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.

Steel industry’s net zero drive could make lower-grade iron ore viable

A decarbonised steel industry that includes carbon dioxide removal techniques in its net zero arsenal could use lower-grade iron ore, according to a new study.  Steel accounts for 5-8% of…

Most of the glyphosate in our rivers may not come from farming

Herbicide use in agriculture and urban areas may not be the dominant source of glyphosate in European waters, says University of Tübingen study – Far-reaching implications for indus-try and politics….

Abrasion Emissions from Trains Are Not Negligible

One of the first major studies on non-exhaust emissions from rail vehicles shows that a lot of particulate matter contaminated with heavy metals is produced especially along railway lines. In…

Reducing CO2 emissions with climate-positive building materials

Sustainable and affordable building materials are therefore more in demand than ever. This is where the “ZEROES” project comes in: The project partners Betonwerk Büscher, Rohstoffbauwerke and project management Fraunhofer…

How lasers and 2D materials could solve the world’s plastic problem

A global research team led by Texas Engineers has developed a way to blast the molecules in plastics and other materials with a laser to break them down into their…

New carbon storage technology is fastest of its kind

A new way to store carbon captured from the atmosphere developed by researchers from The University of Texas at Austin works much faster than current methods without the harmful chemical…

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