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  1. India NSSO survey: water, sanitation and hygiene

    India  water  research

    The National Sample Survey Office (NSSO) has released the key indicators of drinking water, sanitation, hygiene and housing condition in India, generated from the data collected in its 69th round survey during July […]

    11 March, 2014 by Tim Willmott with No Comments - Be the First
  2. Bee pollination makes better crops

    Germany  bees  research

    Bee pollination improves the shape, weight and shelf-life of strawberries, contributing a staggering €1.05 billion to the European strawberry market per year, new research suggests. By blocking bees from a set of plants, […]

    9 March, 2014 by Tim Willmott with No Comments - Be the First
  3. Plastic litter passes pollutants to marine wildlife

    European Union (EU)  marine ecosystems  research

    New research has provided the first conclusive evidence that microplastics ingested by marine wildlife can transfer toxic pollutants to their tissues. The researchers studied lugworms fed on PVC particles contaminated with either widespread […]

    7 March, 2014 by Tim Willmott with No Comments - Be the First
  4. Social marketing improves green behaviour in York

    United Kingdom  esd  research

    A community-level initiative in the UK has successfully used social marketing techniques to encourage participants to reduce their greenhouse gas emissions. On average, participants reduced their emissions footprint by 2 tonnes every year. […]

    6 March, 2014 by Tim Willmott with No Comments - Be the First
  5. Marine litter in Mediterranean deep sea ecosystems

    European Union (EU)  marine ecosystems  research

    Marine litter is a major issue in deep sea ecosystems in the Mediterranean Sea, new research confirms. A recent study shows that the total weight of litter found in these sensitive areas often […]

    3 March, 2014 by Tim Willmott with No Comments - Be the First
  6. UK University close to creating energy harvesting material

    United Kingdom  science & technology  research

    Researchers at the University of Bolton, led by Professor Elias Siores, are pioneering developments into 3D textile structures using piezoelectric energy harvesting fibres. The long term results could lead to energy harnessing carpets […]

    1 March, 2014 by Tim Willmott with No Comments - Be the First
  7. Climate Change: Evidence & Causes

    United Kingdom, United States  climate change  research

    The Royal Society and the US National Academy of Sciences, with their similar missions to promote the use of science to benefit society and to inform critical policy debates, have today released  “Climate […]

    27 February, 2014 by Tim Willmott with No Comments - Be the First
  8. New technologies for wind turbines

    United States  wind power  research

    Dynamic Blade Technologies aims to assist companies that own wind farms by helping them retrofit pre-existing wind turbines with new technology. The company plans to achieve substantial revenues by splitting the profits (from […]

    27 February, 2014 by Tim Willmott with No Comments - Be the First
  9. Pesticides may affect all stages of aquatic life

    Belgium  agriculture  research

    Ecotoxicity tests that are used to understand the impacts of chemical pollutants on aquatic organisms and ecosystems could be improved by including all life stages of the test animals. These are the conclusions […]

    24 February, 2014 by Tim Willmott with No Comments - Be the First
  10. Rising CO2’s impacts on marine ecosystems and the people that rely on them

    United States  marine ecosystems  research

    The world’s ocean ecosystems will suffer warming, increased acidity, low oxygen and reduced primary food supply as a result of rising CO2 and this is likely to have dramatic environmental and social impacts, […]

    17 February, 2014 by Tim Willmott with No Comments - Be the First
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