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News & Articles By Virgilio Marin
09/13/2021
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By Virgilio Marin
Solar aquaculture: Harnessing solar energy to improve oyster and algae farming
Solar energy offers a way for aquaculture farms to become sustainable. But for many oyster and algae growers, going solar is also a viable solution for some of aquaculture’s peskiest problems, such as extreme tides and waterfront conflicts. Below are some of the ways aquaculture companies use solar energy to improve oyster and algae farming: Streamlining oyster harvesting Canada’s D’Eon Oyster Company was […]
09/06/2021
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By Virgilio Marin
From light to liquid fuel: Experts use sunlight and a copper-based catalyst to turn carbon dioxide into methanol
A team led by Argonne National Laboratory researchers has found a new way to convert carbon dioxide into methanol, an alcohol commonly used as an alternative fuel. In a paper published in the journal Nature Energy, the researchers described how they used sunlight and a copper-based catalyst to trigger carbon dioxide conversion. Using photosynthesis to convert carbon dioxide to fuel […]
08/25/2021
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By Virgilio Marin
The best at being the worst: Coca-Cola named the biggest plastic polluter in the world
The Coca-Cola Company is the world’s top plastic polluter for the second straight year in a recent report by Break Free From Plastic. In its annual brand audit of plastic waste, the global movement found that the soda company is responsible for more plastic litter than the next top three polluters combined, continuing its streak […]
08/24/2021
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By Virgilio Marin
Survey by international research team shows number of insect species in various areas have plunged by ONE-THIRD
Various insect species have declined by around one-third in the last 10 years, according to a survey conducted by the Technical University of Munich (TUM) in Germany. The decline mainly affects grasslands located near intensively farmed land but also applies to forests and protected areas. The survey researchers collected more than one million insects at grassland and forest sites in […]
08/20/2021
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By Virgilio Marin
Newly discovered wasp species can turn its prey into zombies
Researchers have discovered 15 previously unknown species of wasps that can turn their prey into zombies. The newfound species lay their eggs in their hosts like others in the genus Acrotaphus. After an egg hatches, the larva takes over the body of its prey and manipulates its behavior. “The Acrotaphus wasps we studied are very interesting as they are able […]
08/10/2021
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By Virgilio Marin
Study: Tropical trees with thick leaves adapt well to high levels of carbon dioxide (because plants love CO2)
A team led by University of Washington (UW) researchers found that tropical plants with thick leaves respond very well to high levels of atmospheric carbon dioxide. In a study published in the journal Global Geobiochemical Cycles, the researchers detailed how multiple changes in the plants’ leaves preserve the ability of tropical forests to absorb carbon dioxide from the atmosphere. Plants […]
08/04/2021
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By Virgilio Marin
Mexico City sinking at “unstoppable rate” of up to 20 inches a year, study finds
A recent study found that Mexico City is sinking at a rate of up to 20 inches per year. Researchers explained that this unstoppable plunge occurs because the ground on which the city rests is rapidly compacting after being drained of water by decades of groundwater extraction. The Metropolitan Area of the Valley of Mexico is built on what was once Lake Texcoco, […]
08/02/2021
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By Virgilio Marin
Injecting toxic wastewater into shallow soil primary driver for earthquakes in Texas – study
A study published in the journal PNAS found that injecting toxic wastewater into shallow soil is driving the recent rise in earthquake activity in Texas. Researchers explained that wastewater injection increases the crustal stresses acting on the faults beneath the Delaware Basin, a layer of rock underneath West Texas and New Mexico. Once enough stress accumulated, the faults would […]
07/26/2021
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By Virgilio Marin
Small decline in groundwater levels can cause US wells to go dry, researchers say
A study published in the journal Science shows that millions of wells in the U.S. and around the world will go dry if groundwater levels decline by only a few feet. Researchers from the University of California, Santa Barbara arrived at this finding after analyzing 39 million well construction records from 40 countries. The researchers found that 20 percent of […]
07/23/2021
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By Virgilio Marin
Drowning in plastic: Hermit crabs are turning plastic waste into homes that are killing them
More than half a million hermit crabs in the Indian and Pacific Oceans are dying because they mistake plastic waste for a home, according to a study published in the Journal of Hazardous Materials. Australian and British researchers found that around 508,000 hermit crabs have died taking shelter inside plastic waste on Cocos (Keeling) Island, an Australian […]
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