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The demand for urgent coastal rehabilitation

New research has revealed that only 15% of coastal regions around the world remain intact, encouraging urgent coastal rehabilitation and conservation on a global...

Enormous methane emissions from oil and gas industry detected from space

For the first time on a global scale, using satellite imagery, scientists have quantified volumes of methane emissions due to fossil-fuel extraction activities and...

Achieving climate goals might not save the coral reefs

Research highlights that a rise in global warming by 2oC could result in the loss of cool areas in the sea called thermal refugia...

Social sciences play a key part in reaching UK net zero goals

Major investment from ESRC has boosted the role social sciences will play in helping the UK reach its net zero goals. The sizable investment –...

Wider solutions required to meet net zero carbon targets

A report created by researchers from the University of Leicester have stressed the requirement for wider reaching solutions to allow the UK to meet...

Developing sustainable electronics for an environmentally-friendly future 

Researchers at VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland are developing sustainable electronics with novel printing methods and bio-based materials.  Scientists have predicted that by 2050,...

Scientists investigate the salinisation of river and lake ecosystems

A collaborative research team including the University of Barcelona analysed the current knowledge regarding salinisation and created a guideline to improve the understanding of...

Developing a sustainable resolution to diffuse coastal pollution

Geovation and the UK Hydrographic Office have launched a challenge to establish a sustainable method to overcome diffuse coastal pollution. The Ordnance Survey’s open innovation...

The harmful effects of natural gas stoves

Stanford scientists discover that the health and climate impacts of natural gas stoves are bigger than originally believed. Natural gas stoves and appliances have been...

New study confirms abundance of ocean microplastic pollution

A novel study has shed light on the problem of ocean microplastic pollution, confirming it could be far worse than anticipated. Scientists at the Institute...

Scientists reveal patterns in contemporary evolution theory

A new global dataset gathered by researchers has uncovered the various factors that have influenced the contemporary evolution theory such as, human disturbances and...

Worrying study confirms the safe planetary boundary for pollutants is surpassed

In a groundbreaking study, researchers have discovered that the safe planetary boundary for pollutants has been exceeded. In a first of its kind study, an...

Carbon dioxide converted into useful chemicals

A team of scientists from Fraunhofer IGB have performed the first ever fixation of carbon dioxide (CO2) resulting in the element being repurposed for...

Thawing permafrost has a vast impact on built environment

The melting of permafrost is revealed to be causing threats to both existing infrastructures and residents in high-risk areas. Permafrost plays a central role in...

Scientists reveal treatment to remove micro-pollutants from water

Researchers from King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST) have developed a procedure involving high-intensity pulses of light that can successfully remove carbon...

Sea anemone’s survival rates drop drastically amid current marsh pollution

New research conducted by the Marine Biological Laboratory (MBL), reveals that sea anemone Nematostella’s growth, development, and feeding ability are drastically impacted by present...

Machines developed that can separate 12 different types of plastic

Scientists have created technology to tell the difference between 12 different types of plastic and to separate them according to chemical composition. Different types of...

Scientists develop food packaging that is both smart and sustainable

A team from Nanyang Technological University (NTU) and Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, have developed a food packaging that that is biodegradable,...

Recycled factory heat can benefit industries in sustainability movement

EU funded research is analysing recycled factory heat to create novel systems that recover waste heat and return it for reuse in industrial process...

Transforming Plastic Waste into Sustainable Fuel

New research highlights that through processes of catalytic pyrolysis, oil can be produced from plastic waste such as grocery bags to create sustainable fuel...

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