Scientists Call to “Save Our Oceans to Save Our Health”
Razi Berry Scientists have proposed the first steps towards a united global plan to save our oceans, for the sake of human health. An interdisciplinary European collaboration called the Seas Oceans and Public Health In Europe (SOPHIE) Project, led by the University of Exeter and funded by Horizons 2020, has outlined the initial steps that […]
Microbes in Sea Survive in Radioactive Environments
Razi Berry A team of researchers from the University of Rhode Island’s Graduate School of Oceanography and their collaborators have revealed that the abundant microbes living in ancient sediment below the seafloor are sustained primarily by chemicals created by the natural irradiation of water molecules. The team discovered that the creation of these chemicals is […]
Promoting “Ownership” Could Help with “Tragedy of the Commons”
Razi Berry How can consumers be encouraged to take better care of public goods and resources? That’s the question posed in a new research paper co-authored by Collen P. Kirk, D.P.S., associate professor of marketing at New York Institute of Technology, in the Journal of Marketing. How can consumers be encouraged to take better care […]
Microplastic Affecting Ocean Also Found in Groundwater
Razi Berry Infestation of Microplastic contamination Microplastics contaminate the world’s surface waters, yet scientists have only just begun to explore their presence in groundwater systems. A new study is the first to report microplastics in fractured limestone aquifers – a groundwater source that accounts for 25 percent of the global drinking water supply. Microplastic fibers identified in […]