This complex theme deals primarily with interactions between organisms and the environmental factors that impact them, but to a greater extent between individual inanimate environmental factors.
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Engineers at the University of Illinois Chicago have built a machine that captures carbon from flue gas and converts it to ethylene. The device integrates a carbon capture system with…
Emissions from copper-based antifouling paints are a well-known environmental problem. As much as 40 percent of copper inputs to the Baltic Sea come from antifouling paints on ships and leisure…
Pitt engineer Lei Fang launches NSF-funded project to understand effect of active matter on transport barriers. Imagine a school of fish swimming through the open water. The way the water…
Big egos, lack of staff training and policy enforcement are major barriers to island conservation. Published today in the journal People and Nature, a new study is the first to…
Desiccation of tree foliage is a key factor in the spread of fires. However, during droughts, changes in the water content of forest canopies remain poorly understood. Scientists from INRAE…
… when aquatic environments change abruptly. A closed copper mine on the Baltic Sea coast just south of Västervik has helped researchers study the capacity of coastal diatoms to survive…