Tag: Water pollution
Humans are killing helpful insects in hundreds of ways − simple...
Christopher Halsch, Binghamton University, State University of New York and Eliza Grames, Binghamton University, State University of New York
What’s that microplastic? Advances in machine learning are making identifying plastics...
Ambuj Tewari, University of Michigan
Microplastics – the tiny particles of plastic shed when litter breaks down – are...
Supreme Court sides with San Francisco, requiring EPA to set specific...
Robin Kundis Craig, University of Kansas
The U.S. Supreme Court has limited how flexible the Environmental Protection Agency and...
Flowers grown floating on polluted waterways can help clean up nutrient...
Jazmin Locke-Rodriguez, Florida International University and Krishnaswamy Jayachandran, Florida International University
Flowers grown on inexpensive floating platforms can help...
Laundry is a top source of microplastic pollution – here’s how...
Judith Weis, Rutgers University - Newark
Microplastics are turning up everywhere, from remote mountain tops to deep ocean trenches....
Shipwrecks teem with underwater life, from microbes to sharks
Avery Paxton, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Humans have sailed the world’s oceans for thousands of years, but they...
Arsenic contamination of food and water is a global public health...
Cristina Andrade-Feraud, Florida International University and Diana Azzam, Florida International University
Arsenic is a naturally occurring element found in...
Protecting the ocean: 5 essential reads on invasive species, overfishing and...
Jennifer Weeks, The Conversation
Humans rely on the ocean for many things, including food, jobs, recreation and stabilization of...
EXPLORING NATURE
Despite Supreme Court setback, children’s lawsuits against climate change continue
Alexandra Klass, University of Michigan
An ancient legal principle has become a key strategy of American children seeking to...
