A broad analysis of lake water quality across the United States reveals human-driven climate change is increasing risks of high toxin concentrations from algal blooms in U.S. lakes, posing increasing hazards to people and wild and domestic animals, including dogs.
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Generating Clean Electricity With Chicken Feathers
Turning unused waste from food production into clean energy: Researchers at ETH Zurich and Nanyang Technological University Singapore are using chicken feathers to make fuel cells more cost-effective and sustainable.
Human-Caused Warming Now a Major Factor in Formation of El Niño
A new study finds that climate change has become a significant factor in the formation of El Niños.
New Study Shows Surprising Effects of Fire in North America’s Boreal Forests
A new study, using a first-of-its-kind approach to analyze satellite imagery from boreal forests over the last three decades, found that fire may be changing the face of the region in a way researchers did not previously anticipate.
Biodegradable Plastics Still Damaging to Fish – Otago Study
Biodegradable plastics may not be the solution to plastic pollution many hoped for, with a University of Otago study showing they are still harmful to fish.
Increased West Antarctic Ice Sheet Melting ‘Unavoidable’
The West Antarctic Ice Sheet will continue to increase its rate of melting over the rest of the century, no matter how much we reduce fossil fuel use, according to British Antarctic Survey (BAS) research published this week in the journal Nature Climate Change.