Ecology, The Environment and Conservation

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.

innovations-report offers informative reports and articles on topics such as climate protection, landscape conservation, ecological systems, wildlife and nature parks and ecosystem efficiency and balance.

How glyphosate affects brood care in bumblebees

The decline of insects, and in particular pollinating insects, threatens ecosystems and economies around the world. The dimensions are staggering: Between 1989 and 2016, the biomass of all flying insects…

Metal mayhem …

New research finds toxic metals absorbed by Great Salt Lake plants and insects. Plants in Great Salt Lake wetland ecosystems are able to pull hazardous metal pollution from the lake…

Ultrafine dust might cause weather extremes

Climate research: KIT researchers prove global increase of ultrafine particles from exhaust gases of fossil fuels and warn of major weather effects. Strong precipitation or extreme drought – the frequency…

Turning high-rise buildings into batteries

With the rapid reduction in the costs of renewable energy generation, such as wind and solar power, there is a growing need for energy storage technologies to make sure that…

Fastest carbon dioxide catcher heralds new age for direct air capture

New carbon sorbent is 99% efficient, lightning fast, and easily recyclable. Researchers from Tokyo Metropolitan University have developed a new carbon capture system which removes carbon dioxide directly from the…

AI learns coral reef ‘song’

Artificial Intelligence (AI) can track the health of coral reefs by learning the “song of the reef”, new research shows. Coral reefs have a complex soundscape – and even experts…

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