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Credit: Mari Pihlatie A recently published study, completed by researchers from the University of Helsinki together with Dr Katerina Machacova, a visiting scholar, demonstrates that boreal forests of the Northern Hemisphere are sources of…

Credit: Christoph Fink Scientists from the University of Helsinki have figured out how to mine people's online reactions to endangered animals and plants, so that they can reduce the chance of pushing species toward extinction.…

Research team from Graz, Austria, develops biological methods to improve the shelf life of fruit and vegetablesCredit: Lunghammer - TU Graz The crops have been harvested. Now it is important to store the various crops well and to…

Restoring native vegetation could cut air pollution and costs, study finds Adding plants and trees to the landscapes near factories and other pollution sources could reduce air pollution by an average of 27 percent, new research suggests.…

To save biodiversity, scientists suggest 'mega-conservation' -- starting with one of the most prolific species in the worldCredit: Credit: Paul C. Rogers, Western Aspen Alliance While the conservation of charismatic creatures…

A new study from the UBC Sauder School of Business shows that at-risk homes sell for more in areas where people don't believe in climate change Cities from New York to Miami and from New Orleans to Los Angeles are feeling the impact of…

Carbon emissions from deforestation much smaller than previously thought, economists say COLUMBUS, Ohio - Cutting down trees inevitably leads to more carbon in the environment, but deforestation's contributions to climate change are vastly…

Unless governments significantly scale up their emission reduction efforts, the 15 years' worth of emissions released under their current Paris Agreement pledges alone would cause 20 cm of sea-level rise over the longer term, according to…

A new research project aims to tackle problems and improve natural disaster emergency preparedness and response in countries badly affected by earthquakes, flooding, volcanic eruptions and tsunamis A new research project aims to tackle…

Chinampas: An old technique might provide new solutions to sustainable urban agriculture Roland Ebel of the Sustainable Food Systems Program at Montana State University conducted a research project to determine the extent to which an…