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The carbon footprint of a pet fish calculated

Keeping tropical fish as pets could contribute up to 12.4% of the UK's annual average household CO2 emissions and up to 30% of the UK annual average household water usage, a new study finds......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgJul 13th, 2023

Divers remove 31,773 venomous fish from Florida"s reefs in record-breaking challenge

Divers remove 31,773 venomous fish from Florida"s reefs in record-breaking challenge.....»»

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Project 2025 Would Drastically Cut Support for Carbon Removal

The Heritage Foundation’s plan for a potential Trump second term has little time for schemes to suck carbon dioxide out of the atmosphere......»»

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Lost in translation: What spirituality and Einstein have to do with misunderstandings about climate change

As a child growing up in the early 1990s, I remember learning in school about the greenhouse effect. Carbon dioxide released by burning fossil fuels traps heat near the Earth's surface, like the glass of a greenhouse. I imagined myself on the playgro.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsSep 17th, 2024

Antarctic krill can lock away similar levels of carbon as seagrass and mangroves, finds study

Small marine crustaceans are as valuable as key coastal habitats for storing carbon and should be similarly protected, according to new research......»»

Category: topSource:  pcmagRelated NewsSep 17th, 2024

Road networks stretch into Congo Basin forests: Satellites and AI help to monitor

The Congo Basin rainforest is the second-largest tropical forest in the world, storing large volumes of carbon and hosting high levels of biodiversity. While these forests have historically stayed mostly intact, road development has recently become a.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsSep 16th, 2024

What killed fish for miles in the South River? Atlanta officials are investigating

Officials are investigating a pollution incident that occurred earlier this month a few miles south of downtown Atlanta, which local water advocates say sent toxins into a tributary of the South River and killed fish for miles downstream......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsSep 16th, 2024

Researchers use training model to map planted and natural forests via satellite image

While planting trees may seem like an easy win to combat climate change, planted forests often encroach on natural forests, wetlands, and grasslands. This can reduce biodiversity, disturb the natural environment, and disrupt carbon and water cycling......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsSep 16th, 2024

New "grumpy" fish species discovered in the Red Sea

A team of researchers at the King Abdullah University of Science and Technology and the University of Washington has discovered a new species of fish that seems perpetually displeased. The researchers decided to call this new species the grumpy dwarf.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsSep 16th, 2024

Exceptional new fish fossil sparks a rethink of how Earth"s geology drives evolution

Coelacanths are deep-sea fish that live off the coasts of southern Africa and Indonesia and can reach up to two meters in length. For a long time, scientists believed they were extinct......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsSep 15th, 2024

Temperature fluctuations found to mar fish quality of large yellow croaker

Large yellow croaker is a highly nutritious and economically valuable mariculture species, but its perishable nature poses significant challenges in storage and transport. Cold chain logistics play a crucial role in maintaining seafood quality, but f.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsSep 13th, 2024

Exploring ternary metal sulfides as electrocatalysts for carbon dioxide reduction reactions

One of the most promising avenues for actively reducing CO2 levels in the atmosphere is recycling it into valuable chemicals via electrocatalytic CO2 reduction reactions. With a suitable electrocatalyst, this can be achieved under mild conditions and.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsSep 13th, 2024

Trees in tropical logged forests release carbon at greater rate despite faster growth, study finds

Tree stems in tropical forests recovering from logging produce carbon dioxide at a greater rate than those in unlogged forests, according to a new study from the University of Leicester......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsSep 13th, 2024

Holand Automotive Group buys Ferrari store in California

Holand Automotive Group has acquired Ferrari of Rancho Mirage, adding a second California dealership to its growing U.S. footprint. .....»»

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Studies on pigeon-guided missiles, swimming abilities of dead fish among Ig Nobles winners

A study that explores the feasibility of using pigeons to guide missiles and one that looks at the swimming abilities of dead fish were among the winners Thursday of this year's Ig Nobels, the prize for comical scientific achievement......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsSep 13th, 2024

Lakes drying up leave Greeks in despair

Lake Koronia, one of largest in Greece, is shrinking after a prolonged drought and a summer of record-breaking temperatures, leaving behind cracked earth, dead fish and a persistent stench......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsSep 13th, 2024

Researchers reveal presence of microplastics in large pelagic fish in the Mediterranean

A research study co-led by the University of Barcelona and the Institute of Marine Sciences (ICM, CSIC), together with the Spanish Institute of Oceanography (IEO, CSIC), has revealed the worrying presence of microplastics in the stomachs of swordfish.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsSep 12th, 2024

Rapid loss of Antarctic ice after 2100 likely under current emissions, climate scientists find

A Dartmouth-led study by more than 50 climate scientists worldwide provides the first clear projection of how carbon emissions may drive the loss of Antarctica's ice sheet over the next 300 years......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsSep 12th, 2024

Microbe dietary preferences found to influence effectiveness of carbon sequestration in deep ocean

The movement of carbon dioxide (CO2) from the surface of the ocean, where it is in active contact with the atmosphere, to the deep ocean, where it can be sequestered away for decades, centuries, or longer, depends on a number of seemingly small proce.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsSep 12th, 2024

Development strategies for using carbon-based catalysts in CO₂ conversion

One of the primary drivers of climate change, CO2 emissions, has reached over 35 million tons worldwide. With global annual temperatures still rising, reducing CO2 emissions has become a necessity. To turn this necessity into an opportunity, research.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsSep 12th, 2024

Personal carbon footprint of the rich is vastly underestimated by rich and poor alike, study finds

The personal carbon footprint of the richest people in society is grossly underestimated, both by the rich themselves and by those on middle and lower incomes, no matter which country they come from. At the same time, both the rich and the poor drast.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsSep 12th, 2024