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US Cities Are Recycling Trees and Poop to Make Compost

Wood and biosolids from water treatment plants can be used to improve the soil—and keep remaining trees healthy......»»

Category: gadgetSource:  wiredOct 3rd, 2022

Green infrastructure plans need to consider historical racial inequalities, say researchers

Urban planners increasingly are interested in green infrastructure projects for the health and climate benefits they bring to cities. But without attention to historical development patterns and existing power structures, such projects may not benefi.....»»

Category: topSource:  pcmagRelated NewsMay 21st, 2024

Municipal broadband advocates fight off attacks from “dark money” groups

"Social welfare" groups spread industry talking points against public broadband. Enlarge (credit: Aurich Lawson | Getty Images) Cities and towns that build their own broadband networks often say they only considered the.....»»

Category: topSource:  arstechnicaRelated NewsMay 21st, 2024

Researchers analyze how a chemical process could help recycle a common plastic waste

Researchers at Virginia Tech are exploring processes that might greatly increase the recycling of one of the world's most-produced plastics......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsMay 20th, 2024

East Coast has a giant offshore freshwater aquifer—how did it get there?

For water-stressed cities, undersea aquifers could be a submerged solution. Enlarge / An oceangoing scientific drilling vessel may be needed to figure out how huge undersea aquifers formed. (credit: Credit: IODP) One-qua.....»»

Category: topSource:  arstechnicaRelated NewsMay 20th, 2024

Floods in south Brazil have displaced 600,000—here"s why this region is likely to see ever more extreme rain in future

A mighty river is flowing out of the Amazon rainforest, and it's not the one you're thinking of. In the first kilometer above the forest canopy, a "flying river" is transporting moisture evaporated from Amazonian trees southwards along the Andes moun.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsMay 19th, 2024

Denser housing can be greener, too: How NZ can build better for biodiversity

Cities across Aotearoa New Zealand are trying to solve a housing crisis, with increasing residential density a key solution. But not everyone is happy about the resulting loss of natural habitats and biodiversity......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsMay 19th, 2024

Comparative research on resilience-related policies and local practices in five cities worldwide

In the context of urban studies and urban planning, future cities' development and prosperity is highly related to their capacity to adapt and recover from shocks and changes caused by diverse types of hazards. Hence, resilience has emerged as a fund.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsMay 16th, 2024

Meet the new insect killing Utah"s fir trees: Research models impact of the balsam woolly adelgid

A nonnative tree-killing insect is invading northern Utah, attacking subalpine fir and potentially triggering yet another die-off of the region's long-stressed conifer forests......»»

Category: topSource:  marketingvoxRelated NewsMay 15th, 2024

Identity crisis: Climate destroying wonders that gave US parks their names

Glacier National Park's ice fortress is crumbling. The giant trees of Sequoia National Park are ablaze. And even the tenacious cacti of Saguaro National Park are struggling to endure a decades-long drought......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsMay 13th, 2024

The Earth Is About to Feast on Dead Cicadas

Two cicada broods, XIX and XIII, are emerging in sync for the first time in 221 years. They’re bringing the banquet of a lifetime for birds, trees, and humans alike......»»

Category: gadgetSource:  wiredRelated NewsMay 11th, 2024

Study discovers cellular activity that hints recycling is in our DNA

Although you may not appreciate them, or have even heard of them, throughout your body, countless microscopic machines called spliceosomes are hard at work. As you sit and read, they are faithfully and rapidly putting back together the broken informa.....»»

Category: topSource:  marketingvoxRelated NewsMay 11th, 2024

Turning trash into treasure: Exploring biotic and abiotic methods for PET plastic upcycling

A paper published in Eco-Environment & Health introduces innovative biotic and abiotic methods for recycling and upcycling polyethylene terephthalate (PET). The review delves into sustainable strategies that improve the processing and utility of PET.....»»

Category: topSource:  informationweekRelated NewsMay 9th, 2024

Saturated soils could impact survival of young trees planted to address climate change

The saturated soil conditions predicted to result from increased rainfall in the UK's upland regions could have a knock-on effect on the ambition to create more woodland in the fight against climate change, a new study has found......»»

Category: topSource:  theglobeandmailRelated NewsMay 9th, 2024

City Trees Save Lives

Green spaces significantly cool our ever-hotter cities. New research suggests more trees could cut heat-related ER visits in LA by up to two-thirds......»»

Category: gadgetSource:  wiredRelated NewsMay 9th, 2024

Exploring lysosomal biology: Current approaches and methods

Lysosomes are critical for cellular degradation, characterized by their acidic pH and array of hydrolytic enzymes. They degrade materials through endocytosis, phagocytosis, and autophagy, recycling essential components. Lysosomes also participate in.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsMay 8th, 2024

As climate change amplifies urban flooding, here"s how communities can become "sponge cities"

"When it rains, it pours" once was a metaphor for bad things happening in clusters. Now it's becoming a statement of fact about rainfall in a changing climate......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsMay 8th, 2024

Walking in African cities can be a miserable experience: Study shows planners ignore needs of pedestrians

African cities aren't welcoming places for pedestrians. Yet walking is free and, given the shortage of decent public transport, it's often the only way for people to move around. More than 70% of Africa's urban population of about 609 million walk da.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsMay 8th, 2024

Doc who claimed COVID shots cause magnetism gets medical license back

She also claimed cities liquified dead bodies and poured them into the water supply. Enlarge / Cleveland doctor Sherri Tenpenny gives false testimony on June 8, 2021, saying COVID-19 vaccines magnetize people. (credit: The Ohio.....»»

Category: topSource:  arstechnicaRelated NewsMay 7th, 2024

How conservationists brought Melbourne"s Merri Creek back from pollution, neglect and weeds

I met with a friend for a walk beside Merri Creek, in inner Melbourne. She had lived in the area for a few years, and as we walked beside the creek, past trees, native grasses, a small wetland echoing with frog calls, I talked about how it had looked.....»»

Category: topSource:  pcmagRelated NewsMay 7th, 2024

Who are the immigrants coming to the US on humanitarian grounds, and how can they be supported?

Immigration has become a defining issue in the 2024 elections and a major challenge in many U.S. cities. Over the past several years, wars and armed conflict, violent persecution and desperate poverty have displaced millions of people worldwide and p.....»»

Category: topSource:  pcmagRelated NewsMay 7th, 2024