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Published To promote exercise, planners must look beyond cities - To Promote Exercise, Planners Must Look Beyond Cities


To encourage more active lifestyles, public health agencies recommend mixed-use neighborhoods and 'c...
Published Ways to tackle water security challenges in world's drylands - Ways to Tackle Water Security Challenges in World's Drylands


To counter the effects of climate change on drylands, a new study suggests that global access to wat...
Published Archaeologists reveal pre-Hispanic cities in Bolivia with laser technology - Archaeologists Reveal Pre-Hispanic Cities in Bolivia with Laser Technology



Several hundred settlements from the time between 500 and 1400 AD lie in the Bolivian Llanos de Mojo...
Published Socio-economic factors shown to drive mangrove losses and gains - Socio-Economic Factors Shown to Drive Mangrove Losses and Gains


New research into the drivers of mangrove loss over the past 20 years has revealed that most of the...
Published Rising river temperatures hold important clues about climate and other human impacts - Rising River Temperatures: A Key Indicator of Climate Change and Human Impact


An improved global understanding of river temperature could provide an important barometer for clima...
Published Forests can help manage water amid development, climate change - Forests Can Help Manage Water Amid Development, Climate Change


Riparian buffers helped maintain stream flow in localized areas of a developing watershed of North C...
Published Loss of reptiles poses threat for small islands where humans may have caused extinctions - Loss of Reptiles Poses Threat for Small Islands Where Humans May Have Caused Extinctions


A new examination of ancient and current species of reptiles conducted by paleobiologists reveals th...
Published Bioarchaeological evidence of very early Islamic burials in the Levant - Bioarchaeological Evidence of Very Early Islamic Burials in the Levant


A new study combining archaeological, historical and bioarchaeological data provides new insights in...
Published Wind energy can deliver vital slash to global warming - Wind Energy Can Deliver Vital Slash to Global Warming


Implementing advance wind energy scenarios could achieve a reduction in global warming atmospheric a...
Published Gunfire or plastic bag popping? Trained computer can tell the difference - Gunfire or Plastic Bag Popping? Trained Computer Can Tell the Difference


Engineering researchers have developed a gunshot detection algorithm and classification model that c...
Published Living in greener areas is associated with better mental health and less medication use - Living in Greener Areas: The Link to Better Mental Health and Less Medication Use



A new study has evaluated the relationship between better mental health and the 3-30-300 green space...
Published A new model could help stall shifting sand dunes, protecting infrastructure and ecosystems - A New Model Could Help Stall Shifting Sand Dunes, Protecting Infrastructure and Ecosystems


Scientists have used down-scaled laboratory models to show how sand dunes move through a landscape,...
Published Researchers want to use 'biochar' to combat climate change - Researchers Want to Use 'Biochar' to Combat Climate Change



A new review of research suggests that the nature-based technology biochar -- a carbon-rich material...
Published Earlier snowpack melt in Western US could bring summer water scarcity - Earlier Snowpack Melt in Western US Could Bring Summer Water Scarcity



Mountain snowpack, typically seen as the water tower of the Western United States and Canada, is in...
Published Effort to help pollinators shows successes, limitations - Effort to Help Pollinators Shows Successes, Limitations


A three-year effort to conserve bee populations by introducing pollinator habitat in North Carolina...
Published Stormwater could be a large source of microplastics and rubber fragments to waterways - Stormwater: A Major Contributor of Microplastics and Rubber Fragments to Waterways


In cities, heavy rains wash away the gunk collecting on sidewalks and roads, picking up all kinds of...
Published Environmental toxin PCB found in deep sea trench - Environmental Toxin PCB Found in Deep Sea Trench



Researchers on a deep-sea expedition have found PCB in sediment samples from the more than 8,000-met...
Published Air quality stations have collected vast stores of DNA by accident, a potentially 'game-changing' discovery for tracking global biodiversity - Air Quality Stations Unintentionally Collect DNA, a Game-Changing Discovery for Biodiversity Tracking



The accelerating loss of biodiversity and increasing rate of species extinction is a major threat to...
Published What's driving re-burns across California and the West? - What's Driving Re-burns Across California and the West?


Seasonal temperature, moisture loss from plants and wind speed are what primarily drive fires that s...
Published Household aerosols now release more harmful smog chemicals than all UK vehicles - Household Aerosols Now Release More Harmful Smog Chemicals Than All UK Vehicles


Aerosol products used in the home now emit more harmful volatile organic compound (VOC) air pollutio...