Sucralose, or Splenda as it is better known, has been found to be omnipresent in Norway and now Sweden scientists report finding it completely unchanged in wastewater in Stockholm and elsewhere in Sweden.
California Desert Omitted From Conservation Bill
In what is being called a six-million-acre “glitch,” a large portion of the California’s deserts have been left out of a bill aimed at strengthening the National Landscape Conservation System.
Torrent in Colorado River Is Unleashed to Aid Fish
Drawing criticism over the plans’ dismissal of scientific information, the Department of Interior on Tuesday released a torrent of water into the Grand Canyon to repair environmental damage caused by dams.
Great Lakes Bird Die-offs Signal Ecological Changes
Massive bird die-offs in the past nine years caused by botulism in the Great Lakes signal significant ecological changes in the region, possibly brough about by two agressive invasive species.
Devastation of Trawling Visible from Space
The effects of bottom trawling – an intensive method of fishing called “the most destuctive of any actions human conduct in the ocean” by some – destroys entire ecosystems and can be seen from space.
Map Shows Toll On World's Oceans
The first detailed map of the world’s oceans reveals the daunting fact that only 4% of oceans remain undamaged by human actions.
Decline in Snowpack Is Blamed On Warming
A study published recently in the journal Science shows that anthropogenic climate change – not natural variability – is the cause of potentially disastrous changes in the Western United States’ hydrology.
Seagull Blood Used to Detect Oil Spills
Spanish scientists have found that blood samples from the Yellow Legged Seagull can be used to monitor the delayed effects of oil spills on ecosystem health.
Damaged Landscape Can Still Be Helpful, Researchers Say
Researchers say that coastal landscapes somewhat disturbed by development can often still adequately perform ‘services? like storm protection.
Recovering From A Mass Extinction
A new study released by University of Bristol researchers shows that the most devastating mass extinction event – which took place 250 million years ago after the Permian Era and wiped out nearly 90% of life on Earth – took about 30 million years to fully recover from.