed...

PhysCenter8 days ago

Clearer environmental benefits could encourage green EV insurance purchases

For many customers, choosing an electric vehicle (EV) is an environmentally conscious choice. But sustainability doesn't end at the showroom. It also extends to the choices people make while owning and operating their vehicles. For an...

BBC NewsCenter10 days ago

Bute House protested by environmental campaigners

A Halloween-themed protest against fossil fuels has targeted the first minister's residence in Edinburgh. Environmental campaigners have staged a Halloween themed demonstration outside the Scottish First Minister’s official residence...

QuartzLeans left10 hours ago

Thailand set its first environmental limits on data centers amid AI boom

Cabinet-approved rules hold noise to around 70 decibels and cap site-boundary warming at 1-2 degrees Celsius, with cooling water recirculated

Houston PressNot rated11 hours ago

Menefee to Environmental Protection Agency: “Do Your Job”

Moments before Sandra Edwards was set to address the media on Monday about the years-long neglect of a contaminated cancer cluster site near her Fifth Ward home, a friend approached her and told her another neighbor died. Edwards...

The Jerusalem PostLeans right10 days ago

Iran’s energy and environmental crises: The promise of a free Iran - opinion

Making Iran’s skies breathable, its energy reliable, and its industries competitive would be powerful measures of a free Iran’s renewal.

India TodayCenter12 days ago

CBSE drops Class 10 environmental education: New subject choices explained

CBSE drops Class environmental education New subject choices explained

The Japan TimesCenter14 hours ago

Japan to use COP31 to showcase environmental technologies

A key goal of the conference is to increase the world's electrification to 35% by 2035.

Bangor DailyLeans left16 hours ago

Letter: Federal permitting reform bill would reverse environmental protections

“We need common sense legislation that will enable the transition to clean energy sources and cease subsidizing the fossil fuel industry with our tax dollars.”

Bangor DailyLeans left2 days ago

Bristol solar project fined $94K for environmental violations

According to the settlement, erosion control measures at Overlook Solar Partner's 5 megawatt solar site failed in 2022.

ReasonTVLeans right4 days ago

A Major Reform of California's Environmental Regulations Looks Destined for Failure

An illustration of construction equipment alongside California

ReutersCenter4 days ago

China adopts law on Antarctic activities and environmental protection

China adopts law on Antarctic activities and environmental protection Reuters

PhysCenter5 days ago

New European database to support environmental risk assessment of human pharmaceuticals

The PREMIER project, a public-private European consortium of research organizations (like Radboud University) and international pharmaceutical companies, has launched a new database to support the environmental risk assessment (ERA) of...

PhysCenter6 days ago

Intercropping could improve animal feed and reduce environmental impact

Scientists at Nottingham Trent University, the International Centre for Agricultural Research in the Dry Areas (ICARDA) in Ethiopia and Ethiopia's Jimma University wanted to explore the benefits of growing oats and alfalfa together, as...

PhysCenter4 hours ago

Southern hairy-nosed wombat found to deliver key environmental benefits

The southern hairy-nosed wombat, a species long persecuted by farmers in South Australia, has been found to deliver key environmental benefits, and researcher Dr. Ruth Norris believes it warrants urgent protection.

Global NewsCenter11 hours ago

Ford government’s Bill 140 gutting Ontario’s environmental rights, experts warn

The sweeping new bill is drawing sharp warnings from environmental advocates who say it will reverse decades of progress on environmental issues.

Scottish News Herald ScotlandLeans left1 day ago

Organics body stops certifying farmed salmon over welfare and environmental failings

Salmon farms in Scotland are to have their organic status dropped by the UK’s certifying body due to "welfare and environmental" failings.

PhysCenter5 days ago

Ancient Maya mercury use may have come at a severe environmental cost

Ancient Maya communities made extensive use of liquid mercury and a red, mercury-containing pigment called cinnabar to decorate buildings, pottery and burial sites. Unsurprisingly, as previous research has shown, this led to mercury...

PhysCenter6 days ago

This fruit fly's aphrodisiac reveals how social and environmental context shape mating practices

Imagine a crowded dance floor where bodies move to the beat beneath a glittering disco ball. Some of the dancers pair up, drawn together by the heady atmosphere. For flies, as for humans, the right atmosphere can serve as a potent aphrodisiac.

ReasonTVLeans right11 days ago

California Voters Have a Chance To Address the State's Broken Environmental Regulations

Construction project in California