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Researchers at the University of East Anglia have discovered a key gene for the synthesis of one of the world’s most abundant sulfur molecules.

Dimethylsulfoniopropionate (DMSP) is an important nutrient in marine environments with more than one billion tonnes produced annually by marine phytoplankton (microscopic plant-like cells), seaweed and bacteria.

Global sea level rise has been accelerating in recent decades, according to a new study based on 25 years of NASA and European satellite data. This acceleration has been driven mainly by increased ice melting in Greenland and Antarctica, and it has the potential to double the total sea level rise projected by 2100, according to lead author Steve Nerem, a scientist at the Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Sciences (CIRES) and the University of Colorado.

New research published today in Nature Ecology & Evolution demonstrates the extraordinary value of Earth’s remaining intact forests for addressing climate change and protecting wildlife, critical watersheds, indigenous cultures, and human health.  Yet the global policy and science communities do not differentiate among the relative values of different types of forest landscapes—which range from highly intact ones to those which are heavily logged, fragmented, burnt, drained and/or over-hunted—due in part to the lack of a uniform way of measuring their quality.

Mejorar el desempeño en Medio Ambiente, Salud y Seguridad (EHS) debería ser simple, ¿no? Establecer algunos objetivos, definir los procesos para cumplirlos e implementar los sistemas de mejora continua, pero todos sabemos que, es un poco más complicado que eso. El eslabón perdido es a menudo la dimensión de las personas, creo que muchos estamos de acuerdo en que las principales barreras para la mejora del rendimiento de EHS se relacionan con las personas y los problemas de organización, y los enfoques que puede tomar para superarlos cambiando la cultura de la organización.

Global levels of ethane and propane in the atmosphere have been underestimated by more than 50%, new research involving scientists at the University of York has revealed.