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Climate projections could be off by five years, MIT researchers find, an error bar that might be critical to staying within 1.5 degrees of global warming. The ocean’s “biological pump” describes the many marine processes...
A new study highlights the major importance of nutrient inputs to coastal oceans from groundwater. Such nutrients can play a critical role in the function and vulnerability of coastal ecosystems worldwide. Nutrient budgets in...
MIT engineers have succeeded in making filters from tree branches to purify drinking water. Prototypes tested in India show promise as a low-cost, natural filtration option. The interiors of nonflowering trees such as pine...
Land-based fish farming offers many benefits to both the fish and the environment. In traditional offshore farms, the fish are vulnerable to sea lice infestation and infectious diseases. Modern land-based aquaculture systems are able...
As atmospheric concentrations of CFC-11 drop, the global ocean should become a source of the chemical by the middle of next century, a new MIT study predicts. The world’s oceans are a vast repository...
A new study by scientists from Ireland, Britain and Germany finds that the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation (AMOC), also known as the Gulf Stream System, has never been as weak in the last millennium...
The world’s freshwater fishes are under ever increasing threat, with one in three already threatened with extinction, according to a report published by 16 global conservation organizations. Freshwater fisheries provide the main source of...
In the future, the Antarctic could become a greener place and be colonised by new species. At the same time, some species will likely disappear. 25 researchers recently presented these and many other findings...
Climate change is impacting not only the oceans, but also large inland lakes, as scientists call for more attention to regions with falling water levels. Climate change is impacting not only the oceans, but also...
Floating gardens don’t just look idyllic. They can also have a measurable, positive impact on water quality, as a new study has demonstrated. Floating gardens are essentially rafts built on a frame of plastic...
An eco-friendly zero-cement concrete made with industrial by-products is battling the corrosion and fatbergs that plague sewage systems. General corrosion and build-ups of fat in sewers and pipelines cost billions in repairs and replacement...
A new study suggests fewer resources are depleting than previously estimated, but the authors urge caution in unsustainable extraction levels. Groundwater, the world’s largest distributed store of freshwater, plays a critical role in supplying...
In 30 years, 1.5 billion people will depend on water from the mountains. A new study shows that many regions can in fact only meet their water demand thanks to mountain runoffs. Global water...
Researchers in Wales have developed a new environmentally friendly method for removing toxic chemicals from water. A new solvent-free machine – the Matrix Assembly Cluster Source (MACS) – is key to the process. A...
Recycling almond trees onsite can sequester carbon, save water and increase crop yields, making it a climate-smart practice for California’s irrigated almond orchards. These are the findings of a study from the University of...
Improvements in electrodialysis technology are creating new ways of producing freshwater. An EU-funded initiative can provide up to 2,000 litres of fresh drinking water per day. UNESCO estimates that around 2.2 billion people...
An estimated 20 to 50 percent of water is lost to leaks in North America’s supply system. To really make a big dent in water savings we need to stop water waste long before...
Clothes shopping has roughly doubled in the last two decades. Affordable fast fashion may be a blessing to the wallet of fashionistas, but it comes at a shockingly large environmental cost. Much attention has...
New research has found that irrigation can help fight against hot weather extremes. South Asia benefits in particular. Large-scale irrigation can have a strong effect on climate conditions, and especially hot extremes, according to...
