Grasslands across the globe, which support the majority of the world’s grazing animals, have been…
Water-Splitting Module a Source of Perpetual Energy
Rice University researchers have created an efficient, low-cost device that splits water to produce hydrogen fuel. The platform developed by the Brown School of Engineering lab of Rice materials scientist Jun Lou…
More Protections Needed to Safeguard Biodiversity in the Southern Ocean
Current marine protected areas in the Southern Ocean need to be at least doubled to adequately safeguard the biodiversity of the Antarctic, according to a new CU Boulder study published in the…
Study Reveals Strongest Predictors of Menhaden Growth in the Gulf of Mexico and Atlantic
New research suggests that large-scale environmental factors influence the size of one of the ocean’s most abundant forage species. Recently, scientists from Louisiana State University (LSU), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),…
Groundwater, a Threatened Resource Requiring Sustainable Management
According to data from the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), groundwater supplies half of the world’s population with fresh water and makes up 43% of the water used…
Coastal Pollution Reduces Genetic Diversity of Corals, Reef Resilience
A new study by researchers at the University of Hawai’i at Mānoa School of Ocean and Earth Science and Technology (SOEST) found that human-induced environmental stressors have a large effect on the…
