Traditional deinking processes involve large quantities of chemicals which are expensive and unfriendly to the environment. A better alternative would be a…
In the last two months CDP has teamed up with a range of the UK's major public sector organisations to extend its corporate supply chain work and create a…
Now the team – led jointly by Newcastle University and the Wildlife Conservation Society, New York – say that urgent action is needed to prevent the collapse…
Having studied the physiology of algae for more than 30 years, Rose Ann Cattolico is convinced the plant life found in oceans and ponds can be a major source…
An increased understanding of the cell types of the fish immune system, and how they communicate with each other, is important for the development of better…
According to research recently published in Ecography by Dr Michael Kearney, from the Department of Zoology at the University of Melbourne, and collaborators…
Oceanographic vessels from Greece, Italy, Spain, France, Romania, Russia, Turkey, Bulgaria and Israel will simultaneously sample the Mediterranean and the…
Their research, published this month in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, sheds surprising light on the subject of extinction rates of…
The finding adds to mounting evidence that toxic sediments and seaweeds in Sydney Harbour are a deadly diet for many sea creatures.The new findings, published…
Amid mounting agreement that future clean, “carbon-neutral”, energy will rely on efficient conversion of the sun’s light energy into fuels and electric power,…
Western Carolina University is the new home to the offices of the Santa Aguila Charitable Trust, an international organization devoted to the protection and…
In recent years, there has been concern that man-made noise may be a cause of stress for dolphins, whales and other marine mammals, but the results of a…
The analysis of 135 endophytes – fungal and bacterial microorganisms living within the inner tissue of plants – by members of the Rain Forest Expedition and…
If there’s a silver lining to be found in the lack of rain clouds during an extended period of dry weather across the mountains of Western North Carolina this…
Researchers from the University of Hawaii, the Wildlife Conservation Society, Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute, National Marine Fisheries Service and…
It is red, it burns and itches: a sunburn on our skin. However, too much sun is not only bad for humans. Many plants react sensitively to an increased dose of…