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Tiny Bubbles Signal Severe Impacts to Coral Reefs Worldwide
A new study from University of Miami (UM) Rosenstiel School of Marine & Atmospheric Science scientists Chris Langdon, Remy Okazaki and Nancy Muehllehner and colleagues from the Australian Institute of Marine Science and the Max-Planck Institute for...Sewage-derived Nitrogen Increasingly Polluting Caribbean Ecosystems
Nitrogen pollution in our coastal ecosystems, the result of widespread use of synthetic agricultural fertilizers and of human sewage, leads to decreased water transparency, the loss of desirable fish species, and the emergence of toxic phytoplankton species—such...An Enigmatic Problem in Marine Ecology Uncovered
Reef fishes and many other marine species live all their adulthood in one place but early in their lives, when they’re eggs and larvae, spend a short period of time drifting and swimming in the open ocean. It seems intuitive that the duration of...
Mangroves Among the Most Carbon-Rich Forests in the Tropics
Coastal mangrove forests store more carbon than almost any other forest on Earth, according to a study conducted by a team of U.S. Forest Service and university scientists. Their findings are published online in the journal Nature Geoscience.
40% of South Africa’s Dams Suffering Eutrophication
More than 40 percent of South Africa’s dams suffer eutrophication, when the water becomes nutrient-rich and algae multiply, releasing cyanobacterial toxins harmful to the liver and nervous systems of humans, domestic animals and wildlife. How People...
Antarctic Icebergs Play Role in Global Climate Change
In a finding that has global implications for climate research, scientists have discovered that when icebergs cool and dilute the seas through which they pass for days, they also raise chlorophyll levels in the water that may in turn increase carbon dioxide...
New Free, Hands-on Tool Supports Sustainable Living Choices
People who want to eat healthy and live sustainably have a new way to measure their impact on the environment: a web-based tool that calculates an individual’s “nitrogen footprint.” The device was created by award-winning scientist James N....Water, Water, Everywhere? But is It Safe to Drink?
“Over the last couple of generations, there has been a huge amount of groundwater pollution worldwide, and this has had a negative impact on our drinking water supply,” says Barbara Sherwood Lollar, Canada Research Chair in Isotope Geochemistry...
