Recent Environmental News

Recent Environmental News is Macroevolution.net's page covering recent scientific findings about the environment. It offers recent environmental articles and news about scientific discoveries relating to climate change, pollution, remediation technology, conservation biology, and other issues related to the status of the biosphere. It's free and no registration is required. This page sometimes links to interesting environment news articles on other websites. BIOLOGY NEWS PAGES ON THIS SITE:  Health   Biology   Marine Biology   Environment   Astrobiology   Animals   Fossils   Earth Science   Molecular   Biotechnology  Invasive animals and plants Scientists point out that trade policies need to take larger account of invasive organisms. Read on >> Savanna elephants: 2,000 dead Since 2006, 2,000 savanna elephants have been killed in and around Chad's Zakouma National Park. Read on >> Arctic sea ice dwindling Scientists at the Alfred Wegener Institute say ice in the Arctic Sea is thinning. Read on >> Bubonic plague threatening western wildlife The effects of bubonic, or black, plague on wildlife may be underestimated, according to research published today. Read on >> Dust Bunnies - A new study reveals their source Where do dust bunnies come from? Mostly from outside your house — and despite their friendly name, they're often laden with toxins. Read on >> Transported trout and salmon astray Trout and salmon given protective transportation downstream can lose the ability to migrate back to their breeding grounds as adults. Read on >> New hydrogen production method could reduce need for fossil fuels University of Aberdeen scientists have created an entirely natural and renewable method of hydrogen production to generate electricity which could drastically reduce the dependency on fossil fuels in the future. Read on >> Ocean acidification contributing to global shellfish decline? Stony Brook University researchers have found elevated carbon dioxide concentrations impede the growth and survival of shellfish larvae. Read on >> Fish Oil and Fish Extinction According to a new report, claims that fish oil is great for your health are not well established. And yet, widespread belief in the benefits of fish oil is helping push wild fish populations to the brink. Read on >> Least Sea Ice in 800 years A new study says there is less ice today in the Fram Strait between Svalbard Island and Greenland than at any time since the 13th century. Read on >> New super-efficient power system A super-efficient micro-power system that has the potential to power, heat and cool homes is being developed in the UK. Read on >> Polar bears eating goose eggs As polar bears adjust to a warming Arctic — a frozen seascape that thaws sooner each spring — they may find relief in an unlikely source: snow goose eggs. Read on >> Plastic waste decomposing in the sea Vast plastic waste archipelagos are decomposing at sea, a new study says - and they're releasing toxins into the water as they do so. Read on >> Ozone stunting trees Tree growth is seven percent slower today than the late 1800s, and is expected to decrease another ten percent by the end of the century. A new study says modern-day ground level ozone pollution is the culprit Read on >> Jellyfish populations mushroom Massive jellyfish swarms are transforming fisheries and tourist destinations into veritable jellytoriums, intermittently jammed with these stinging, pulsating, gelatinous creatures. Read on >> Recent Environmental News - Macroevolution.net