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News & Articles By Edsel Cook
08/30/2019
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By Edsel Cook
Grow your own cup: Biodegradable cups made from gourds may end single-use coffee cups
A New York-based design company called Creme is doing its part to reduce the amount of plastic trash churned out each year. Instead of manufacturing disposable coffee cups with plastic liners, the start-up grows biodegradable, organic containers from fruits. For their project, Creme picked gourds from the Cucurbitaceae family. Related to squash and pumpkins, these […]
08/26/2019
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By Edsel Cook
Due to extreme pollution of the world’s oceans, sea anemones are now eating microplastics
Vertebrates are not the only marine organisms that accidentally gulp down mouthfuls of the growing number of microplastics in the ocean. Invertebrates like corals and sea anemones also ingest tiny pieces of plastic that they have mistaken for their prey. In a study supported by the Carnegie Institution for Science (Carnegie), researchers learned that sea anemones […]
08/25/2019
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By Edsel Cook
Oxygen loss in ancient oceans led to mass extinctions – will history repeat itself?
The ongoing drop in ocean oxygen levels is not a new thing. Researchers warn that a similar loss of life-giving gas in the ancient oceans may have triggered a mass extinction in marine life more than 430 million years ago. The Ireviken extinction event took place during the Silurian Period of Earth. It killed off […]
08/25/2019
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By Edsel Cook
Want to build bee-friendly environments? Follow this science-based guide
Beekeepers are not the only ones who benefit from making bees more welcome in the garden or yard. By cultivating the appropriate types of flowering plants during each season, people will help support the populations of wild bees that live in urban and suburban areas. Both natural and agricultural ecosystems depend on the pollinating activities […]
08/25/2019
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By Edsel Cook
Foreign landscape: Scientists find vibrant “living rocks,” mirror pools on ocean floor
At the bottom of Mexico’s Gulf of California lies hydrothermal vents and cold seeps with hydrocarbon-rich fluids. A recent scientific expedition to this alien environment uncovered the existence of massive venting mineral towers that teemed with strange organisms. The towers reached heights of 23 m and widths of 10 m. Their volcanic flanges heated the […]
08/24/2019
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By Edsel Cook
Greener and cleaner: Can “green” roofs planted with vegetation minimize indoor air pollution?
Setting up a green roof on your home is a good way to protect its indoor air quality from ozone and other air pollutants coming from the outdoors. A recent study showed how even a partial green roof reduced the amount of ozone entering a commercial building. As the name implies, a green roof supports […]
08/19/2019
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By Edsel Cook
This killer flesh-eating fungus has wiped out 90 amphibian species and scientists say it isn’t done
The last five decades saw hundreds of species of frogs, toads, and other amphibians suffer drastic drops in numbers. Close to a hundred species have gone extinct. Researchers attributed the widespread declines and extinction to a ravenous fungal disease called chytridiomycosis. Chytridiomycosis eats the moist skin of amphibians, leaving the animals vulnerable. It wiped out 90 […]
08/18/2019
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By Edsel Cook
The culprit behind coastal sea turtle die-offs in Australia finally identified: Heavy metals
Researchers determined the reason for a decline in the numbers of green sea turtles (Chelonia mydas) in Australian waters. They learned that high levels of heavy metals contributed to the deaths of many of these already endangered animals. The Ohio State University (Ohio State) team investigated the health of the green sea turtles and the […]
08/18/2019
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By Edsel Cook
Study reveals that toxic algae is causing dolphins to suffer from Alzheimer’s-like brain disease
The excessive blooming of blue-green algae might be responsible for the recent spate of deaths among dolphins. A pathological study found toxic compounds in the harmful algae that might cause a neurodegenerative problem similar to Alzheimer’s disease. Researchers from the University of Miami autopsied the brains and bodies of 14 dead dolphins. For the first […]
08/06/2019
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By Edsel Cook
Leaves provide a window into the health of an ecosystem: Research confirms that they are sophisticated sensors of environmental health
Researchers found a possible method of evaluating the state of an environment. By analyzing the concentrations of nutrients stored in the leaves of locally found plants, they might get an accurate picture of the overall health of the local ecological systems. Known for hosting the photosynthetic process that provides plants with food and energy, leaves are […]
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