Cigarette butts account for roughly 12% of the litter found in rivers, lakes and beaches surveyed for a recent global review.
Environment
Team Figures Out How Smog Begins
Scientists have directly observed a fleeting chemical reaction that creates a key ingredient in urban smog.
Scientists have directly observed a fleeting chemical reaction that creates a key ingredient in urban smog.
Fighting Fire With Fire: How Burns Are Helping to Protect SA’s National Parks
Strategic prescribed burns can reduce fuel loads, help firefighters contain bushfires, and protect South Australia’s national parks and communities.
Strategic prescribed burns can reduce fuel loads, help firefighters contain bushfires, and protect South Australia’s national parks and communities.
Tourism Has the Potential to Reverse Coral Decline at Bali Travel Hotspot: Study
A new study in Bali found that coral reefs continue to decline at one of the island’s major tourism hubs, despite multiple efforts to rehabilitate them.
A new study in Bali found that coral reefs continue to decline at one of the island’s major tourism hubs, despite multiple efforts to rehabilitate them.
Whether It’s ‘Super’ or ‘Godzilla,’ El Niño Is Already Breaking Records
In the coming months, the world will get a glimpse of life on an even hotter planet.
In the coming months, the world will get a glimpse of life on an even hotter planet.
Dr. Green: Do Small Environmental Actions Make a Difference?
Also this week: A reader asks about feeling like a cog in the machine and wonders if they can influence greener policies in their workplace.
Also this week: A reader asks about feeling like a cog in the machine and wonders if they can influence greener policies in their workplace.
Wood-Burning Stoves & Fireplaces: Bad for Our Health?
Wood smoke releases fine particles and other pollutants that can worsen indoor and outdoor air quality and affect respiratory health.
Wood smoke releases fine particles and other pollutants that can worsen indoor and outdoor air quality and affect respiratory health.
46% of Wild-Caught Fish Could Be Fed to Farmed Fish and Shrimp by 2040, Says Report
A new report from U.K.-based NGO the Changing Markets Foundation lays out several scenarios for the aquaculture sector’s expansion between now and 2040.
A new report from U.K.-based NGO the Changing Markets Foundation lays out several scenarios for the aquaculture sector’s expansion between now and 2040.
The Problem With Invasive Species
Invasive species like European Starlings disrupt ecosystems by outcompeting native species for food and nesting sites, leading to ecological imbalance.
Invasive species like European Starlings disrupt ecosystems by outcompeting native species for food and nesting sites, leading to ecological imbalance.
‘How Did You Come to Be Here?’ Study Digs Into Origins of Zambian Wildlife Crime
The man in the Zambian prison recalled how he ended up there.
The man in the Zambian prison recalled how he ended up there.
Ridding Drinking Water of PFAS
Scientists and water utilities are exploring technologies to remove persistent PFAS chemicals from drinking water and reduce exposure risks.
Scientists and water utilities are exploring technologies to remove persistent PFAS chemicals from drinking water and reduce exposure risks.
Save the Seeds From Your Pumpkin & Grow Next Year’s for Free
Sow seeds indoors a few weeks before the last frost and transplant outside after the danger of frost has passed.
Sow seeds indoors a few weeks before the last frost and transplant outside after the danger of frost has passed.
‘You Belong with Me’: Taylor Swift Has a New Genus of Bug Named After Her
Scientists named a new Australian plant bug genus Swiftiephylus after Taylor Swift and several of her albums.
Scientists named a new Australian plant bug genus Swiftiephylus after Taylor Swift and several of her albums.
Learning From Indonesian Vernacular Architecture
I live and work in Aceh, where heat, humidity, and heavy rain are not abstract climate data. They are conditions every building has to live with.
I live and work in Aceh, where heat, humidity, and heavy rain are not abstract climate data. They are conditions every building has to live with.
Rooftop Rainwater Sprinkler Systems Could Help Cool Warming Cities, Study Says
Researchers have designed a model to simulate how widely distributed rooftop rainwater collection tanks combined with smart rooftop sprinkler systems could help moderate urban heat island effects.
Researchers have designed a model to simulate how widely distributed rooftop rainwater collection tanks combined with smart rooftop sprinkler systems could help moderate urban heat island effects.
Exotic Pet Trade Poses Rising Zoonotic Disease Risks in India
In India, the exotic pet trade is increasing the risk of zoonotic disease spillovers, as close contact with imported wild animals creates repeated opportunities for dangerous pathogens to jump to humans and vice versa.
In India, the exotic pet trade is increasing the risk of zoonotic disease spillovers, as close contact with imported wild animals creates repeated opportunities for dangerous pathogens to jump to humans and vice versa.
