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Offshore wind's first artificial nesting boxes installed off UK coast
July 24, 2023Back in August last year, Red7Marine joined a project led by Danish multinational Ørsted to design and install artificial nesting sites for threatened seabirds close to the Suffolk shoreline as part of the upcoming Hornsea 3 offshore windfarm project. -
Climate change is changing the color of our oceans
July 16, 2023A new study analyzing 20 years of data has found that our oceans have changed color, indicating a significant shift in marine ecosystems that is not due to natural variation. Researchers say it's likely due to human-caused climate change. -
The world just sweated through its hottest day and week on record
July 12, 2023It’s not just you – it has been hot lately. According to preliminary reports of global average temperatures, last week was the hottest week on record, with the record for hottest day broken several times in a row. -
Subterranean warming in cities likely destabilizing the buildings above
July 11, 2023As urban underground landscapes heat up, the swelling and contraction they're experiencing is putting stress on the buildings above that they weren't designed to handle. So says a new study that calls the effect a "silent hazard." -
Nuclear agency okays radioactive water release from Fukushima
July 09, 2023More than 12 years after the Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami that cost Japan 20,000 lives, the IAEA has formally approved Japan's plan to release treated radioactive water from the damaged Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power station into the sea. -
Degradable adhesive could boost recycling by sticking it to stickiness
July 06, 2023The machinery at municipal recycling facilities often gets jammed up with the adhesives utilized on items such as jar labels and boxes. That may cease to be the case in the not-too-distant future, however, thanks to a new degradable adhesive. -
reTyre claims its rubber-free tires are 100% recyclable – and longer-lasting
June 30, 2023Because they're made of vulcanized rubber, old tires can't simply be melted down and used to make new tires. Such is reportedly not the case, however, with new rubber-free tires made from eco-friendly elastomers. -
Hunga Volcano eruption produced record-breaking lightning show
June 20, 2023The eruption of Tonga’s Hunga Volcano on January 15, 2022, produced a record-breaking amount of lightning. The information gathered about the eruption can be used to better monitor aviation-related hazards arising from these sorts of eruptions. -
Cambridge reactor converts plastic waste and CO2 into useful chemicals
June 20, 2023CO2 emissions and plastic waste are two major environmental problems, but a Cambridge device may help tackle both at once. The team demonstrated a new version of their solar reactor, which uses sunlight to convert CO2 and plastic into useful chemicals. -
Aquaponics farms may soon be powered by fish poop
June 20, 2023Aquaponics operations combine aquaculture and hydroponics, with nutrient-rich water from the former being used to fertilize plants in the latter. Soon, such systems could also be powered by methane biogas derived from their own fish feces. -
Doomsday Glacier map to shed light on future sea levels
June 08, 2023A team from the British Antarctic Survey has completed the first map of the ground beneath West Antarctica's Doomsday Glacier, which is the size of Great Britain and could raise global sea levels by 65 cm (25 in) in the coming centuries as it melts. -
Towable tech travels to farms to convert waste into valuable products
June 01, 2023Farmers around the world regularly burn post-harvest crop waste, producing a significant amount of greenhouse gases and air pollution in the process. A new portable system, however, can be brought to farms to convert that waste into useful products. -
Bad drug, good weedkiller: "Failed" antibiotic repurposed as herbicide
May 25, 2023Herbicide resistance represents a huge problem for the agricultural sector. Exploiting molecular similarities between bacteria and plants, researchers have repurposed a "failed" antibiotic as an effective weedkiller that's safe for humans. -
To stop mice from eating seeds ... make everything smell like seeds?
May 24, 2023By digging up and eating sown wheat seeds, mice can have a huge impact on farmers' crops. In an eco-friendly effort to stop the rodents from doing so, scientists are now using wheat germ oil to make entire fields smell appetizing. -
Scientists name the top plants for bumblebee-friendly gardens
May 22, 2023Want to play a part in the survival of bumblebees? Cater for them! A new study has revealed which plants these VIPs (very important pollinators) make a beeline for, so you can grow their favorite flora and help these fuzzy fussy eaters thrive.
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