Reservoirs in the heart of an ancient Maya city were so polluted with mercury and blue-green algae that the water likely was undrinkable.
Ancient Maya Reservoirs Contained Toxic Pollution
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Bleaching Affects Aquarium Corals, Too
A new study illustrates the potential impact of recurrent heatwaves on coral species collected by the Australian aquarium coral industry.
Signs of Drought in European Groundwater
Long-term rainfall deficits, heat waves, and increased evaporation have depleted some of the groundwater supply beneath central and eastern Europe.
CSAIL Robot Disinfects Greater Boston Food Bank
With every droplet that we can’t see, touch, or feel dispersed into the air, the threat of spreading Covid-19 persists.
NASA-NOAA’s Suomi NPP Satellite Analyzes Saharan Dust Aerosol Blanket
Aerosol particles absorb and scatter incoming sunlight, which reduces visibility and increases the optical depth.
Ecosystem Degradation Could Raise Risk Of Pandemics
The study, by the University of the West of England and the Greenpeace Research Laboratories at the University of Exeter, presents the hypothesis that disease risks are “ultimately interlinked” with biodiversity and natural processes such as the water cycle.
