Welsh politicians urge openness on impact of mud from nuclear power station
Wales Hinkley Point C building site waste due to be dumped in sea near Cardiff Hinkley Point C nuclear power station, near Bridgwater, Somerset, is...
October 2020
Environmental News Network – Reduced Hormone Supply in Pregnant Mothers Linked to ADHD in Their Children
Low levels of key, body-regulating chemicals in mothers during the first three months of pregnancy may interfere with the baby’s brain development, a large American...
The testimony of trees: How volcanic eruptions shaped 2000 years of world history
Researchers have shown that over the past two thousand years, volcanoes have played a larger role in natural temperature variability than previously thought, and their...
Consequences of the 2018 summer drought: Research team investigates effects on plants, forests and grassland
University of Göttingen. “Consequences of the 2018 summer drought: Research team investigates effects on plants, forests and grassland.” ScienceDaily. ScienceDaily, 9 September 2020. . University...
Environmental News Network – Unprecedented Energy Use Since 1950 has Transformed Humanity’s Geologic Footprint
A new study coordinated by CU Boulder makes clear the extraordinary speed and scale of increases in energy use, economic productivity and global population that...
Environmental News Network – Scientists Make Big Stride Toward Greening-Resistant Citrus Trees
University of Florida scientists achieved a major milestone in their quest to develop a citrus greening-resistant tree by sequencing the genome of a fruit plant...
Collaboration sparks new model for ceramic conductivity
As insulators, metal oxides — also known as ceramics — may not seem like obvious candidates for electrical conductivity. While electrons zip back and forth...
Environmental News Network – Future Ocean Conditions Could Cause Significant Changes in Marine Mussels
The increased temperature and acidification of our oceans over the next century have been argued to cause significant physical changes in an economically important marine...
Environmental News Network – Groundwater Depletion in US High Plains Leads to Bleak Outlook for Grain Production
An international team of scientists, including experts from the University of Birmingham, has extended and improved methods used to calculate peak oil production to assess...
Environmental News Network – Bioplastics No Safer Than Other Plastics
Conventional plastic is made from oil. The production of plastic is not sustainable, and it can contain substances we know are dangerous if ingested. Conventional...
