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environmental impact

Electric vehicle at charging station

Proximity to electric vehicle charging stations positively impacts home values

Categories Uncategorized

Two scared or afraid puppies dogs hide behind a green curtain because of fireworks, thunderstorm or noise.

Short-term bang of fireworks has long-term impact on wildlife

Categories Life & Non-humans

Chess players perform worse when air pollution increases, according to research co-authored by MIT economist Juan Palacios. Credits:Image: Jose-Luis Olivares, MIT, with figures from iStockphoto

Chess players perform worse in air pollution

Categories Brain & Behavior, Earth, Energy & Environment, Health

Seaweed

Seaweed farms could help clean marine pollution

Categories Earth, Energy & Environment

UVB has many uses today but requires inefficient and toxic sources to produce. A collaborative effort involving Kyushu University and Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz developed a system where blue LED light is upconverted to UVB light. Moreover, the system uses only organic materials, opening the door for a more sustainable and ecofriendly method of generating UVB light.

Turning blue light into useful UVB

Categories Technology

A large-area elemental map (Calcium: red, Silicon: blue, Aluminum: green) of a 2 cm fragment of ancient Roman concrete (right) collected from the archaeological site of Privernum, Italy (left). A calcium-rich lime clast (in red), which is responsible for the unique self-healing properties in this ancient material, is clearly visible in the lower region of the image. Credits:Courtesy of the researchers

Riddle solved: Why was Roman concrete so durable?

Categories Technology

Glacieer

2 out of 3 glaciers could be lost by 2100

Categories Earth, Energy & Environment

Coal mine drainage impairs thousands of miles of waterways in the U.S. every year, disrupting the growth of all kinds of aquatic plants and animals.

Turning coal mine drainage into a source of rare minerals

Categories Earth, Energy & Environment

Christmas stocking over fireplace

Santa should phase out coal as punishment in Christmas stockings

Categories Earth, Energy & Environment, Health

New lakes popping up all over, and that’s not necessarily good

Categories Earth, Energy & Environment

Changes in environment, government policy, technology and more have increased interest in carbon farming, Texas A&M AgriLife experts say.

Turning wastewater into fertilizer could help to make agriculture more sustainable

Categories Earth, Energy & Environment

Dry pet food better for the environment

Categories Earth, Energy & Environment, Life & Non-humans

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