Flowers grown floating on polluted waterways can help clean up nutrient runoff and turn a profit

Phosphorus and nitrogen contribute to water pollution and cause harmful algal blooms. New research shows how mats of floating flower beds can take advantage of these nutrients while cleaning the water.

Krishnaswamy Jayachandran, Professor of Agroecology, Florida International University • conversation
Feb. 13, 2024 ~5 min

When science showed in the 1970s that gas stoves produced harmful indoor air pollution, the industry reached for tobacco's PR playbook

The natural gas industry has spent years trying to undermine scientific findings about gas stoves and health. If this sounds familiar, that’s no accident.

Jonathan Levy, Professor and Chair, Department of Environmental Health, Boston University • conversation
Nov. 3, 2023 ~8 min


Your microbes live on after you die − a microbiologist explains how your necrobiome recycles your body to nourish new life

With the help of the microbes that once played an essential role in keeping you alive, the building blocks of your body go on to become a part of other living things.

Jennifer DeBruyn, Professor of Environmental Microbiology, University of Tennessee • conversation
Sept. 28, 2023 ~8 min

Wildfires, soil emissions increase air pollution in remote forests

Nitrogen dioxide levels are on the rise in remote forest areas, and wildfire and soil emissions are likely the reasons why, according to a new study.

Kat Kerlin-UC Davis • futurity
Aug. 30, 2023 ~5 min

Are low-traffic neighbourhoods greenwashing? Here's what the evidence says

LTNs were introduced to UK cities to create a more pleasant environment for pedestrians and cyclists - but they’ve become controversial.

Harrie Larrington-Spencer, Research Fellow in the Active Travel Academy, University of Westminster • conversation
June 23, 2023 ~7 min

Some houseplants take in nutrients from roots outside the soil – and it may change how we care for them

New research finds that some common houseplants take in nutrients from outside the soil.

Amanda Rasmussen, Assistant Professor, Faculty of Science, University of Nottingham • conversation
Feb. 23, 2023 ~6 min

Seven ways to protect your health when cooking with gas

Fry less, open doors and windows and switch to an electric stove if possible.

Prashant Kumar, Professor & Chair in Air Quality and Health; Founding Director, Global Centre for Clean Air Research (GCARE), Co-Director, Institute for Sustainability, University of Surrey, University of Surrey • conversation
Feb. 9, 2023 ~6 min

How nature handles all that nitrogen

Two new papers on nitrogen compounds help describe the nitrogen cycle with greater detail and precision than was previously possible.

Michigan State • futurity
Sept. 22, 2022 ~10 min


Siberian wildfire may have amped up Arctic algal bloom

Smoke from a Siberian wildfire may have transported enough nitrogen to parts of the Arctic Ocean to amplify a phytoplankton bloom, researchers say.

Tracey Peake-NC State • futurity
Sept. 19, 2022 ~5 min

Is your gas stove bad for your health?

Natural gas has been marketed for decades as a clean fuel, but a growing body of research shows that gas stoves can contribute significantly to indoor air pollution, as well as climate change.

Jonathan Levy, Professor and Chair, Department of Environmental Health, Boston University • conversation
Sept. 13, 2022 ~9 min

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