Environment
The ‘Environment’ category on ZME Science is where you can explore the most pressing issues facing our planet today, and discover the latest research, insights, and solutions for building a more sustainable future. From climate change and biodiversity loss to renewable energy and circular economies, our articles cover a wide range of topics related to the environment and sustainability.
Researchers tested a surprising new way to recycle the biowaste.
Hat Chao Mai National Park is to suspend water activities including snorkelling near the coral reef off Kradan Island in Trang province, beginning Wednesday, due to an increase in…
National parks have resorted to door-to-door campaigns in the latest effort to tackle a longstanding cause of Thailand’s seasonal air pollution crisis – agricultural fires. “Locals tend to think that…
A single hurricane barreling into New England forests can undo decades of carbon storage, a new study has found. As climate change heats oceans and fuels hurricanes, worsening storms with higher-speed winds are reaching ever deeper into the region’s woodlands, according to findings published on Wednesday in Global Change Biology. Now, just one big storm can knock down…
Plus other weird things we learned this week.
The Biden administration on Wednesday announced a national goal to cut emissions from freight shipping down to zero. A White House fact sheet did not specify a date for this goal, but it adds to existing goals to achieve net-zero emissions for the transportation sector and the entire U.S.…
New findings illuminate its origin story.
Researchers have discovered over a million kilometers of roads that are not included on official maps. These ‘ghost roads’ are frequently utilized by smugglers and poachers to access untouched forests.
‘That becomes a huge disaster.’
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