A new research study published in the journal Invasive Plant Science and Management tackles those questions and provides insights that can benefit land managers. Researchers from Miami University investigated the relative importance of seed dispersal, canopy disturbance, and soil disturbance on four invasive species growing in a mature Maryland forest: wine raspberry, Japanese barberry, multiflora […]
One year ago, on 16 August 2017, the Minamata Convention on Mercury – a global treaty to protect human health and the environment from anthropogenic emissions and releases of mercury and mercury compounds – came into force. Mercury is a natural element: it is found in the Earth’s crust and naturally released through volcanic activity and […]
An unprecedented number of people have backed tough action against plastic waste in a government consultation that could pave the way for a series of fiscal measures in the autumn budget. The government will say response is evidence that there is broad public support for reducing single-use plastic waste through measure such as a “latte […]
New research has revealed that having a preference for evening activities, going to bed late, and not getting enough sleep may lead to weight gain among people with prediabetes. Prediabetes affects around 84 million people in the United States. That is, 1 in 3 U.S. individuals are living with the condition, and 90 percent of […]
ঢাকার পাশ দিয়ে বয়ে চলা বালু নদী ভাটিতেও ভয়াবহ দূষণ ছড়াচ্ছে। এতে আক্রান্ত হচ্ছে নদী তীরবর্তী প্রত্যন্ত গ্রামের মানুষও। পাশাপাশি ভাঙনের কারণে নদীর তলদেশ ভরাট হয়ে কমে যাচ্ছে প্রবাহ। দখল-দূষণ আর ভরাট হয়ে যাওয়ায় সংকটে ঢাকার বালু নদী। শিল্প কারখানার বর্জ্যে এ নদীর ভাটি এলাকাও দূষিত করছে। এতে সংকটে গাজীপুর জেলার পূবাইল ও কালীগঞ্জ উপজেলার […]
Cities produce and must manage huge quantities of wastewater. Researchers at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign have developed a model to clarify what parts of the world may benefit most from re-circulation of human-waste-derived nitrogen, potassium and phosphorus from cities and back into farm fields. They report their findings in the journal Nature Sustainability. […]
The world is likely to see more extreme temperatures in the coming four years as natural warming reinforces manmade climate change, according to a new global forecasting system. Following a summer of heatwaves and forest fires in the northern hemisphere, the study in the journal Nature Communications suggests there will be little respite for the […]
Botanists have discovered a new species of orchid in Peru’s central Amazonian rainforest, the country’s national parks service announced Tuesday. “The new species of orchid was recently discovered in the Tingo Maria National Park” in the Huanuco region, the parks service SERNANP announced. The orchid is classified as belonging to the Andinia genus and was […]
Metal dental fillings leak mercury if they are exposed to a new powerful type of medical scan, scientists have found. They studied the effect of ultra-high-strength MRI – the latest in scanning technology being introduced to several research hospitals in the UK. The study, in the journal Radiology, shows 20 minutes' exposure is enough to […]
ABOUT a year ago a letter from Baltimore’s health department brought Michelle Burnside, a therapist who works with disabled children, dreadful news. The amount of lead in her three-year-old daughter’s blood was 15 micrograms per decilitre (µg/dL), triple the level that prompts intervention. Tests then revealed lead all over the dilapidated house that Ms Burnside […]
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