Like every Antarctic iceberg that drifts north into the South Atlantic, Iceberg A-23A is surrendering to the ocean as spring arrives in the Southern Hemisphere.
A Giant Iceberg’s Final Drift
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Childhood Exposure to Plastic Raises Lifetime Health Risks, Research Finds
Chemicals commonly used in plastic pose a serious threat to children, raising the risk of disability and disease long into adulthood.
FAU Lands EPA Grant to Use Genetics in Florida Bay Sponge Restoration
Andia Chaves-Fonnegra, Ph.D., an associate professor of biology at Florida Atlantic University’s Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute and Harriet L. Wilkes Honors College, has been awarded a five-year, $720,446 grant from the United States EPA to support a pioneering project aimed at restoring sponge populations in Florida Bay through a genetics-based approach.
Battery Made From Natural Materials Could Replace Conventional Lithium-Ion Batteries
“Climate change has already caused more than 12,000 species to shift their homes across land, freshwater and the sea,” says the University of Adelaide’s Dr Chloe Hayes, who has published a study on the new approach.
Growing the Future
Rodrigo Werle wonders if anybody is ever happy to see him.
UBC Launches World’s First Mushroom-Powered Waterless Toilet
UBC researchers are launching the world’s first mushroom-powered waterless toilet, the MycoToilet, at the UBC Botanical Garden on Sept. 26.
