» Plastic pollution hotspots pinpointed in new research—India ranks top due to high levels of uncollected waste
07/09/24 23:20 from Earth News - Earth Science News, Earth Science, Climate Change
We have used machine learning to identify the biggest plastic pollution hotspots across more than 50,000 towns, cities and rural areas worldwide. Our new global model reveals the most detailed picture of plastic pollution ever created wi...

» Bunyip birds and brolgas: How can we better protect species important to Indigenous people?
07/09/24 19:10 from Ecology News - Biology News
Kamilaroi Country lies in far northwest New South Wales, past Tamworth and crossing over the Queensland border. Here, the bunyip bird (Australasian bittern, Botaurus poiciloptilus), and the brolga (Grus rubicunda or burraalga in Kamilaro...

» June-August 2024 were hottest ever recorded: EU monitor
07/09/24 10:10 from Earth News - Earth Science News, Earth Science, Climate Change
The 2024 northern summer saw the highest global temperatures on record, beating 2023's high and making this year likely Earth's hottest ever recorded, the EU's climate monitor said Friday.

» Deadly Super Typhoon Yagi hits Vietnam
07/09/24 09:30 from Earth News - Earth Science News, Earth Science, Climate Change
Super Typhoon Yagi uprooted thousands of trees and swept ships and boats out to sea, killing one person, as it made landfall in northern Vietnam Saturday, after blowing past southern China where it left two dead.

» Colombian court orders Escobar's hippos to be hunted
07/09/24 09:24 from Ecology News - Biology News
A Colombian court on Friday called for the hunting of hippos, introduced to the country in the 1980s by drug kingpin Pablo Escobar.

» Molecular simulations, supercomputing lead to energy-saving biomaterials breakthrough
07/09/24 03:41 from Earth & Climate News -- ScienceDaily
Scientists have identified and demonstrated a method to process a plant-based material called nanocellulose that reduced energy needs by a whopping 21%, using simulations on the lab's supercomputers and follow-on analysis.

» Mathematical proof: Five satellites needed for precise navigation
07/09/24 03:41 from Earth & Climate News -- ScienceDaily
What is the shortest route to the next stop or the agreed meeting point? Global positioning systems (GPS) have become a routine part of everyday life for most people. Until now, however, the minimum number of GPS satellites needed to det...

» New chickadee research finds cognitive skills impact lifespan
07/09/24 03:41 from Plants & Animals News -- ScienceDaily
Western animal behavior and cognition researchers tracked the spatial cognition and lifespan of 227 mountain chickadees for more than a decade. They found the birds with better spatial learning and memory abilities lived longer.

» Just how dangerous is Great Salt Lake dust? New research looks for clues
07/09/24 03:40 from Earth & Climate News -- ScienceDaily
Scientists determine sediments from the lake's growing exposed playa have elevated 'oxidative potential,' indicating greater risk to human health compared with sediments from other dust sources affecting Salt Lake City.